Mince Pie Specials

Blow away those post-Christmas cobwebs!

Donโ€™t forget to wrap up warm (Christmas jumpers arenโ€™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 pieโ€”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

WED09.00 – 17.00
THUR09.00 – 17.00
FRI09.00 – 22.00
SAT09.00 – 22.00
SUN09.00 – 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 donโ€™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 Britainโ€™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 โ€“ 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:
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:
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 โ€œRail Storyโ€ 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)

TICKETON THE DAYONLINE 3 DAYS IN ADVANCE
Adultยฃ22.00ยฃ19.90
Child (5-15)ยฃ11.00ยฃ9.90
Child under 5FREEFREE
Family Offers
One Adult & One Childยฃ27.50ยฃ24.75
Two Adults & Three Childrenยฃ55.00ยฃ49.50
Local Resident Card Holders & Membersยฃ11.00N/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 โ€“ Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, BD21 4HP – No Parking at Keighley Station
  • INGROW โ€“ Ingrow Railway Station, South Street, Ingrow, Keighley, BD21 5AX
  • OAKWORTH โ€“ Oakworth Railway Station, Station Road, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 0DZ
  • HAWORTH โ€“ The Railway Station, Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, BD22 8NJ
  • OXENHOPE โ€“ 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 Railwayโ€™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.