A steam locomotive hauls the Jacobite train across the curved stone arches of Glenfinnan Viaduct, white exhaust trailing back over the maroon carriages with Highland hills beyond.
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Santa Express at the West Somerset Railway

📅 Selected dates, 28 Nov – 24 Dec 2026📍 Minehead Station, West Somerset Railway, SomersetTA24 5BG

Santa Express trains run on selected dates from 28 November to 24 December 2026 on Britain's longest standard gauge heritage line, with separate departures advertised from Minehead and from Bishops Lydeard. Seats are limited on each train and advance online booking is required.

What’s on

  • Departures from Minehead and Bishops Lydeard
  • First trains from 28 November
  • Booking open now
  • 20 mile heritage line
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