Food & catering at THE LAKE & STEAM RAILWAY

Cafe at Rudyard serves great food and ice cream

The railway cafe serves great hot and cold light refreshments as well as tea, coffee etc. Particular specialities are the freshly cooked bacon baps and beefburgers. We also serve superb traditional scoop ice cream.

New for 2010 will be cream teas at weekends..

The cafe  food service will reopen at Rudyard Station at weekends from mid March to the end of October and on selected dates midweek in summer.

A covered picnic area is now available at Rudyard Station and can be reserved without any charge for booked parties. 

We can also cater for groups by prior arrangement and have done weddings through to a Vegan rail picnic.

Spercial Vegan rail picnic by the lake supplied by cafe

A picnic by the lake

LOCATION

The lake is 2.5 miles in length and is the longest straight stretch of water outside the lake district. The railway starts from Rudyard Station where there is a free car park. Its on Rudyard road, the B5331 one kilometre west from the junction of the A523 Leek to Macclesfield Trunk Road. watch out for the brown signs on the A523 which are about one kilometre North of Leek. The post code if you have a Sat Nav is ST13 8PF. This will take you onto Rudyard Road. The entrance to the station is right next to the old railway bridge. Take the ramp up into the car park

Access

The railway is the best way to see the lake especially if you have mobility problems. check out our webpage opposite. We offer learn to drive a steam engine courses and these are highly regarded by everyone who has undertaken one

SPECIAL Events IN 2010

Macmillan Charity Day March 27th - All proceeds to the charity and lots of special features

Easter Egg Specials - April 2-5th - Free Easter eggs for all the children

Lollipop Specials May 1-3rd - Free Lollipops for kids

Lollipop Specials May 29-31 -Free Lollipops for kids

Lake Festival Date to be announced - activities on the lake and the railway in full swing

Lollipop Specials August 28-30th - Free lollipops for kids

Steam Gala September 25 & 26 - All our engines running plus several visiting steam engines

Halloween October 30 & 31st

Santa Trains December 12, 18, 19th

The Railway

Links about places to stay and other heritage and miniature railways and attraction are shown on our links page find the link above

The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is in the North Staffordshire Peak District and our steam trains give a great 3 mile return trip along the side of the lake. The railway uses real coal fired narrow gauge steam engines to pull its trains. The railways 5 steam engines all have names linked to the tales of King Arthur.