VISITING The STEAM railway by road

COMING BY ROAD

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.

LOCATION

Location Map

The steam railway at Rudyard is located between  Leek in Staffordshire and Macclesfield in Cheshire one mile along the B5331 from its junction with the A523. We are close to the Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire borders and easy to get to from Macclesfield, Congleton, Knutsford, Buxton as well as Leek and Stoke. 

 Our covered picnic area is now available at Rudyard Station and can be reserved without any extra charge for booked parties.  However a room is also available inside at the Lake activity centre near to the Dam Station. Telephone Ray Perry 07718 808881 or email info@rudyardlake.com for details.

OTHER OPTIONS

Mainline trains serve Stoke on Trent about 10 miles away and a frequent bus service runs from there to Leek. There are also services to Congelton and Macclesfield. There is an regular but infrequent midweek bus service from Leek to Rudyard

Forthcoming 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

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

Trains run every Sunday from 11.00am to 3pm.( 4pm from late March) Saturdays from April and all school holidays. See the timetable page for full details.

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.

Rudyard Lake is a historic site where Rudyard Kipling's parents met and named their son after the spot they met. The lake railway uses narrow gauge steam engines on its trains and is just North of Leek in Staffordshire close to the borders of Cheshire and Derbyshire.

The lake was originally developed by the North Staffordshire Railway Company to offer days out to the workers of the Midlands and North West. Rudyard Lake retains its beauty and serenity and was recently named the 3rd most romantic spot in the UK. The lake is a great family centre for picnics , sailing, boating and fishing as well as riding the steam train. It makes a superb day out for children. The railway is 10.25 inch gauge and is equivalent to about half the size of a narrow gauge railway. The steam trains run whatever the weather and have covered coaches.