The East Midlands has an interesting mix of museums, transport centres, e.g. the East Anglian Transport Museum, and railways as well as bus and aviation museums, not forgetting a rich choice of windmills and canals.
The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions in the East Midlands area.
Battlefield Line
Shackerstone Station,
Shackerstone,
Leicestershire.
Tel: 01827 880 754.
Intensive three-day event celebrating the society's 50th Anniversary.
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Wirksworth Station, Station Road,
Coldwell Street,
Wirksworth,
Derbyshire.
Tel: 01629 823 076.
The popular Model Railway Exhibition is back, spread across multiple venues in the town.
Northampton & Lamport Railway
Pitsford & Brampton Station,
Pitsford Road,
Chapel Brampton,
Northamptonshire.
Tel: 01604 820 327.
Papplewick Pumping Station,
Rigg Lane,
Ravenshead,
Nottinghamshire,
NG15 9AJ.
Tel: 0115 963 2938.
Military and Civilian re-enactors celebrating the 1940s throughout the Pumping Station. All engines in steam including the James Watt beam engines, Robey…
Classic Cars / Military / Miniature Railway / Stationary Steam
Rushden Transport Museum & Railway
Rushden Station,
Station Approach,
Rushden,
Northamptonshire.
Tel: 0300 3023 150.
Wind the clock back, and relive the 1940s. Our whole site will be taken over by re-enactors, dressing in the style of the era. We will also be entertained…
Heckington Windmill
Hale Road,
Heckington,
Sleaford,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01526 833 167.
Pumpkins, spiders and a special hunt around the windmill for children. 12noon–4pm
Battlefield Line
Shackerstone Station,
Shackerstone,
Leicestershire.
Tel: 01827 880 754.
Dare you travel on the spooky trains? Competitions & fancy dress during and haunted evening train. See website for more details.
Northampton & Lamport Railway
Pitsford & Brampton Station,
Pitsford Road,
Chapel Brampton,
Northamptonshire.
Tel: 01604 820 327.
Great Central Railway – Nottingham
Mere Way,
Ruddington,
Nottinghamshire.
Tel: 0115 940 5705.
Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre
B1192 Woodhall Spa to Coningsby Road,
Tattershall Thorpe,
Nr Coningsby,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01526 342 249.
Abbey Pumping Station
Corporation Road,
Leicester,
Leicestershire.
Tel: 0116 299 5114.
Visit website for more details and booking. Come along to an evening of chilling story telling in our engine house. Discover the Ghostly Engineer and other…
Newark Air Museum
Drove Lane,
Winthorpe,
Newark,
Nottinghamshire.
Tel: 01636 707 170.
Throughout the two days there will be a host of 1940s related activities and entertainment taking place around the museum site, including alongside our…
Trolleybus Museum
Belton Road,
Sandtoft,
Doncaster,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01724 711 391.
Rushden Transport Museum & Railway
Rushden Station,
Station Approach,
Rushden,
Northamptonshire.
Tel: 0300 3023 150.
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Ludborough Station,
Station Road,
Ludborough,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01507 363 881.
Spooky entertainment when you ride on the Ghost Train! Trains hourly 1.45 to 5.45pm.
Crich Tramway Village
The National Tramway Museum,
Nr Matlock,
Derbyshire.
Tel: 01773 854 321.
A chance to ride the trams into the evening with special lighting effects and activities throughout the week.
Quorn and Woodhouse Station,
Woodhouse Road,
Quorn,
Leicestershire,
LE12 8AG.
Tel: 07710 934788.
Take a ride into the unknown, with the Ghost Trains that go shunt in the night! We want to see lots of little witches, ghosts & ghouls, so don…
The Village Church Farm
Church Road South,
Skegness,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01754 766 658.
Visit website for more details and booking.
Springfields Event Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6ET.
Leawood Pumphouse
High Peak Junction,
Cromford,
Derbyshire.
Tel: 01629 533 190.
Open 11am to 4pm in steam.
Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum
Whisby Road,
North Hykeham,
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01522 500 566.
'Open Day' event at Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. 10am to 5pm. Displays, visiting vehicles, sales stands, refreshments, and a variety of…
The County Showground,
Winthorpe,
Newark,
Nottinghamshire,
NG24 2NY.
Tel: 01636 705 796.
Over 850 exhibits. Rare & native breed/calf show, heritage displays & craft stalls.
Auction / Autojumble / Commercial Vehicles / Models / Steam and Vintage Rallies / Tractors
Great Central Railway
Great Central Road,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire.
Tel: 07710 934 788.
The last chance of the year to enjoy a GCR Gala before the Santa Season. We feature a number of steam in action in a busy and exciting weekend to…
Trolleybus Museum
Belton Road,
Sandtoft,
Doncaster,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01724 711 391.
Trolleybuses operating after dark. 1030am-6pm
Combining extensive unseen footage with highlights from Fred’s programmes over the last seven years, this series looks at the many sides of Fred…