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What's Included
- A Staffordshire Cream Tea for two or four people
- Freshly baked scones and a selection of cakes and petit fours, served with tea or coffee (Gluten Free available)
- Enjoying fabulous scenery onboard the steam hauled train travelling approximately 22 miles
- Unlimited travel on the railway for the day - take as many train rides as you like
- Your reserved seating on your First Class cream tea afternoon departure
- Full bar facilities are available on board
- Seating is generally on tables accommodating up to 4 people
- To guarantee a table for two opt for the exclusive voucher and you will be seated on a table with no other guests which also includes a glass of Prosecco each
What Can I Expect
All aboard for a steam tea at Staffordshire's finest heritage railway! Departing from Froghall railway station, you'll be enthralled by that most traditional of English customs whilst enjoying a steam-hauled locomotive ride.
The first class dining coach is transformed into a cosy lounge for these steam-powered teatime trips in Staffordshire. Setting off mid afternoon, you will be guided to your reserved table that has been set with a crisp linen table cloth, shiny cutlery and delicate bone china cups and saucers (just like your Grandma used to dig out for special occasions!).
The on-train waiting staff are all smartly dressed and ready to serve you at your table as you pull gracefully out of Froghall station. And yes, this is a very English steam tea on the Staffordshire railway, complete with delicious cakes, fluffy fruit scones, lashings of whipped cream and a selection of those cute little individual jam pots. You'll also be brought a nice big pot of fresh brewed tea, so you can keep topping yourself up at your leisure.
So all you have to do is sit back, relax, enjoy the gorgeous home-made scones and sip tea as you gaze out of the window at the slow-moving panoramas before your eyes. Heading out of Froghall station, this is the actually the southern terminus of this quaint Staffordshire line, so you might also be able to watch the loco taking on water, before it 'runs round' to be hooked up at the other end of the steam train carriages to pull you back along the line as you tuck into your tea.
You'll pass the historic Thomas Bolton Copperworks (this line used to transport many of their workers) and then meander through a leafy valley to Consall, a little station with the canal on one side and the river on the other. It is very tranquil and picturesque - especially as it isn't at all accessible by car! It's then a steep climb for the steam train to Cheddleton, the main locomotive base of this Staffordshire steam railway line - and all this whilst enjoying your cream tea on the move!
Staffordshire's friendliest heritage standard gauge railway is a great place to go for cream tea, as there is plenty to see and do both on foot around the main stops of Cheddleton and Froghall, as well as sightseeing from your wagon window in the first class dining car. Your train departs from Froghall up the railway line to Cheddleton in the afternoon, but you are very welcome to spend the morning riding on the trains with your unlimited travel ticket.
When Is It Available
- The train departs from Froghall Station at 13:30 returning at 15:00
- Due to the popularity of this experience please book well in advance to avoid disappointment
2025 Schedule
- Saturday 15th February
- Saturday 8th March
- Saturday 22nd March
- Wednesday 2nd April
- Saturday 5th April
- Wednesday 16th April
- Wednesday 30th April
- Monday 5th May
- Saturday 10th May
- Wednesday 14th May
- Saturday 17th May
- Monday 26th May
- Wednesday 28th May
- Wednesday 11th June
- Wednesday 25th June
- Wednesday 3rd September
- Saturday 6th September
- Wednesday 17th September
- Saturday 20th September
- Wednesday 24th September
- Wednesday 1st October
- Saturday 4th October
- Saturday 11th October
- Wednesday 15th October
- Saturday 18th October
Location
- Churnet Valley Railway, Staffordshire
- Departing from and returning to Froghall Station, Stoke-on-Trent
Suitable For
- Minimum age 8
- Under 18s must be accompanied by a participating adult
Anything Else
- The railway does not guarantee that trains will depart as stated and reserves the right to cancel or alter any trains without prior notice and change the motive power for whatever reason. No liability for loss, inconvenience or delay can be accepted
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