Is there somewhere in the uk where i can take a 2 year old to visit thomas the tank engine?

Question

Is there somewhere in the uk where i can take a 2 year old to visit thomas the tank engine?

Answer 1

it depends where in the Uk you live. I know Embsay railway in North Yorkshire near skipton do thomas theme days.

Answer 2

Bo'ness and Kinneil railway in Bo'ness, West Lothian sometimes have Thomas visits - try the Visit Scotland website for contact details they usually sell out well in advance. Thomas usually visits during the summer

Answer 3

Norchard Railway at Lydney in the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire have a Thomas the tank engine weekends through out the year where you can go for about a 6 mile ride on a steam train painted up as Thomas. Give them a call they can tell you when they are having the next one not sure if they have a website.

Answer 4

The north lancashire railway situated at bury in lancashire,they have there own website to check times

Answer 5

Lancashire

Answer 6

The Severn Valley railway have a:

May 12, 13, 19, 20, 2007: 'Day Out With Thomas'

This is a great one as it is situated in telford,Shropshire which also has many other attractions including:

wonderland (little houses with many different characters in)

The famous ironbridge with many museums inc Enginuity,Blists Hill Victorian Town

see links

hope this helps, happy exploring

Answer 7

Severn Valley Railway

May 12, 13, 19, 20, 2007: 'Day Out With Thomas'

(Special Timetable)

A visit from that perennial children's favourite, 'Thomas'.

Thomas is based at Kidderminster where he takes care of the 'Troublesome Trucks'. Ride behind Thomas's Friends as you journey along the beautiful Severn Valley line.

Adult - £14.00

Senior Citizen - £12.00

Child (2-15 years) - £7.00

ADVANCE BOOKING IS STRONGLY ADVISED.

Answer 8

go to www.ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/ for a full list of rail centres and events.

Answer 9

Yes, my parents take my nephew to the Bluebell Railway a lot - they do special 'meet Thomas' days where the children get to see the characters and ride on the steam trains. He loves it!

Here are the details of their 'Meet Thomas' day:  http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebe...

The nearest to London is this one: http://www.watercressline.co.uk/thomas/p...

There is a similar one in East Somerset http://www.eastsomersetrailway.com/event...

In Avon http://www.avonvalleyrailway.org/events/...

Click here http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf... for details of the different versions of the same things around the UK, you can find the one nearest to you.

Have fun!

Answer 10

no there is not any were

Answer 11

Yes you can at the nene park in peterbough cambridgeshire , they do rides as well on thomas about 10 miles journey , ring Peterbough tourists office they have all the information

Answer 12

They also have Thomas days at the Railway museum at Quainton just off the A41 between Aylesbury and Bicester

Answer 13

http://www.watercressline.co.uk/thomas/p...

http://www.gsmr.com/press/DOWT2006-Local...

http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/spevents/0205...

http://traintraveling.com/events/09_thom...

http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/tho...

Answer 14

Start tracking Thomas down here!!! contact them to see when Thomas will be around and where. Good luck!

Answer 15

Yes there is Llangollen railway which is in North Wales.  Thomas is only there on certain dates though so I would advice to look it up before you go to avoid childs disappointment :)

Happy New Year to you!

Answer 16

Didcot Railway Station in Oxfordshire.  THey have Thomas the Tank Engine days out for children.

Answer 17

There is a Thomas weekend on a preserved railway in England almost every weekend from Easter till the end of October,  There are several "Thomases" an LMS Jinty, a RSH side tank, an Austerity converted to Side tank, and they do the round of preserved railways of which there are more than 20 in the country. December and January is the Santa Special season and they close down for the Winter but search Thomas on Google and you will find something not too far from home but not until easter.

Answer 18

The National Railway Museum in York often has Thomas to visit. Next time is between 10th and 25th of Feb. The museum is amazing too, and you can go on a little train ride from the museum to York Minster

http://www.nrm.org.uk/home/home.asp

Answer 19

at instore in sunderland they have a thomas the tank engine toy thing your child can sit in!!

Answer 20

try this link http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/even...

its a small but very busy town in northwales

Answer 21

Other then the Thomas Day Out events at some railways I don't know!! My son loves Thomas and I'd like to know myself!! Check

www.thomasandfriends.com for this years events!! I went to one last year and it's brilliant!!!!  x*x

Answer 22

yes Peterborough's Nene Valley Railway has Thomas in steam on certain dates throughout the year and is running throughout next year have provided link below for their website which also includes Thomas section plus timetables of train running time, and it is a really nice journey

Answer 23

Llangollen in North Wales - renamed Sodor for Thomas events. He gets out and about a bit more these days so you can catch up with him in various places around the country. http://www.thomasandfriends.com/uk/paren...

This link gives you details of up and coming Thomas the Tank Engine events in the UK. We went to Llangollen last year and had a great day out and a ride on Thomas. My son was beside himself with excitement. There were a few different engines, most of them steam... Enjoy.

Answer 24

watercress line. Alton in summer they have thomas and all his friends inc. fat controller. google search watercress line! :-)