Adult £5.00 Child £4.00 Child <3 FREE OAP £4.00

General Passenger Information

Passengers cannot book in advance to travel. On normal operating days (i.e. excluding Merlin/Santa/Easter) your ticket gains you entrance to the Railway and you are welcome to stay for as long as you wish and travel as often as you want until closing time at 5pm.

As tickets are not pre-orderable they are only available on the day the trains are running, and are date stamped for date of issue and are not transferable to other days.

All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a fare-paying adult.

On Red Timetable days, passengers may alight at King Magnus' Halt (by request) or the Loop Platform and return to Downpatrick on whichever train is most convenient for them.

When visiting Merlin at Hallowe'en or Santa at Christmas, the child's fare includes a return train trip to Downpatrick Loop platform, and a present from Merlin in his cave or from Santa in his grotto.

For teenage children not wanting to see Santa, adult fares apply. Single tickets are not available at Halloween/Christmas.

Tours are normally organised for anyone wishing to have a look around the workshed, signal cabin and engine shed.

A shop selling souvenirs, toys and books and a display of photographs and small artefacts is located in the station building.

A buffet carriage is usually located at the Loop platform or bay platform at Downpatrick Station, serving light refreshments.