Nene Valley Railway - (Wansford, Station)

10.07.2021

Got turned away yesterday as it was a ticket event only. All my son wanted to do was have a look around. But because "The flying money pit" was there which the carriages were not even full. We were not allowed on to the platform. The staff member was very rude. I greeted him with good afternoon, sir, as well. And all I got in return was, "You got tickets? " I said no and explained the situation, and he just replied,"Ticket only and all sold out. " Maybe Nene Valley ought to learn their volunteers' manners and public relations skills. I will certainly be ever going back there. Not when Mid Norfolk and North Norfolk Volunteers treat customers with respect.

09.03.2025

Such a fantastic experience to visit the footplate of the Flying Scotsman last tuesday 🚂🤩❤️

08.03.2025

Lovely ride on the flying scotsman

08.03.2025

Really enjoyed our trip on the Flying Scotsman. It was a great experience.

05.03.2025

Road on the Flying Scotsman

05.03.2025

Lovely to see the flying Scotsman

04.03.2025

Flying svotsman

04.03.2025

It’s excellent footplate visit of Flying Scotsman steam train. Very friendly staff at NVR. Enjoyed it.

03.03.2025

Fantastic place. Great day out

02.03.2025

We had an amazing trip on the Flying Scotsman, very well organised and everyone really friendly, a lovely memory and experience to have.

02.03.2025

visited with family for a trip on The Flying Scotsman on feb 23rd. we were expecting it to be busy so arrived early to park - unfortunately despite showing a blue badge there was no blue badge parking ( later on leaving we saw a sign for this , with cars parked minus blue badges - maybe this needs addressing as such selfish behaviour is unfair on those of us who need such extra space ) . the people supervising parking were not entirely helpful when i was told to park between cars and tried explaining the need to have space to fully open my door ( " that's the general idea , dear ") ... we had notification on checking in which carriage , table & seats were allocated to us which meant there was no scramble for seats together. there was a buffet car on board , reasonably priced. the return journey lasted an hour, with the opportunity for a 10 minute station stop before returning. there was also a well-stocked gift shop. all in all, well worth the visit.

02.03.2025

Great journey behind Flying Scotsman 1st March lovely station volunteers do a great job.

01.03.2025

Excellent evening out

01.03.2025

Great day out and saw the flying scotsman. The food was fairly priced. Love to all the volunteers. 5 stars

01.03.2025

Worst experience day ever . Flying scotsman where theysplit up couples so they can accommodate parties of 3 ... treated as 2nd class passengers and not sat remotely near each other even though I booked early and when there were hundreds of seats left . Won't return to use this heritage railway again will stick to other better organised ones

01.03.2025

We visited NVR to board Flying Scotsman last weekend. It's a lovely little station & museum, with a small variety of trains to view. There were also 2 trains which were open to climb onto the footplate. My 4yr old loved the play area and the souvenir shop was filled with toys which were reasonably priced. There are a couple of miniature and model railways but none of them were switched on which was disappointing. The toilets on site felt very unclean and they smelled absolutely awful. This was the case for both the indoor and outdoor toilets. The staff were lovely though and my little boy had an amazing day. ** The charity shop in the car park should not be missed. They have some interesting items for sale and are very cheap. The staff in here were amazingly friendly and helped my little boy find his perfect souvenir to bring home.

28.02.2025

NVR is such a great place to visit and I'm so glad I love nearby, I highly recommend a trip to see the steam trains running. I always go when there is a visiting train and sometimes just to have a coffee, there's always something to see. The shed tours are great if you get the chance to have one. Heritage Railways like this one costs an awful lot of money to run and even just the price of coal is prohibitive, the volunteers are giving their time but they need us to buy tickets to keep them running so please do make use of this amazing facility and help keep the history of rail alive!!

28.02.2025

Brilliant to see the Flying Scotsman but parking was a chaotic nightmare

27.02.2025

Outstanding visit to the footplate of Flying Scotsman and the chance to walk through the tender corridor. All for £10. And a shed visit and a great bacon roll in the cafe!

27.02.2025

Always a pleasure visiting the folks at Nene Valley railway. Lovely people providing a super friendly service. Add of course the various visiting locos and it's a terrific day out A small miniature railway for the little ones to enjoy but check ahead as its not always running. It relies, like Nene Valley, on a cast of volunteers. Likewise a couple of shops on site for souvenirs and a nice cafe too

23.02.2025

Have had lunch a few times in this lovely location, however there was a large fly bouncing around in the cake cabinet! Landing on several cakes, I told the lady behind the counter, and she said someone had left the glass door open, she shooed the fly out and shut the door, did NOT remove the pastries and cakes, yuk! Pretty amazed that's all she did! everything should have been thrown away! We all know where flies like landing !!! It was wansford

25.02.2025

For the princely sum of £10, I got to stand on the footplate of Flying Scotsman, and had a guided tour of the shed. Terry and Roger were both very friendly and knowledgeable, and I felt that my afternoon represented phenomenal value for money. Very much looking forward to my next visit in a few days time when the Scotsman is hauling! 😁

25.02.2025

Visit by the famous flying Scotsman