Mince Pie Specials
Blow away those post-Christmas cobwebs!
Don’t forget to wrap up warm (Christmas jumpers aren’t compulsory but make great festive photos – !).
Come and extend the festive season with the family, enjoy a tasty Mince Pie and take a journey along the Worth Valley.
From Boxing Day 2024 to 5th January 2025, travel in our toasty Yuletide carriages as our festive journey continues into the New Year. See our stations transformed with a Christmas display, creating a magical glow as your train rolls in.
You can purchase your tickets on the day of the event (or pre-book online). Your ticket includes a homemade Mince pie—tasty!
When booking tickets, fares are a standard price, so a rover ticket is valid for the Mince Pie Specials!
DATES
Thursday 26th December 2024
until
Sunday 5th January 2025
EVENT INFORMATION
The Old Parcels Office, keighley
The Old Parcels Office, overlooking the tracks of Keighley Station from the bridge, its the railway’s recently refurbished venue for great food and drink in the centre of Keighley.
Our days start with hearty breakfasts and freshly ground coffee, and from lunchtime, you can enjoy a wider selection of dishes prepared with local ingredients to suit every appetite.
Take time out between trains and enjoy a proper Yorkshire brew with Taylors of Harrogate and Yorkshire Teas, or take something a bit stronger, like one of our house cocktails made with the best spirits and liqueurs. Families can relax as kids are well catered for with their menu packed with favourites, healthy and tasty.
The Old Parcels Office serves meals all day accompanied by hand-pulled real ale, a choice of real bottled beers, quality lagers, and ciders that will quench your thirst and keep you fuelled up to visit the railway’s museums and historic stations.
A traditional pub with a warm welcome, a perfect space for meetings or celebrations.
OPENING TIMES
| WED | 09.00 – 17.00 |
| THUR | 09.00 – 17.00 |
| FRI | 09.00 – 22.00 |
| SAT | 09.00 – 22.00 |
| SUN | 09.00 – 17.00 |
The Old Parcels Office will also be open on days when trains run.. Check the timetable to find out the running days.
the buffet, keighley
If you don’t have time to visit the Old Parcels Office, the Buffet is also open whenever passenger trains run. Positioned on the platform, the buffet is an old W. H. Smith bookstall; you can buy hot and cold drinks, snacks, sandwiches and sweets.
Directly alongside the Buffet is a gift shop, selling books, souvenirs and lots of little gifts.
OPENING TIMES
9.30 am until 4.30 pm
The Buffet will be open on days when trains run, every weekend all year and during holidays. Have a look at the timetable to find out the running days.
the tea room, oxenhope
In 1982 the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway invested in an atmospheric tearoom. You can now enjoy lunch and refreshment breaks throughout the day seated in a railway carriage that used to speed along Britain’s mainline railway network. Besides top-quality tea, coffee, and other soft drinks, the tearoom offers sandwiches, pies, cakes and biscuits!
OPENING TIMES
9.30 am until 4.30 pm
The Buffet Car will be open on days when trains run, every weekend all year and during holidays. Have a look at the timetable to find out the running days.
On-train bar
The Keighley & Worth Valley is unique because most of our trains convey a real-ale buffet car, serving real-ale from traditional hand pumps. The buffet car also serves tea, coffee and a wide selection of soft drinks & snacks – but it’s the real-ale that is the real treat for our passengers.
But how does a traditional beer barrel with sediment remain drinkable on a moving train? The beer is drawn from the cask before the journey into a specially made drum on the train, ensuring a perfect pint throughout the day. The Railway uses local breweries, and on selected weekends, there can be up to three real-ales on board – we usually try to have two at least!
OPENING TIMES
You can check on the timetable to see when the On-Train bar is conveyed by looking for the coffee cup symbol in the notes section.
