North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Pickering Station
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 7AJ

Tel: +44 (0)1751 472 508 (enquiries/booking)
+44 (0)1751 473 535 (talking timetable)
Fax: +44 (0)1751 476 970
Email: info@nymr.co.uk
Web: http://www.nymr.co.uk


The 18 mile North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs through the beautiful North York Moors National Park, between the market town of Pickering and the village of Grosmont.

With a day rover ticket you can stop to explore the delights of the North York Moors. By breaking your journey you can explore Pickering, Levisham, Goatland (Aidensfield in TV's 'Heartbeat' series) and Grosmont Stations and also take one of the many splendid walks across moorland and through wooded valleys.

Pickering Station has recently been restored to its 1937 condition with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Original features and fitting have been installed in the Booking & Parcels Office, as well in the Tea Room.

Levisham Station is set in the scenic Newton Dale Valley. This stop is the ideal location for walking with a wide variety of wildlife and flowers within a short distance of the station.

Newton Dale Halt is a walkers request stop. Excellent walks and beautiful scenery.

Goatland Station has been made famous as 'Aidensfield' in the YTV series 'Heartbeat'. The station has a newly refurbished Warehouse Tea Room, with authentic furniture and artefacts. Recent additions have included coal drops and a cattle dock.

Grosmont Station is the terminus for the NYMR and houses our locomotive sheds. The station has been restored to the British Railways' style of the 1960s.

On many days during the year NYMR services now operate all the way to the historic port of Whitby giving you the opportunity to combine the Moors and Coast in one great day out.

General Information:

  • Car Parking - available at Pickering, Levisham, Goatland and Grosmont Stations. A park and ride is operated near Pickering on the A169 during summer months
  • Toilets at all stations and on some trains
  • Disabled toilets at Pickering and Grosmont stations
  • Tea Rooms at Pickering, Goathland and Grosmont Stations with trolley/buffet car facilities on most trains.

     

    Opening Times
    (2007 times)
    Trains run daily from end of March to end of October and many weekends during the winter. Please phone for details.

    Admission Charges
    (2007 prices)
    All day return rover tickets give you the freedom of the line for the full day:

    Adult £14.00; Child £7.00; Senior Citizen £12.00; Family (2 adults + up to 4 children) £30.00.

    Whitby All day rover Tickets £20.00 Adult: Child £12.00.

    Single Journey and tickets for intermediate stations are also available.

    Directions
    Pickering station is off the A170 between Scarborough and Thirsk, 9 miles north of Malton. Grosmont Station can be reached from the A169 Pickering - Whitby road or the A171 Whitby - Middlesborough road and is well signposted. Grosmont is connected to the rail network. There are no rail connections from Pickering.
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