About

Dinosaurs at the Railway

Sunday 16th July

Starts at North Weald Station, Station Road, North Weald, CM16 6BT

Come and meet the roaring, walking dinosaur - he's normally very friendly, except when hungry! 

Learn "How to Train your Dinosaur!" and meet the baby dinosaurs on board the train!

Join our train service to Ongar and meet the roaring, walking dinosaur! Baby dinosaurs will be on board the trains too! 

It will be a great day out for all the family.

More infromation and booking links here.

At North Weald station

Our gift shop will be open with a wide selection of souvenirs for sale, as well as a selection of dinosaur merchandise.

The LNER Café will be open offering a range of hot and cold drinks and light refreshments to take away.

At Ongar Station

Meet Bruno, the life size walking, roaring T-Rex dinosaur.

Light refreshments will be available from the Buffet Stop cafe.

Visit the Penny Salon gallery which will be showing a topical photographic exhibition

Join the animal hunt and find the animals hiding around the station 

Fares

Why not enjoy an exclusive compartment for your family or group of up to 6 people? Strictly limited number available on each train.

Standard tickets:
Adult: £18;
Child £8;
Family (up to 2 adults and 2 children): £49

Exclusive compartment for up to 6 people: £75

Children under 3 years old are free – no ticket needed - though they are not allocated a seat.

All fares include the connecting heritage bus service from Epping Underground station or Ongar.

Capacity on each train will be limited and advance booking is essential.

 

Baby dinosaurs will visit passengers on board the train. After the show at Ongar, the train will return you to North Weald. 

The experience lasts approximately 90 minutes. The train will journey through the Essex countryside to Ongar, where you will have approximately 55 minutes to enjoy our dinosaur attractions and show. The train will then return you to North Weald. You may finish your journey at Ongar if you wish, but in this case you will not be able to return to North Weald on a later train. 

You can find connecting heritage bus times from Epping Underground station by selecting the date of your visit here. Do ensure you leave sufficient time for your connecting bus journey - the train will leave promptly at the times above. 

Passengers are asked to arrive no earlier than 30 minutes prior to the departure of their train. You may finish your journey at Ongar, instead of returning to North Weald, if you wish, but you will not be able to return on a later train.

Passengers using the bus from Ongar should note that there will be an extended wait for a return bus if booking for 13.20 train service; An additional bus service will run to connect from the 15.00 train service if required. 

All tickets will be scanned electronically on arrival. This can be from a mobile phone or a print out. Please help us by making sure that you have these ready for our volunteers.

Passengers must comply with any government guidance in place on the date of travel. 

These trains are planned to be hauled by a steam locomotive. Every effort will be made to operate services as advertised but the Epping Ongar Railway reserves the right to substitute diesel traction for steam in unavoidable circumstances. No refunds will be offered in the event that diesel traction is substituted.

Locations and postcodes:

North Weald: North Weald Station, Station Road, North Weald, CM16 6BT

Ongar Station: Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, CM5 9BN

Epping Underground Station, Station Road, Epping, CM16 4HW