Arts & Culture

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Haworth Station Keighley BD22 8NJ UK

🕐Weekends year-round. Daily during school holidays and Jul-Aug. Santa Specials in Dec.

About

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a gem of preserved railway heritage, running 5 miles through the atmospheric Brontë Country of West Yorkshire between the busy junction of Keighley and the wild, windswept terminus of Oxenhope. The line, originally opened in 1867, was famously used as the location for the beloved 1970 film The Railway Children, with Oakworth station playing the role of "Oakworth." Today, the station remains virtually unchanged since the Victorian era, complete with gas lamps and period signage. The railway is run entirely by volunteers and offers regular steam-hauled services through Haworth — home of the Brontë Parsonage — and the hillside community of Damems, one of England's smallest request stops. The line hosts a rich calendar of events from 1940s weekends to real ale and music trains.

Heritage

Heritage Branch Line

A nostalgic five-mile branch line in the heart of West Yorkshire, famous as the primary filming location for the 1970 film 'The Railway Children'. Saved by volunteers in the 1960s, it preserves the atmosphere of a working Victorian railway through some of the Pennines' finest scenery.