Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

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Join us as we journey from Ravenglass, the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park, across the estuary, through the hills, past seven request stops with a 1:40 gradient at times, en route to our final destination some seven miles up the line to Dalegarth for Boot Station. The journey itself was one of Wainwright’s favourites, crossing seven miles of spectacular scenery to the foot of England’s highest mountains, the Scafell Range (3,209ft) at their peak. With daily steam hauled services from March until October and special events throughout the year.

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(3 reviews)

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3.16

Toilets (avg.)

4.83

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holls_x

Jun 2024

Fantastic trip

We visited the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in June 2024. There is disabled parking on site in Ravenglass and they do carers tickets for certain disabilities. My partner is in a manual wheelchair and they booked us into the accessible coach. The staff were very friendly and quickly got out the ramps for the accessible carriage as soon as they saw us. In Eskdale, staff came into the cafe and sought us out to ask which time train we were getting back so they could put the ramps out. The carriages require a little bending over from standing height to get into so just keep that in mind.

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jeannie

May 2018

A perfect day out

This narrow gauge stream Railway is a gem. The journey from Ravenglass to Dalegath is one of matchless beauty, from winding river estuary to a Station with a great view of Lakeland’s highest mountain, Scafell. All trains are wheelchair and mobility scooter assessable. The are two cafes at Dalegarth, we visited the lower one which is dog friendly. It can be accessed by a gentl tarmac slope from the station platform. My friend had a free ticket as my carer. Ideally it is better to give advance warning. We didn’t but the railway staff quickly removed a seat to create a generous space for my scooter and took charge of loading and unloading it, with great cheerfulness and good humour.

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janeelizabethbrassington

Jun 2016

Fabulous experience on this famous train. A perfect day

Ample disabled parking in large car park at Ravenglass station. Access to trains so easy, staff very accommodating. A great steam train ride in special wheelchair accessible carriages.

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Disabled Access Information Provided by Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Disabled Access at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

At both Ravenglass and Dalegarth our booking offices are accessible by ramped access. All main doors on site for cafes, booking offices and toilets are wide to allow wheelchair access. Hearing loops are available. We have carriages capable of taking wheelchairs and ramps for access, no need to leave your chair when boarding the train. Choice of closed or semi open carriages.

Disabled access

Accessible parking at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Ravenglass station has 3 disabled parking spaces within 10 paces of the booking office. Standard pay and display charges apply. Dalegarth spaces are further from the front door of the booking office - approximately 50 metres when travelling via ramp. Only 10m if using staircase within building. Standard pay and display charges apply. No need to book spaces in advance.

Dedicated on-site parking

On-site accessible parking bays are available within 50 metres of the entrance.

Toilets features at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Toilets at both Ravenglass and Dalegarth stations have step free access with wide doors to permit manual and powered wheelchairs. Inside there are grab rails, emergency cords and easy to use taps. There are also low level baby changing facilities.

Accessible toilet

A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements is available within the main public areas.