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I visited your railway a few weeks ago and have never been made to feel more welcome on a preserved railway. I have... continued
Ian W - Cheshire
We recently visited your railway at Woody Bay and wish to say how impressed we were with the warm and friendly welcome... continued
Dr Paul Stewart - Worcestershire
My Grandfathers favourite railway 1930.  "Perchance to rise again". It will happen
Charlie and Ali Ridley - Cumbria
Lovely railway. Lunch was great - Cream Tea was even better!
Simon, Amanda and Amelia Wilson - Loughborough
We had an excellent family day out on the railway recently, 8 of us aged from 7 - 70 all enjoyed 2 rides and a lovely... continued
Sheena and Peter - Pilton Barnstaple
Just a line to say how much I enjoy your website - so do my two foster youngsters, Matthew and Selina. The kids have... continued
Terry - Scotland
After recently visiting the L&BR, with your commitment to recreate as far as possible this beautiful railway's... continued
MPS - Leicestershire
A time capsule of victorian steam travel in the heart of the beautiful North Devon countryside.
T Cunningham
Very welcoming staff, lovely refreshments. Beautiful scenery and a really great steamy ride.
Caroline Brooks and Family - Shibbington, Hants
Perfect perfect what a lovely place. Train, everything, perfect.
J Young
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The Last Narrow-Gauge Railway Adventure

Welcome to the the L&B Archive Site

Looking for this years train times, fares ETC? Please click HERE

"Today's L&B at Woody Bay is perhaps the finest showcase for what preservation can achieve"

Steam Railway No. 500 (December 2019 - January 2020)

The only steam railway in the UK where on every journey, passengers travel in Victorian railway carriages designed in the 1890's

These unique historic carriages cannot be seen anywhere other than here in North Devon

At 964 feet above sea level, Woody Bay is the highest railway station in Southern England
and home of the World's only new-build American steam engine, LYN

We are hard at work on the project to extend the railway to Blackmoor, Wistlandpound and eventually back to Lynton

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

It's been a long and difficult job – to find out why CLICK HERE

Did you know that having a heritage railway nearby significantly boosts the local economy?

Social Enterprise in Action
More than eighty years after its closure in 1935, you can once more board a train of original L&B carriages at England's highest narrow-gauge railway station - the delightfully named Woody Bay Station - 1,000 feet up on wild Exmoor. Operated almost entirely by volunteers, we are a "non-profit" organisation owned by its members with the mission to fully restore the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.

 

Leader4, defra and EU logos - Part financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

Part financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
2007 - 2013: Europe investing in Rural Areas

Exmoor National Park funding button

 

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