See how life was on the railways in the 1940’s with characters in costume on the platforms, in the trains and in the waiting room. Also vintage vehicles will be on show. For more information click here.
Tickets are available on line here
Adults are £20.50 with gift aid and £18.50 without
Seniors over 65 £19.00 and £16.50 without
If you don’t want Gift Aid just remove the tick in the yes box above the prices.
Opening and meeting time is 10.30am and the event closes at 4pm.
The entrance to the Railway Centre is through the ticket hall of Didcot Parkway mainline railway station.
Please advise the GWR ticket barrier staff at the mainline station that you are visiting Didcot Railway Centre and they will open the barriers to allow you access. (You may need to show your Railway Centre tickets when you exit the main station after your visit).
Walk straight through the modern subway and continue into the original subway, built to allow enginemen to get to work at the locomotive shed. Proceed up our new steps or access ramp to find the ticket office as you enter.
Parking
None of the car parks available to the Railway Centre take cash. All are operated by RINGO or APCOA and the RINGO ones require you to download the parking apps prior to visiting in order to pay. The only machines that accept card payments are situated in the APCOA multi storey car park.
The Railway Centre is signposted from the M4 (junction 13) and the A34, follow the brown signs to Didcot Railway Centre. It can also be accessed from the M40 and A34. Take the turning for the Milton Interchange.
If you are using a satnav to find them, please do NOT use the satnav address for Didcot Railway Centre as this will take you into the middle of a housing estate, separated from them by the main railway line.
There are three car park options available.
The first one is the main railway station multi-storey car park (Basil Hill Road). This car park is your destination if you follow the brown signs to Didcot Railway Centre. This car park does not have a postcode - We recommend using What3Words to find this car park. The road leading to the car park entrance can be found at www.what3words.com/caves.wades.slanting
From this car park, leave on foot, via the covered walkway from Level 2 which leads to the front of Didcot Parkway station. Please note that if you have limited mobility, you should use one of the alternative car parks as these are much closer to the centre. This car park is a 10-15 minute walk from the centre.
Two alternative car parks are situated directly opposite the main station itself. The postcode needed for these is OX11 7NR. This will direct you to the station itself and the car parks are across the road either side of the pub.