Members & Local Resident Car holders can enjoy a discount on it too.
| Notes: |  |
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| Oxenhope | d | 1000 |
1050 |
1140 |
1230 |
1335 |
1425 |
1515 |
1600 |
| Haworth | d | 1006 |
1056 |
1146 |
1236 |
1341 |
1431 |
1521 |
1606 |
| Oakworth | d | 1009 |
1059 |
1149 |
1239 |
1344 |
1434 |
1524 |
1609 |
| Damems | d | 1013x |
1103x |
1153x |
1243x |
1348x |
1438x |
1528x |
1613x |
Ingrow West |
d | 1016 |
1106 |
1156 |
1246 |
1351 |
1441 |
1531 |
1616 |
Keighley |
a | 1025 |
1115 |
1205 |
1255 |
1400 |
1450 |
1540 |
1625 |
| Notes: | |
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| Keighley |
d | 1050 |
1140 |
1230 |
1335 |
1425 |
1515 |
1600 |
1645 |
| Ingrow West |
d | 1056 |
1146 |
1236 |
1341 |
1431 |
1521 |
1606 |
1651 |
| Damems | d | 1100x |
1150x |
1240x |
1345x |
1435x |
1525x |
1610x |
1655x |
| Oakworth | d | 1105 |
1155 |
1245 |
1350 |
1440 |
1530 |
1615 |
1700 |
| Haworth | d | 1110 |
1200 |
1250 |
1355 |
1445 |
1535 |
1620 |
1705 |
| Oxenhope | a | 1115 |
1205 |
1255 |
1400 |
1450 |
1540 |
1625 |
1710 |
Key:
| a | Arrival Time |
| d | Departure Time |
| x | Request Stop. To board a train, inform the station staff. To alight from a train, inform the Train Guard before the train leaves the previous station. |
 | Connections with National Rail services to Leeds, Bradford, Skipton & beyond |
 | Alight at Ingrow for “Rail Story” museums & exhibitions. |
 | Real Ale Bar Car conveyed on this train serving teas, coffees, soft drinks, real ale, wine and spirits. A selection of snacks and confectionary is available too. |
 | Steam Train |
 | Diesel Train |
| SO | This train runs only on Saturdays . |
Day rover fares (Book your tickets online three days in advance & save)
| TICKET | ON THE DAY | ONLINE 3 DAYS IN ADVANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £22.00 | £19.90 |
| Child (5-15) | £11.00 | £9.90 |
| Child under 5 | FREE | FREE |
| Family Offers | ||
| One Adult & One Child | £27.50 | £24.75 |
| Two Adults & Three Children | £55.00 | £49.50 |
| Local Resident Card Holders & Members | £11.00 | N/A |
There is no need to pre-book for the Mince Pie Specials; you can simply turn up and buy your tickets on the day. Normal fares operate with standard discounts for local resident cardholders and members. If you live in Postcode areas BD20, BD21 or BD22, you can take advantage of special reduced fares by having a Local Residents Railcard. Find out more information about how to apply on the website.
Car parks are available at five of the KWVR stations, and for the benefit of satellite navigation system users, the KWVR station addresses & postcodes are:
- KEIGHLEY – Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, BD21 4HP – No Parking at Keighley Station
- INGROW – Ingrow Railway Station, South Street, Ingrow, Keighley, BD21 5AX
- OAKWORTH – Oakworth Railway Station, Station Road, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 0DZ
- HAWORTH – The Railway Station, Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, BD22 8NJ
- OXENHOPE – Oxenhope Railway Station, Station Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LB
You can find more information about getting the railway in the dedicated travel section.
The Railway is pleased to welcome all dogs and their owners onto The Mince Pie Specials, provided their owners ensure that their dogs do not distract the train’s operation or inconvenience or difficulty fellow passengers. In addition, dogs are not allowed onto carriage seats.
In the opinion of the Station Master or Guard, if a dog is not in the control of its owner and is causing problems, the Station Master or Guard may, at their discretion, request the dog be taken away from the Railway’s premises or removed from the train at the next available station or be cared for by its owner in a more appropriate area away from other passengers.
Assistance Dogs
We recognise that these dogs provide valuable assistance for the sight-impaired and those with hearing loss, epilepsy, diabetes, physical mobility problems and more. Assistance Dogs are welcome on ALL KWVR trains.