Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon is offering a range of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy this Easter.
Locomotion’s Learning Team are offering craft packs for £1 per child. Each pack contains either an Easter chick card or Easter egg decoration for youngsters to make, along with an Easter trail to follow around the museum.
Every child who completes the trail will receive a certificate! Craft packs will be available from Friday March 25 to Sunday April 10, while stocks last.
Our resident steam locomotive, Furness Railway No. 20, will also be operating from Friday March 25 to Monday March 28. Steam driver experience sessions are available on the Friday and Saturday, with prices starting from £80 for a 30 minute session. Please note that participants must be aged between 21 – 69. Passenger steam train rides will be available on the Sunday and Monday – a small charge applies for train rides.
The museum will move to Summer opening hours from Friday March 25, meaning that opening times will be 10am to 5pm daily. Parking and admission is free of charge. For more information, please call 01388 777999.