Little railway, BIG adventures! Whistlestop Valley is the home of the Kirklees Light Railway and Shelley Station is the terminus of the 3.5 mile long scenic narrow-gauge steam railway. At Shelley Station an outdoor playground, The Turntable dessert parlour and amazing views of the West Yorkshire countryside. Whistlestop Valley is usually open to the public on weekends, Bank Holidays and local school holidays. Closed 25 Dec to mid-Feb. Journeys must start from Clayton West Station although walkers are welcome at Shelley Station. Please note there are no parking facilities at Shelley Station.
Great day out for families, loads to do, dry or wet weather. My son loves a day out on the trains, and the go karts, and the little train, and the jumping pillow, and the mini golf, and the carousel, and the ride up at Shelley, and the park and the sand... What have I missed? Oh, and the shed! And watching the trains go to bed in the shed!! Fabulous!
Not really sure where to put a review for the cafe as it hasn't its own Google Maps page, but it's lovely. Good, freshly-made food, lots of veggie and vegan options, and a good cuppa tea. Highly recommend the pepperoni pizza which is made freshly. Someone ordered a pizza but never collected it, despite the waitress going round every table asking if anyone ordered one. She said it was going in the bin and if anyone wanted to claim it, so I did.
Love it here. Lots for kids to do, all day play. Bouncy pillow, park, crazy golf, character days. Train rides. Lovely cafe. Gift shop.
Fun for the kids with plenty to do. We were there all day with two 4 year olds, and we literally had to drag them out of the place. What I liked most was that the activities once in the place were all free. Would high recommend
Brilliant 3 hours with 2 grandchildren. The site has been upgraded and tickets are inclusive of all rides. Thoroughly recommend this.
Lovely place as it's part of the whistlestopvalley . The train ride is 20 minutes long so it does feel like a little adventure for the kids.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Getting tickets in advance recommended
Good for kids
Good for kids birthday
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Great day out for families, loads to do, dry or wet weather. My son loves a day out on the trains, and the go karts, and the little train, and the jumping pillow, and the mini golf, and the carousel, and the ride up at Shelley, and the park and the sand... What have I missed? Oh, and the shed! And watching the trains go to bed in the shed!! Fabulous!
Not really sure where to put a review for the cafe as it hasn't its own Google Maps page, but it's lovely. Good, freshly-made food, lots of veggie and vegan options, and a good cuppa tea. Highly recommend the pepperoni pizza which is made freshly. Someone ordered a pizza but never collected it, despite the waitress going round every table asking if anyone ordered one. She said it was going in the bin and if anyone wanted to claim it, so I did.
Love it here. Lots for kids to do, all day play. Bouncy pillow, park, crazy golf, character days. Train rides. Lovely cafe. Gift shop.
Fun for the kids with plenty to do. We were there all day with two 4 year olds, and we literally had to drag them out of the place. What I liked most was that the activities once in the place were all free. Would high recommend
Brilliant 3 hours with 2 grandchildren. The site has been upgraded and tickets are inclusive of all rides. Thoroughly recommend this.
Lovely place as it's part of the whistlestopvalley . The train ride is 20 minutes long so it does feel like a little adventure for the kids.
