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Immerse yourself in Britain’s heyday for a memorable and nostalgic day out for all the family. An extraordinary time with even more extraordinary people. Be inspired by the music, dress and food of the era that changed the world.

HISTORIC VEHICLES AND DISPLAYS
Spend your day wandering 1940s street scenes, sing along and dance to the music of the era. Dressing up in clothes of the time is positively encouraged (don’t worry if you don’t want to, all are welcome) but if you arrive and fancy popping on something vintage, there are plenty of pop-up shops selling 1940s clothes. You can even get your hair done in pin-curls at the onsite hairdresser.

Fill up on tasty food and refreshments available around the site before admiring the array of military vehicles including an authentic Spitfire. If you’re lucky enough you may even see one fly past during your visit.

Watch out for Sargeant Marmite (you either love him or you hate him!) putting new recruits through their paces.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Look out for talented duo Old Time Rags. One-man-band Laurence Marshall and award winning step dancer Phoebe Douthwaite join forces with their take on the traditions of Vaudeville, music hall and classic street entertainment.

We also welcome the dancers from Now That’s Jive who’ll get everyone ‘In the Mood’ with their music and dance. Singers Steve Howell and Amanda Jane will also entertain us with songs from the era.

STEAM TRAINS
Don’t miss your ride behind our magnificent steam locomotives. Settle back in our Edwardian and Victorian carriages for an hour’s ride through the Isle of Wight countryside. We operate an extensive service throughout the day. Your ticket includes unlimited journeys – please note that all seating is unreserved throughout this weekend.

Our popular Heritage Days return for 2022. Running usually on the second Sunday of the month between April and October, these feature one of our historic Isle of Wight locomotives, hauling a selection of different trains.
Explore Train Story Discovery Centre during your visit and delve into the history of our Victorian and Edwardian railway vehicles, and the lasting impact on all our lives.

Our April event features either W24 Calbourne or ‘Terrier’ W11 Newport hauling passenger services on the line.

Havenstreet depart 10:10 11:35 13:10 14:35 15:40*
Smallbrook Junction arrive 10:21 11:46 13:21 14:46 15:54*
depart 10:35 11:58 13:31 14:56 16:04*
Havenstreet depart – – – – 16:16*
Wootton arrive 10:52 12:15 13:58 15:13 16:22*
depart 11:00 12:23 14:07 15:21 16:30*
Havenstreet arrive 11:06 12:29 14:13 15:27 16:36*
Most trains run non-stop between Smallbrook Junction and Wootton. Trains stop at Ashey on request.
* The 15:40 train does not run in March or November.

2022 STANDARD CLASS RETURN TICKETS ONLINE GATE
Adult £16.50 £18.00
Child (5-17 years) £8.25 £9.00
Infant (0-4 years) FREE FREE
Family (2 adults and 3 children) £45.00 £45.00
Family (1 adult and 4 children) £45.00 £45.00
Dog or bicycle FREE FREE

Join us for a convivial and most agreeable evening as the train takes you to the ale! Board the train for a tour of the line with stops at Wootton, Havenstreet and Ashey stations for a glass or two at each.

Trains will be running through the day as normal and will be followed by a special timetable of evening trains.

At Havenstreet a range of beers will be on tap in the Events Barn. At Wootton beers will be served from the waiting room on the platform whilst at the rural location of Ashey beers will be served from a marquee in the picnic area. The Bar at Havenstreet will be open from 16.00

Tickets, which include unlimited travel after 16:00 and a complimentary pint (for adults aged 18+): £16.50 when booked online or £18.00 on the day.

Bangers and Mash supper: £8.50

Beer tokens: £4.00 for two (each token is worth half a pint). Tokens can be purchased at our Havenstreet bar, or on the train.

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway invite you to a family afternoon concert in association with the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra.

Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld – Offenbach
Scenes Pittoresques – Massenet
Nimrod – Elgar
Copenhagen Steam Railway Gallop – Lumbye
Bahn Frei (Fast Track) Polka – Eduard Strauss
Jamaican Rumba – Benjamin
Rhythm on Rails – Charles Williams
Selection from West Side Story – Bernstein
Main Theme Jurassic Park – John Williams
The second half will conclude with a tribute to the Last Night of the Proms, including Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and Jerusalem.
This outdoor concert starts at 3pm – please bring your own seating. A bar and refreshments will be available.

TICKETS
Train Tickets only*: Standard ticket prices apply – see HERE

Concert only*: Adults £12.50, Children (5-15) £6.50, IWSR members: £10.00

Train & Concert combined ticket*: Adults £19.75, Children (5-15) £9.50, Family: £55.00, IWSR members: £10.00

*All tickets include admission to all the facilities at Havenstreet station including our Train Story Discovery Centre.

Our popular Heritage Days return for 2022. Running usually on the second Sunday of the month between April and October, these feature one of our historic Isle of Wight locomotives, hauling a selection of different trains.
Explore Train Story Discovery Centre during your visit and delve into the history of our Victorian and Edwardian railway vehicles, and the lasting impact on all our lives.

Our April event features either W24 Calbourne or ‘Terrier’ W11 Newport hauling passenger services on the line.

Havenstreet depart 10:10 11:35 13:10 14:35 15:40*
Smallbrook Junction arrive 10:21 11:46 13:21 14:46 15:54*
depart 10:35 11:58 13:31 14:56 16:04*
Havenstreet depart – – – – 16:16*
Wootton arrive 10:52 12:15 13:58 15:13 16:22*
depart 11:00 12:23 14:07 15:21 16:30*
Havenstreet arrive 11:06 12:29 14:13 15:27 16:36*
Most trains run non-stop between Smallbrook Junction and Wootton. Trains stop at Ashey on request.
* The 15:40 train does not run in March or November.

2022 STANDARD CLASS RETURN TICKETS ONLINE GATE
Adult £16.50 £18.00
Child (5-17 years) £8.25 £9.00
Infant (0-4 years) FREE FREE
Family (2 adults and 3 children) £45.00 £45.00
Family (1 adult and 4 children) £45.00 £45.00
Dog or bicycle FREE FREE

The Three Inch Fools are dusting down their musical instruments and hitting the road with Shakespeare’s riotous comedy, Twelfth Night.

Prepare for an evening of mischief and hilarity, as five actors present an inventive take on this rip-roaring comedy, fit for all the family. Touring the UK this summer, this Shakespearean classic will be getting the full Three Inch Fools treatment: expect fast-paced drama, endless costume changes, and much music-making
along the way!

★★★★★ – “So entertaining…laugh-out-loud funny”
★★★★★ – “One of the best Shakespeare plays I’ll ever watch” – The Bristol Post
★★★★★ – “The ultimate British theatrical experience” – Hastings Independent Press

Bring your own blankets, cushions, and camping-chairs and join us at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Come prepared for the weather – the performance will continue come rain come shine! The performance commences at 7pm. Why not arrive early for a train ride at 17:30, then enjoy a picnic before the show starts. Our bar and refreshments will be open throughout the evening.

THE THREE INCH FOOLS
The Three Inch Fools are an innovative touring theatre company acclaimed for their fast-paced and musically driven approach to theatre. They have built a reputation for staging bold and vibrant productions – a fast-paced, musically-driven style, using all sorts of instruments, plenty of multi-roling and many a quick costume change along the way.

This summer The Fools will perform come rain come shine in the great British outdoors at over 80 different venues across the UK – castles, gardens, stately homes, historic barns, National Trust properties, village greens, churches, cathedrals, museums, arts centres, and even a royal residence or two (indeed any place where five actors and an audience can fit!). The Three Inch Fools are in their eighth year of touring, having so far performed at over 160 venues and to almost 80,000 audience members.

