2023 Autumn Gala

Name: 2023 Autumn Gala
Start: 2023-09-23T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-09-23T10:00:00+01:00
Location: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway

Regular train service each day, with all engines in steam, including visiting locos (UPDATE).
7¼" gauge railway in operation
16mm garden railway
Classic vehicles and displays, Ford Mustangs appearing on Sunday 24th September
Marquee attractions
Tea Room, BBQ and Real Ale Bar
Childrens' games, bouncy castle
Laurel & Hardy appearing at Woody Bay on Saturday 23rd September
West Country Tommies - WW1 re-enactors on Saturday and Sunday
One full size and two miniature traction engines
Victorian Steampunk Extravaganza, Saturday & Sunday

Car Parking

Free car parking will be available at Killington Lane.

Please make your way to Woody Bay Station and follow the signs for Killington Lane.

Disabled parking will available on a first come first served basis at Woody Bay Station (EX31 4RA).

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Gala Update: Locomotive Change – 05/09/23

WOODY BAY GALA UPDATE

Sadly our gala visitor ' Welsh Pony' is unable to attend our Gala event on Sept 23rd / 24th. This is out of anyone's control and we thank our friends at the Ffestiniog Railway for the offer of this engine. Let's hope it will visit us in the future.

But.....

Good news is our Ffestiniog friends have again stepped in!!

We are proud to announce we will now have two visiting engines!

Hunslets ' Lilla' and ' Hugh Napier' - (shown in the photo from the Ffestiniog web site) .

Another example of how Heritage railways work together to solve problems. Thank you to Paul Lewin and the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway.

West Country Tommies - World War 1 re-enactors

Appearing on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September.

Desi Halliday

Laurel & Hardy

Laurel & Hardy visit Woody Bay on Saturday 23rd September 2023

Ford Mustangs

A number of Ford Mustangs will be present on Sunday 24th September.

Sandra Davies

Victorian Steampunk Extravaganza

Victorian Steampunk Extravaganza, with Tea duelling, teapot racing, cheese rolling. Major Blunder will be performing for your entertainment.

N Thompson

Chelfham Station - L&BR Gala

Chelfham Station, EX32 4RP, will be open both Saturday and Sunday of the Gala weekend 10.00-17.00.

All visitors can enjoy visiting the award winning Chelfham Station, seeing the restored station building, working signals, and now both platforms completely cleared of sheds and clutter finally giving the station its 1930s Southern Railway appearance.

A signposted trackbed walk north towards Bratton Bridge is also possible. As usual a limited range of refreshments of teas, coffees, savouries, cakes and biscuits will be available for cash donations. The secondhand bookshop with some L and B souvenirs will be open which now also includes a range of donated model railway items. All monies received over the weekend will go towards further restoration at Chelfham.