Arts & Culture

West Somerset Railway

The Railway Station, Minehead TA24 5BG

🕐Daily 10:00 - 17:00 (Check seasonal timetables)

About

Behold the longest heritage railway in England: a magnificent 20-mile coastal and countryside odyssey from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard. The West Somerset Railway is a grand-scale preservation triumph, where powerful Great Western steam engines traverse the Quantock Hills and the Bristol Channel coastline, connecting ten impeccably restored period stations that collectively form a living time capsule of the West Country's rail-borne history.

Heritage

England's Longest Heritage Line

The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a marvel of railway preservation, maintaining over 20 miles of trackbed originally built to connect the Somerset coast with the main line at Taunton. As the longest heritage line in England, it is a "living museum" of the Great Western Railway (GWR), featuring 10 meticulously restored stations and a fleet of powerful steam engines that have become an iconic part of the West Country landscape.