Visitor Centre
Our new Visitor Centre was opened in the Mark 1 coach in time for the 2016 season. This now provides a first class visitor experience for the area including four main back-lit display panels explaining what to see along the Tarka Trail, plus a full width map of a journey from Meeth to Braunton. Points of interest are shown by semaphore signals and images.
Charlotte and Dave in Tea on the Train also oversee the Visitor Centre and will be pleased to help you on site with any queries you may have.
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We are open from 10.30 to 4pm from Easter to the end of October on every weekend, and daily during school holidays.
We are a small group so there may be rare occasions when we can't open. If this is the case there will be a message on the Tea on the Train facebook page (below). Please check.
When we are not open the site is still accessible from the Tarka Trail.
BRHC on Facebook
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre and Tea on the Train have pages on Facebook - join us there!
Latest News
Welcome to 2019, our 30th Anniversary Year
SUMMER GALA DAY 25th AUGUST
An excellent day was had by all. Large crowds enjoyed the site on a beautiful sunny day. After a 12 months-long complete rebuild of its diesel engine, our Planet diesel locomotive was successfully started and driven into the up platform for the first time in six years and the team had their photo taken! Visitors were able to climb into the cab and get the driver's eye view. The good times are back!
OCTOBER 2019
Thanks to the Bideford Bridge Trust for a grant to complete the restoration of our brake van. With the loco and the brake van both on their way to completed restoration, could we be running our train in 2020? Watch this space!
Excellent news in our 30th anniversary year.
Visit Us!
Interpretation Centre
Our historic railway parcels van at Bideford contains a fabulous interpretation display, with beautiful information panels, a model railway and a high-tech touchscreen interactive.
It's an in-depth historical experience of life on the north Devon railways - come and see us!
Tea on the Train
The Quirky Cafe in the Carriage! Join us for a selection of delicious food, homemade cakes, local ice creams and hot and cold drinks.
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