GCR Explorer Ticket
Stress-Free Planning for the Perfect Family Day
The Explorer Ticket offers the ultimate stress-free day out for families and railway enthusiasts, with everything perfectly planned for you with a thoughtfully designed itinerary and engaging activities for kids with immersive storytelling. From the moment you’re welcomed at our stations, the Explorer Ticket ensures you can focus on enjoying quality time with your loved ones while we take care of the details.
What to Expect
Ready-Made Itineraries
Start your day at any GCR station with a detailed itinerary in hand. Every stop is carefully planned, so you don’t have to worry about organising your time.
Personalised Experience
Choose your starting point and pre-select any extra items such as meal stops or heritage tours for a day tailored to your family’s needs.
Quality Time with Your Loved Ones
Forget about the hassle of timetables and focus on enjoying the day together. From scenic train rides to fun challenges, our beautifully restored, period stations do the storytelling.
Discover, Learn & Explore
With the Explorer Ticket, your family’s perfect day out is all planned for you! Every ticket includes a special Explorer Pack, packed with fun facts, engaging activities, and station-by-station challenges designed to bring the history of railway travel to life and making every stop along your journey exciting and immersive.
What’s Inside the Explorer Pack?
As soon as you arrive at your starting station, you’ll receive your Explorer Pack, designed to make your visit interactive and enjoyable as well as giving you all the tools for a smooth and enjoyable visit, so you don’t have to think twice.
Each station on the Great Central Railway has a unique theme, and your pack will guide you through an engaging journey filled with discovery.
Explorer Departures
Loughborough Central
Quorn & Woodhouse
