Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Review

If you want a great day out in the lake District go here loads to do for young and old the scenery is stunning

Absolutely fabulous though a tad expensive. Station is clean and staff very welcoming and helpful.

Very nice for small Kids. They are small trains, driving a route through the landscape. End point with nice walks and a cafe.

A fascinating train journey through beautiful countryside - go on an open topped carriage for best experience

Good fun small railway. Lovely scenery and authentic sounds and smells of the full scale equivalents. Carriage size a challenge for larger travellers. Friendly staff and good photo ops.

Excellent fantastic afternoon tea. Lovely staff. Xx

Step back in time with this lovely steam train through beautiful scenery

Absolutely fantastic place we loved every second. Our four-year-old was so excited food was good quality staff really helpful and pleasant

An enjoyable Ride through the valley on a narrow gauge steam railway

An excellent place to visit for a few hours or longer. Welcoming staff, good cafe's, lovely trains with fabulous scenery. For young, youthful through to old its got everything for the perfect day out, or stay.

Beautiful place to enjoy the scenic view..! Nice steam train like toy...!! Polite member of staff...!

nice station to get on the old steam train. very enjoyable experience on the train. you have to wear masks on the train though. bookings only online till 9am the day you want to go there. we wanted to try the open carriage but got the semi open but i think that was better as the buring coal throws ashes in the air which eventually falls back on train. maybe the full open carriages are strategically placed to avoid this but can't be sure. semi open is also a lot of fun. on the station itself you can find a suvenior shop and a canteen. nice sandwiches there and can get ice-cream coffee etc too. great experience. great day out with kids. must do. kids had so much fun. nice relaxing train ride. i guess was 30-40 minute drive one way. well worth the money

Fab experience not what I was expecting.... and it was freezing could have done with more enclosed carriages...

Lovely day out no matter the weather, a cold day so went up to the cafe at the end of the line and had a great pasty and came back down, my nephew loved collecting the stamps and great for my nan too.

We had a private carriage and we couldn't have been looked after any better; a wonderful experience and the staff were lovely; thank you R&ER.

Had a good day out very scenic nice little cafes was there with my partner and best friend and his partner.and my two kods who are 4 and 2 they really enjoyed it.

Excellent trip on the steam train. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Little disappointed that you have to pay for parking as well. But it's well worth a visit to the museum is good with a few bits for the kids.

Great day out. Really enjoyed the trip on the steam train. Well worth a visit!

Great day out on the steam train. Good covid secure measures in place.

The train and journey is very picturesque, our mistake went for the open carriage miss judged the weather, even with wet weather clothing not a great. Costed well, we did the full journey would recommend but beware of the weather when choosing your seat :)

Great day out at this attraction small steam engines kept in beautiful condition, trip on railway along the inlet from the sea plenty of wildlife herons ducks geese.
Excellent cafe and rail museum to visit, mainline British Rail station on site so easy to get to this attraction car parking on site.

Highly recommended to see the beautiful Cumbrian countryside

What a fantastic experience - Cream Tea is very nice!

Just a lovely experience for family and friends of all ages

Great day out bought for us as an anniversary present. The steam engines are only miniature but that doesn't spoil the enjoyment. We started with cream tea at The Turntable Cafe which was delicious. Fresh sandwiches and doorstop size scones served to us by very friendly and helpful staff. It's a 40mins ride each way through beautiful countryside. Would definitely recommend

Great little railway ,great scenery,museum definitely worth a visit. Don't forget the cafe at Ravenglass. All staff so friendly.

It's magic, as it has always been, on a warm or hot sunny day, especially for small people who like steam engines!

Had to take my young grandson on the ratty. A family tradition... He lived it as we all did as children... Ravenglass very dear to our family so many happy family memories from childhood to adult hood.

Cracking little railway. Loved the Eskdale Belle carriage. Was worth paying more to have our own little carriage to ourselves. Journey back from Ravenglass made extra special by the glorious rainbow over the hills. There s very little to do in Ravenglass except a museum (which was free entry and actually very interesting), a pub and the estuary itself. No shops except on the station itself where you can buy some gifts. Highly recommend

Beautiful ride on a little steam train. Not much to do in raven glass but the Roman bath house is a short walk away. The steam train ride itself was the highlight. There are beautiful walks near darthgale station too (we did that a different day).

Excellent as always. Saw buzzards and deers in their own environment

Great to see narrow guage tradition alive and well in the heart of the Lake District.

Go visit Lil' Ratty!

Excellent few hours spent on this delightful rail line. Covid restrictions adhered to also. Had the cream tea package which was very good. Would definitely recommend a visit.

The route from Ravenglass to Eskadale is scenic. Loved the 2 steam engines and one diesel engine. Sit in open carriage to enjoy the scenic route. Do not forget to visit the Boots village in Eskadale.

Ahhhhh the Ratty, what a brilliant lovely journey... Best way to get back to our holiday home after a good ten mile walk...

Really beautiful, decent length journey and in comparison to other railways not bad value at all for such a characterful and fun place.

Overly priced and nothing excited about it, parking fee on the top. Time consuming could hav used for different thing. Its just normal London train experience with no views and nothing to look at.

Got a voucher for Christmas for cream tea and train ride. Was a lovely experience. All staff very pleasant and attentive. A lovely present.

We Stayed at the Boot inn in December and decided to go on the miniature train to Ravenglass and are really glad we did. I would recommend this short 7mile journey to anyone staying in the area. The views are absolutely amazing, not only do you get spectacular views or the mountains, when you arrive at Ravenglass you get the views out to the Irish Sea. I would also recommend The Ratty Arms in Ravenglass for some nice pub grub.

Pleasant little harbour, not much there and an expensive car park.

One of the most beautiful narrow gauge railways to visit, museum and shop. You can also see them working on current projects if bay doors are open. Multiple places to visit along the route

If you like steam trains and travel you will thourly enjoy a wonderful day out especially if the weather is good. Check out thier website for special days out.

Really good day out, kids loved it will be back to try more stops!

Great little train, beautiful scenery, lovely cafe and shop. Also a mill and some great walks. Dog friendly too

Enjoyable day out very scenic route friendly and helpful staff

Really enjoyed our train ride ... Brilliant with current Covid restrictions ..

Great place, unfortunately not everything is open (at the moment) but the train ride is wonderful though seats are not comfortable, go first class for that. Everything is cleaned down after every journey. Very friendly staff.

Kids loved it. Nice way to get about and avoids car sickness!

Everyone visiting west Cumbria should spend a day on the Ratty.
Young and old will enjoy the experience and the sense of being in the landscape when traveling on one of the beautiful little steam trains will last with you forever. My advice, travel in one of the open carriages and get the real experience of steam and nature.

Absolutely love this place, everyone is really friendly and the views are amazing

We really enjoyed our time here, all staff we encountered were really friendly, kind and happy to help. Both Ravenglass and Dalegarth was clean and tidy and was very beautiful. Would definitely recommend to all ages and a must if your in the area.

Brilliant experience and very friendly staff in the ticket office. Drivers and guards could be a bit more approachable, especially to children. Then again, they are volunteers!
Beautiful area and would certainly visit again.
The museum was excellent - plenty for the parents to read and enough to keep my 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter interested.

Great place ideal for younger kids steam trains miniature but good from Dalegarth Station you can see Scafell Pike excellent day out with Cafe amenities and nature walks

We only visited the museum and nipped into the station. It s a fine place. With more time we will be back for a ride.

Excellent day out if you like steam railways and great scenery

Super little steam railway with lovely walks, we climbed to the top of Dalegarth waterfall, not too challenging but well worth it, beautiful walk