The Festive Flyer

All aboard the Festive Flyer for the perfect start to your Christmas season.

The Steam-hauled Festive Flyer will take you on a magical journey to our Cracker of a Christmas destination.

The Festive Flyer departs from Keighley or Haworth and steams towards ‘The North Pole’ of the Worth Valley, Oxenhope Station. Stepping off your steam-hauled express and onto the gas-lit platform at Oxenhope Station, there will be plenty that will get you in the Christmas Spirit.

  • Meet the Real Reindeer, who have flown in for some photo opportunities.
  • Visit the Christmas Market and pick up a little treat.
  • Live Christmas Music to get you in the festive mood.
  • A Magical Winter wonderland with plenty of photo opportunities
  • Hot and Cold food and drink
  • Santa’s elves will entertain you with their fun and festive show
  • A well-stocked licensed bar with hand-pulled real ale, draft lager, wines and spirits.

DATES

Thursday 12th December
Friday 13th December
Departure times between 12.45pm & 6.10pm
Adult (£25) // Child (£18)
BOOK TICKETS
The Festive Flyer has a meet with Real Reindeer; for a visit from Santa, please book The Elf Explorer.

OXENHOPE STATION

ENTERTAINMENT

Every Christmas event needs a bit of music and entertainment, and the Festive Flyer is no exception. You will have a super treat with the hugely engaging Natalie performing your favourite Christmas hits PLUS some of Santa’s elves will entertain you with their fun and festive show.

Expect plenty of audience participation, Laughs aplenty and of course that sprinkle of Elf magic!

THE FESTIVE FLYER

What could be better in December than a train ride hauled by one of our amazing steam locomotives?!

With the light fading our stations come to life with gas lanterns, fairy lights and magical Festive decorations. These late afternoon and evening services are the best time to travel as you and your family enjoy a mulled wine and mince pie or something a little softer and sweeter for the children.

Our steam-heated cosy train will take you on a journey through the Worth Valley to reach our destination of Oxenhope station. 

You will have over an hour to explore the attractions at Oxenhope before the train takes the strain back to your original station.

MEET THE REINDEERS

Reindeer are THE magical animal of Christmas and the one that every child would love to meet in the lead-up to the big day; this year you and your family can do just that!

We will have at least 2 reindeer at Oxenhope station that your kids will be able to get close to and take that all-important picture that will cement the memory of your trip forever.

These reindeer are well cared for by Santa’s elves and love to meet human folk, even though they are very used to just meeting the big man’s helpers!

FOOD & DRINK

Alongside our onboard snacks we will have our Rudolphs Refreshments café at Oxenhope with hot and cold festive food available to purchase alongside a range of drinks including that Christmas staple of Hot Chocolate!

Our Bar Humbug will also be open with Alcoholic beverages of all kinds on offer including Hot and cold options!

Make sure you don’t fill up too much on those home cooked winter meals before coming to this event!

CHRISTMAS MARKET

At Oxenhope station we have an indoor Christmas Market with stall holders offering some amazing items that will just cry out to be purchased as gifts.

With fantastic decoration and a Winter Woodland theme, this part of our event will be perfect for Adults to enjoy, especially those who love an artisan product and something that bit extra special for their loved ones.

PARKING

The Festive Flyer will depart from Haworth and Keighley stations. Both stations have car parks, and Haworth has other large car parks nearby if ours is full. Please aim to arrive around 30 minutes before the train departure time to avoid missing the train.

See our parking and travel guide for how best to travel and park for the Festive Flyer.

Travelling by train to Oxenhope is the only way to gain access, and entry will not be permitted unless you have a valid event ticket.

CHRISTMAS MARKET

Original designs Inspired by all things Brontë avail in totes, t-shirts, tea-towels, greeting cards, key-rings, premium hoodies

Pigg & Bell

Handmade Gifts & Home Decor

Hart Body and Soul

Well-being, healing and self-care also sell crystals.

Flossy Pops

 Fresh fluffy hand spun Candy Floss

EcoBeez

Salvaging slate, wood & tiles repurposing them into Bird tables

Pippa Marshall Art

Metal Trinkets, Ornaments, Garlands & Wreaths.

Stitch In Time by Karen

Embroidered gifts and homeware

HD Abstract Art 

Unique acrylic-based abstract artworks

Wimberry Crafts

Artwork and handcrafted items from Sheffield artist Laura Martin

Sandra Daly

Brontë Btch

Original designs Inspired by all things Brontë avail in totes, t-shirts, tea-towels, greeting cards, key-rings, premium hoodies

Worth Valley

Unique acrylic-based abstract artworks

Eileen Denning

EVENT INFORMATION

Your fare includes a roundtrip from your departure station and entry to the Oxenhope Station site.

TICKET
Adult£25.00
Child (3-15)£18.00
Child Under 3 (on Adults Lap)Free

Group Booking Rate is available for bookings of 20 or more; please contact bookings@kwvr.co.uk for more information.

Car parks are available at the departure stations, there is no parking at Oxenhope Station, and the train won’t be stopping anywhere else.

  • Keighley – Station Bridge, Keighley. BD21 4HP
  • Haworth– The Railway Station, Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, BD22 8NJ
Boarding TimeStationReturn Time
12:45Haworth15:10
13:10Keighley15:25
13:55Haworth16:40
14:10Keighley16:55
15:10Haworth17:55
15:25Keighley18:10
16:40Haworth19:00
16:55Keighley19:05
17:55Haworth20:10
18:10Keighley20:15

The Railway is pleased to welcome all dogs and their owners onto The Festive Flyer, subject to their owners ensuring that their dogs do not cause a distraction to the operation of the train or inconvenience and difficulties to 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, not only for the sight-impaired but also for those with hearing loss, epilepsy, diabetes, physical mobility problems and more. Assistance Dogs are welcome on ALL KWVR trains.

Prams can be stored in the Guards Van while travelling on the train; there is limited room, so the pram must be foldable. Once you arrive at Oxenhope Station, the pram must be collected, as the train departs not long after arrival.

This year we have a limited number of Accessibility Seats; the railway uses rolling stock from the 1950s & 60s, but we have converted one of our coaches to have Accessibility Seating. These can only be booked by emailing our Booking Office; each train has space for a Wheelchair with three seats, so the maximum bookable is 4. These seats are only available on the Haworth departures.

Please email bookings@kwvr.co.uk