Rudyard Lake Steam Railway

The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is in the glorious Staffordshire Peak District just North of Leek. The lake railway uses miniature narrow gauge steam engines on its trains to give a 3 mile return trip along the side of Rudyard Lake. The railway is 10 1/4 inch gauge and is equivalent to about half the size of a full scale narrow gauge steam railway. All our steam trains are pulled by real coal burning steam engines and now run all year. Special events, weddings, school trips and children's birthday parties etc can be booked. We offer very popular learn to drive a steam train experiences throughout the year. Santa special steam trains are run in December each year. The railways 5 steam engines all have names linked to the tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

 Rudyard Lake is 200 years old and gave author Rudyard Kipling his name. It has a long history of leisure attractions being actively developed and promoted by the North Staffordshire Railway in the early 1900's to offer days out trips to the workers of the North West and Midlands. In addition to the steam railway the lake is a family centre for picnics, sailing, boating, walking and fishing as well as riding the train and makes a superb day out ideal for kids. Major improvements have been made to the railway and the lake facilities over the last 7 years.

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