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Premium Gift Pack
Our Premium Gift Pack includes a stylish gift box, which holds your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet. The premium choice.
£3.50 (+ £3.95 shipping charge)
Standard Gift Pack
Our Standard Gift Pack comes with a smart envelope that includes your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet.
Included in the £3.95 shipping charge
E Voucher
Our E Voucher is an instant voucher delivered by email, with your personalised email message and a downloadable .pdf of your personalised gift voucher.
FREE
What's Included
- Murder Mystery evening onboard a steam train with a three-course meal
- Enjoy solving one of two mysteries set
- A three-course meal for two or four people, prepared freshly on board
- Full waitress service aboard the first-class dining coach
- Two hours of fun as you snake through Churnet Valley at dusk
- Fully stocked bar on board
- Seating is generally at tables accommodating up to 4 people
- To guarantee a table for two opt for the exclusive voucher and you will be seated on a table with no other guests which also includes a glass of prosecco each
- Complimentary premium gift packaging from Into the Blue for the Exclusive Murder Mystery Evening for Two with Bubbly and Murder Mystery Evening for Four
2026 summer season Murder Mysteries:
- "The Last Departure" (1963) - A Ministry inspector reopens a sealed railway file linked to a fatal yard incident — and is silenced before he can name the truth. With old loyalties exposed and timing crucial, the killer hides in plain sight among those who remember the past
- "The Birthday Line" (1978) - A milestone birthday aboard a heritage dining train takes a deadly turn when a newly changed will threatens family expectations. As tensions surface and a private toast proves fatal, guests must uncover who chose inheritance over loyalty
What Can I Expect
This is your invite to a murder mystery on Staffordshire's Churnet Valley Railway! It's all aboard the steam train to step back in time for an evening of murder mystery fun and intrigue, with dinner served onboard too.
For this summer’s Murder Mystery season, you’ll have a choice of two ‘Murder by Midnight’ productions at Churnet Valley. Both are filled with intrigue, comical lines and plenty of drama. And you’ll meet some great characters along the way too.
Of course, you'll need to draw upon every ounce of cunning to pick up on subtle hints in the story, interview suspicious-looking characters to discover the truth and search the vintage steam train for vital clues, all in the hope of solving the heinous murder.
All that thinking and sleuthing is hard work, so there's plenty of time for you to enjoy the three-course meal that will be served at your table, in the first class dining coach of this beautiful steam train.
The whole evening is very much like stepping back in time, as you glide along the Churnet Valley line through the lovely Staffordshire countryside. But enough chitter chatter about the food and views, there's mystery to uncover and murder to solve!
Your murder mystery train departs at 18:30 sharp from Froghall Station. Make sure you bring your enquiring mind and observational skills to see if you can uncover the perpetrator who did the crime.
Book your tickets for the murder mystery train at Staffordshire's Churnet Valley now, as they're sure to be sell-out events!
When Is It Available
- The train departs from Froghall Station at 18:30 sharp and returning to Froghall Station at approximately 20:30
- Selected Saturdays from May to September
- Due to the popularity of this experience please book well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Vouchers are valid for any of the scheduled dates, subject to availability. Request your preferred date when booking your experience
2026 Scheduled Dates:
"The Last Departure (1963)" Journeys
- 4th, 25th and 26th September
"The Birthday Line (1978) Journeys
- 30th August
- 11th September
Location
- Churnet Valley Railway, Staffordshire
- Departing from and returning to Froghall Station, Stoke-on-Trent
Suitable For
- Minimum age 18
Anything Else
- The railway does not guarantee that trains will depart as stated and reserves the right to cancel or alter any trains without prior notice and change the motive power for whatever reason. No liability for loss, inconvenience or delay can be accepted
- Parking: There is free parking at Froghall with limited Disabled Parking. We advise that you arrive at least 20 minutes prior to departure
Menu
includes sourdough, french stick and seeded rye bread, served with olives and vinaigrette
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Mains
Mushroom Stroganoff (V)
served with creamy mashed potato for a comforting vegetarian classic
Salmon en Croute
A flaky, golden pastry-wrapped salmon served with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Roast Beef
Tender slices accompanied by Yorkshire pudding, new potatoes and local seasonal vegetables
GF available on request
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Desserts
Bread and Butter Pudding
made with fresh scones and tin loaf from Longton, served with pouring cream
Apple crumble
Spiced and sweet, topped with golden crumble and served with custard
Fruit salad
A light and refreshing end to your meal, served with pouring cream
GF available on request
Due to the heritage nature of the kitchen coach, they can accommodate vegetarian and gluten-free options with advance notice. Unfortunately, they cannot provide vegan, dairy-free, nut-free, or halal meals
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