A day dedicated to the first British car to sell a million! The ‘Moggy Minor’ is fondly remembered and is still a much-loved car.

Visit Havenstreet and see a whole host of Morris Travellers, Saloons, convertibles, vans, pick-ups and custom classics on display at the annual Morris Minor Rally. All have been lovingly cared for by their owners who take great pride in exhibiting their pride and joy. Explore the show field and choose your favourite. There’s also an auto-jumble, refreshments and a full service of trains running throughout the day.

During your visit take time to explore Havenstreet station, including our Train Story Discovery Centre. Learn more about the Island’s railways, including our 1938 Underground train, recently retired from the Ryde to Shanklin line.

Steam trains operate throughout the day. Sit back in one of our Victorian or Edwardian carriages and be transported back to the golden age of steam on your journey through the Isle of Wight countryside.

Admission-only to the Morris Minor Rally and Havenstreet station is FREE. Collect your free ticket at the booking office.

A regular fixture now in the Railway’s events calendar, the Cider & Cheese weekend is always a huge hit with visitors. There are over 25 ciders and a huge variety cheeses to choose from.

If you can’t decide on just one there are cheese platters to pick with crunchy pickles and crackers which are washed down perfectly with a pint of cider – it’s the perfect way to while away an early autumn afternoon.

See HERE for our list of ciders and cheeses available during our 2021 festival – details for our 2022 event will be published nearer the weekend.

Bars from 11 am until 5pm and entry to the event is absolutely FREE! If you wish to board the steam train, usual operating day fares apply.

Admission-only to the Cider & Cheese Festival and Havenstreet station is FREE. Collect your free ticket at the booking office.

This weekend features our historic Island locomotives in action. Look out for one, or both of our ‘Terrier’ locomotives which were a common sight on the Ventnor West branch until the 1940s. These handing over the reins to the Class O2 locomotives, such as our own W24 Calbourne which will also be steaming throughout the weekend.

During the weekend there will be opportunities to ride aboard our push-pull carriages, veterans from the Ventnor West line, hauled by one of our ‘Terriers’.

With a busy timetable and three locomotives in steam, there’ll be plenty of action around the Railway.

This event commemorates the 70th anniversary of the closure of the branch line to Ventnor West. This was the last railway built on the Island, completed in 1900, and featured relatively elaborate stations, a lengthy curved tunnel, and a spectacular scenic section through the Undercliff with stunning sea views. Built with the ambition of transporting visitors to the fashionable resort of Ventnor, passenger numbers never lived up expectation. The newly nationalised British Railways didn’t waste any time in closing this loss-making line on 15 September 1952 – the first line on the Island to close.

THE MUSIC! THE FASHION! THE TRAINS!
We’ve transported the railway back to 1967 to celebrate all things Sixties. The Beatles and Rolling Stones are in the charts, Carnaby Street is ‘swinging’, the pound has been devalued, and Sandie Shaw has just won the Eurovision Song Contest.

TRAINS
For this weekend we’ve imagined that the age of steam survived on the Isle of Wight into 1967. Six Ivatt 2MT locomotives have been shipped to the Island to replace the elderly O2s. For this weekend only we’ll be renaming our two Ivatt locomotives continuing the Island tradition of naming locomotives after local towns and villages.

Look our for our Class 05 diesel Nuclear Fred pottering around the station with a period works train. In the station yard a group of enthusiasts from the newly formed Wight Locomotive Society will be displaying their new purchase W24 Calbourne.

MUSIC
Spend your day enjoying the music of the Sixties with live entertainment around the station. Dressing up in clothes of the era is positively encouraged (Don’t worry if you don’t want to, all are welcome). Our bar and cafe will be open – sit back and soak up the atmosphere.

Standard tickets include one complete train journey to both ends of the line, plus all the music and activities around Havenstreet station. Book online to reserve a compartment for you and your family. First-class tickets also available

Admission-only tickets (buy at the gate) for this weekend are Adults: £10, Children £5.

