This year, the Bure Valley Railway in Norfolk will allow visitors to imagine they are in the West Country with a journey on the Cream Tea Express.

Next to a trip on a steam train, holidays in Devon or Cornwall are never complete without a cream tea, and starting on the 1st April and continuing through to November, the Cream Tea Express is the Bure Valley Railway’s new experience/ It is designed so that visitors can celebrate the pleasures of a slow train journey, with the timeless enjoyment of a cream tea. Even better, for visitors travelling on the Cream Tea Express, the cream tea is included in the cost of their ticket.

More details about other events on the Bure Valley Railway are available here.

As well as the Cream Tea Expresses, the Bure Valley Railway holds regular events throughout the year, such as a series of Teddy Bear Expresses during the February half term, where children were invited to bring their teddy bears on trains travelling between Aylsham and Wroxham.

The railway has also been exploring alternatives to coal for its steam engines, and in 2024 carried out a trial of ovoids, which use coal residue from the production of other ovoids with a resin binder.