Online booking closes at 6pm the day before. Don’t worry, you can still purchase tickets on arrival at our station.
Heritage trains are back this summer on selected Saturdays – it’s the perfect way to spend a couple of hours on a (hopefully!) sunny summer afternoon on one of our heritage diesel trains.
On your visit you can:
- Take as many or as few round trips as you want to Inch Abbey
- Visit our museum to learn about the history of the BCDR and railways in general
- Explore our carriage gallery, with a fascinating collection of vintage carriages and locomotives. Everything from a 1960s diesel locomotive to a Travelling Post Office carriage and lovely original BCDR carriages for you to experience up close
- Visit the country’s only original signal cabin that is fully accessible for the mobility impaired
- Get a drink and snack in our buffet
- Pay a visit to the gift shop
Dates & times
This event is running on:
- Saturdays 18th, 25th July
- Saturdays 1st, 8th, 15th August
- Saturday 5th September
On other dates we are running special events. You can see our complete events listing to check the dates.
Trains depart from our Downpatrick station at: 13:00, 13:45, 14:30, 15:15, 16:00
Tickets
- Adults (18+): £11
- Child (4+): £9
- Child (under 4): free
- Family saver ticket (2 adults + 3 kids): £40
- Concession: £10
- Carers for paying adult requiring assistance: Free – please see our carers policy here
Cab ride
If you want to upgrade your experience, you can book a cab ride, enabling you to travel with the driver for a specified return trip to Inch Abbey. Cab ride tickets are £47, and include your all-day admission to the railway, and you can travel as a regular passenger on any other train of the day.
Cab rides are subject to availability and operating requirements.