Steampunk Weekend – 2nd – 3rd July 2022.
We are pleased to announce we will be hosting our 2nd Steampunk event on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July 2022.
Due to the great success Great Central Railway would like to transport you back to the Victorian days mixed with industrial, everything clockwork and those pulled by steam for our 2 day Steampunk festival.
Offering the finest assortment of entertainment to amaze and even educate us all. Folk Music and amazing feats of physical skill await you. There will be a market too so you can take a little piece of steampunk home with you.
For your aural and optical pleasure we invite you to dress up or dress down but come to any of 4 stations and get involved - This is the best backdrop for Steampunk inspiration.
Just Confirmed attendance - Haxed - Axe throwing - Quorn ONLY - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
Pay Per Throw:
£20 Per Person for 30 minutes.
5 Mins induction and paperwork
10 Minutes Training of Throwing
15 minutes of throwing which will consist of 3 sets of 5 throws on a score card
LOUGHBOROUGH
Time Performance
1000 Host Meet and Greet Dr Corvus Marconi - Just confirmed
1100 Saturday Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
Sunday Cherry Twirls
1200 Tea Dueling Competition (family ticket up for grabs)
1300 Saturday Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
Sunday Cherry Twirls
1400 Host Meet and Greet Dr Corvus Marconi
1500 Saturday Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
Sunday Cherry Twirls
1600 Close
ROTHLEY
Featuring fabulous fairground organ
Time Performance
1000 Host-meet and greet plus fire performance
1100 Sunday only Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
1200 Host-meet and greet plus fire performance
1300 Sunday only Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
1400 Host-meet and greet plus fire performance
1500 Sunday Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
1600 Close
QUORN & WOODHOUSE
Featuring a Specialist market and Steam Gallopers
Time Performance
1000 Meet and Greet with Count Rostov
1130
1200 Fashion Show
1330 A little Humour with Count Rostov
1500 The Cogkneys
LEICESTER NORTH
Time Performance
1000 Morris Dancing (Saturday) Sam The Entertainer-stilts/ juggling/devil sticks/Diablo (Sunday)
1100 The Cogkneys
1300 Morris Dancing (Saturday) Sam The Entertainer (Sunday)
1600 Morris Dancing (Saturday) Sam The Entertainer (Sunday)
1700 Close
Your Train Journey
Start and finish your journey at any one of our 4 stations and hop on and off along the way all day long!
Enjoy a 16 mile return trip behind a steam engine
Join any of our trains at any of our four stations, for a fun packed day for all the family.
Timetables (click to enlarge)
TICKET INFORMATION -
Platform Pass £4 and Yard Pass £10
Family Ticket: £42 (2 adults & up to 3 children)
2 day family: £70.00 (2 adults & up to 3 children)
£31 (1 adult & up to 3 children)
2 day Family: £50 (1 adult & up to 3 children)
Adult: £19
2 day Adult: £32
Children: £10 (aged 3-16 inclusive)
2 day Child: £15
Under 3s: Free of charge
Saturday evening entry £5
Car Club Priv rate tickets will be available
Showground (Quorn) Entry with a full ticket - or purchase of a Yard Pass for Quorn and Rothley or Platform pass from Loughbrough
Return, single short hop tickets available between stations after 3.30pm where normal fares apply
Normal discounts apply for members of Friends of Great Central Main Line to buy Privilege rate tickets.
*Members of Friends of the GCML are entitled to the normal privilege fares upon production of membership card.
*HRA - pass holders can travel at priv rates.
*Working members of other heritage railways with whom GCR has reciprocal arrangements for reduced fares, will be eligible for Privilege fares upon production of valid working membership cards.
Same arrangements apply as above for holders of ex British Rail and Train operating Company passes.
CAR PARKING:
Loughborough: LE11 1RW. On street parking is available but the surrounding roads will be busy. Many double yellow lines have been added to roads in the area, so parking is increasingly scarce.
Quorn: LE12 8AG. This is GCR's main car park.
Rothley: LE7 7LD. There is very limited free car parking in the station yard due to the children's funfair and the designated disabled area.
Leicester North: LE4 3BR. There is limited free car parking on the immediate approach to the station.
DISABLED PARKING: The station yard at Quorn will be available for blue badge holders and our less able-bodied visitors who do not have a blue badge. To reserve your space, please email marketing@gcrailway.co.uk with your name and vehicle registration details.
Passengers are conveyed by the Company's trains in accordance with the Company's "Conditions of Carriage" (as shown on this website). All train services, locomotives, exhibits and other attractions appear subject to availability and are subject to change without prior notice.
ACCOMMODATION:
Are you looking to stay a little longer...? There are some Bed & Breakfast establishments well within the reach of the railway - click here