Good food. Value for money.

Lovely walk from Lower carpark not to busy had nice coffee and cake (take away only) from the station tearoom definitely recommend an afternoon out for fresh air and the scenery and find the Robin that posed for its picture taken.

Brilliant place to visit and enjoy a steam train ride and go back in time for an hour or two. We had a picnic in the sun, a little walk around looking at the old rusty trains waiting for there turn to be back steaming away again. My daughter really enjoyed the day.

Lovely little Railway with a long history

Brilliant part of the world's oldest railway. Excellent Tea Room and exhibits in the Carriage Shed. Well worth a visit.

a great place to walk and see history of coal fields and how it was transported back in the day also a good train ride and a cafe and eating facility's a good day out .

Lovely little railway. Very friendly.

Just popped in for a hot chocolate, while watching the steam train.

Always a winner with my granddaughters. A lovely park.

Me and my beautiful girlfriend went on a walk down there and we went to the cafe for a bit cake and a cup of tea

Santa

Lovely atmosphere, brilliant day out, made our Christmas extra special

Just a good day out

It was the Polar Express special. Really good for the whole family. Perfect place for an afternoon out

Brilliant walk, great seeing the train pass through also lovely riverside walks under the causy arch

Spontaneous visit as we passed close by. Pleased we did. Took the return train journey. Excellent volunteers who go out if their way to make your visit enjoyable. Will go back and spend more time exploring the other attractions it has to offer

Lovely Railway Station built from scratch by the Volunteers of the Tanfield Railway. Excellent tea-room and good facilities including a spacious Car Park. There's also a learning Centre with many historical documents on display. Also on display are various items of Rolling Stock associated with the Railway.

Had a fantastic day here. We loved the old trains and cafes that take you back in time.

Great little steam railway. Trains run along a scenic route between timeless stations. Along side the railway is walks which show the local history, it also has vantage points to view the trains. The volunteers are very easy to talk to and their knowledge is vast.

Such a special place to visit, we're fortunate to have this in our region. The cafe at East tanfield is lovely. There are loos at most of the stations incl.uding East Tanfield, Andrews house and Marley Hill .There's a very pretty walk from East tanfield to Causey Arch and the trains themselves are fantastic. The volunteers who make it all possible are amazing!

This beautiful place a lovely walk out for family and the dog's

Wonderful experience riding along thr world's oldest railway. Great time for kids too.

Great afternoon out, could have made a day of it if we had planned some walking in as well. The tearooms are lovely and the cakes amazing.

Visited for polar express. Staff lovely and friendly. You get your own cabin on the train which is nice. Refreshments served in the cafe when you arrive at 'North pole' and again the staff are very friendly, especially the young boy (didn't get his name) small queue to visit Santa buy you can wait in cafe and they call you down when queue is small which is helpful. Santa was great with my little boy too.

Another year, another joyous time on the north pole express. After trying out the train to Xmas hell a few years back at another venue (sorry Tanfield, thanks for having us back, we won't do it again) we finally got tickets here again and absolutely had the best time with our kids ages 6 and 1. The elves were particularly funny this year so giving them a shout out at my eldest was very amused by their antics.

Lovely Day Out For The Polar Express, Staff Very Friendly and Helpful, Lovely Train Ride and Great Santa Set Up.. 🎅🏼

A great place for all. The Tanfield Railway offers so much. The oldest railway in the world with deep history which is mind blowing. A place to walk your dog through the deep valley with a stream and otters running through, a steam train trip with your loved ones, a visit to the engine shed, an afternoon tea and much much more. So much to do here but one tip and that is to park at East Tanfield station with its large accessible car park.

Fantastic place to experience the bygone era of steam locomotives. There are a couple of period engines, with beautiful carriages to carry you between the stations. It's slightly cheaper to buy your tickets online the previous day.

I love tanfield steam railway, i became a member, last February, looking forward to seeing them run again

Great cafe, operating correctly under Covid regulations. Great food and coffee for takeaway. Will be there again soon and for sit in as soon as we can.

Really well planned and felt totally safe. My grandson loved it .

Lovely little cafe. Well organised ticket system. There's a lovely circular walk from the car park that takes you over the causey arch. Plenty of signage pointing out important items.

Difficult times but lovely coffee, great bacon n sausage sarnie and lovely staff.

This was our first visit there and we will definitely be back, very friendly staff and food delicious,

lovely cafe nice staff good food well worth a visit

Fantastic little place. Well worth a try

Steam train ride today. So well organised and clean. Great to be back!

Loved this place, we are so lucky all this on our doorstep.

Great day out for kids or train buffs

Me and my family stopped off for a coffee while out walking . Very friendly staff/owners and a nice selection of pies and cakes. Will be making this a regular Sunday thing .

Very interesting well maintained walks in the adjacent woodland which go up to Causey Arch

Loved it

Still love this place a step back in time

We got tickets for the Christmas train to the North Pole. Its a really good experience at the stations. There are no lights in the woods on the train ride itself, so in that respect, It could be better with something to look at during the ride but all in all, its a ride to the North Pole to see Father Christmas and the big man didnt disappoint. Children happy.

Smashing addition to the village.

Absolutely brilliant Polar express.

Fantastic morning view are great you don't get long on the train but the walks are nice and well worth the £7 to add a picnic box. Would recommend. Plus in these covid times every where was super clean plus staff were constantly cleaning too

Very well organised, lovely friendly staff.xx

The kids loved it

Interested in steam

Back in operation. Ample parking great attitude and steam trains.

Easy 5 star, excellent couple of hours out on the train and the walk. The volunteers very helpful and friendly. The tea room and shop good and with covid measures in place. You book your own part of the train and its very good the price. Well worth a visit, thank you to those keeping it running

Throughly enjoyed our trip on the TanfieldRailway. Slightly different to our previous visits but well thought out and though precautions and pretty good value too...only £30 for a private carriage, refreshments at Andrew's House and a guide book. The kids (yes even the big ones) enjoyed looking for all the hidden Teddy bears along the way

It felt safe, comfortable and well organised. My family loved their ride in compartment#9 Remember to book online! You get an entire compartment for you and your group as well as a train programme, spot the bear activity for the kids and refreshments - great value for money. Everything runs like clockwork. The team at Tanfield railway are doing an amazing job. We arrived 15mins before departure, facilities were clean, covid safe and friendly. Adults have to wear face coverings inside buildings and on the platform but once you're in your train compartment you don't need to wear it. The ride was comfy, picturesque and the kids (2 & 6) loved it. There was a steam engine out for our trip (check website for details). The ride takes about an hour and you get to stretch your legs half way, so give it a couple of hours.