The railway is currently closed to the public while we continue to recover from 2023’s floods

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June 2018

Summer Steam pulls into Downpatrick

See our opening dates here – please check before you travel to Downpatrick! This summer, visitors to County Down can relive the elegance of by-gone railway travel as a season of ‘Summer Steam’ steam trains chuffing their way through the picturesque County Down countryside, along nearly two miles of restored track, begins this July. And […]

Race for the Train at the DownTime Festival

Steam trains are running at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway on the weekend of 16th and 17th June as part of the new DownTime festival of horse racing, music and culture being held across the Downpatrick area. To enter into the spirit of fun, there’s a special offer for kids to get in free […]