Head to our Autumn beer festival for a celebration of beer and steam.

Choose from a huge selection of real ales, there are even a few ciders for those with a sweeter tooth. You’ll have the opportunity to try local brews from Yates’, Goddards and Island Brewery alongside ales from Yorkshire, Somerset and more.
Entry to the festival is FREE; the bar opens from 11am until 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. If you wish to board the steam train, usual operating day fares apply.

Travel to the festival: leave the car at home and travel on Island Line from Ryde, Brading, Sandown or Shanklin, connecting with steam trains at Smallbrook Junction. Alternatively, take there are regular buses to Wootton station from Ryde and Newport, with onward connections to the rest of the Island.

Standard tickets offer one complete journey to both ends of the line. Book online to reserve a compartment for you and your family. First-class tickets are also available.

Free admission to Havenstreet station and the Beer & Steam festival

William the Station Master bear will be making the rules and he’s allowing all children who come to the Railway with their favourite bear, a FREE travel journey on the Railway.

Kids go free when accompanied by a teddy bear (maximum of 2 free children per fare paying adult). This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other vouchers or offers.

To reserve your seats please book online for the adults in your party. Please book a FREE ‘Infant’ space for any children travelling free with their bear (including those aged 5-17)

Standard tickets include one complete journey to both ends of the line. Book online to reserve a compartment for you and your family. First-class tickets are also available.

Kids go free when accompanied by a teddy bear (maximum of 2 free children per fare paying adult). This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other vouchers or offers. To reserve your seats please book online for the adults in your party. Please book a FREE ‘Infant’ space for any children travelling free with their bear (including those aged 5-17)

Our popular Heritage Days return for 2022. Running usually on the second Sunday of the month between April and October, these feature one of our historic Isle of Wight locomotives, hauling a selection of different trains.
Explore Train Story Discovery Centre during your visit and delve into the history of our Victorian and Edwardian railway vehicles, and the lasting impact on all our lives.

Our April event features either W24 Calbourne or ‘Terrier’ W11 Newport hauling passenger services on the line.

Havenstreet depart 10:10 11:35 13:10 14:35 15:40*
Smallbrook Junction arrive 10:21 11:46 13:21 14:46 15:54*
depart 10:35 11:58 13:31 14:56 16:04*
Havenstreet depart – – – – 16:16*
Wootton arrive 10:52 12:15 13:58 15:13 16:22*
depart 11:00 12:23 14:07 15:21 16:30*
Havenstreet arrive 11:06 12:29 14:13 15:27 16:36*
Most trains run non-stop between Smallbrook Junction and Wootton. Trains stop at Ashey on request.
* The 15:40 train does not run in March or November.

2022 STANDARD CLASS RETURN TICKETS ONLINE GATE
Adult £16.50 £18.00
Child (5-17 years) £8.25 £9.00
Infant (0-4 years) FREE FREE
Family (2 adults and 3 children) £45.00 £45.00
Family (1 adult and 4 children) £45.00 £45.00
Dog or bicycle FREE FREE

It’s wickedly, wonderful fun this half term as witches, wizards and other ghouls take over Havenstreet.

It wouldn’t be Halloween without a little magic and we have a real life magician conjuring up a few tricks. Meet the friendly witches of Havenstreet, you may be able to be a spooky apprentice and help with some magic spells. Watch the skies as the birds of prey from Haven Falconry swoop and dive. What’s more halloween-y than an owl… owl-oween if you will. Greg Chapman will also be in the station yard telling terrible tales and mesmerising you with amazing illusions.

Head to our events barn for free magic shows from our friendly wizard, Professor Crump.

Take the terrifying treasure hunt trail and explore the grounds before boarding the steam train where a crafty witch will be dealing out treats (maybe a few tricks) then settle back for a journey through ‘haunted’ woodland.
Standard tickets include one complete journey to both ends of the line. Book online to reserve a compartment for you and your family. First-class tickets are also available.