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Christmas High Tea

East Somerset Railway · Shepton MalletSat 5 December 202614:15
Heritage steam train with red and cream carriages travelling through rural countryside with green fields and bare trees.
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Cartoon-faced blue and red steam locomotive with passengers and families waiting on the platform beside the track.
Steam locomotive number 46447 emitting smoke whilst stationary on tracks beside a brick railway building.

DATES

Sat 5 December 2026

TIMES

14:15

Festive high tea served aboard the Mendip Belle Dining Carriage on a return steam trip through Somerset.

Climb aboard the historic Mendip Belle Dining Carriage at Cranmore Station for a Christmas High Tea on selected December dates. The experience starts at 2:15pm with departure at 2:30pm, taking in two round trips through the Somerset countryside before finishing at 4:15pm. Tea includes a trio of festive finger sandwiches, a pork, sage and red onion sausage roll, a honey glazed pig in blanket, a scone with clotted cream, strawberry jam and butter, a mince pie, a billionaires brownie, Christmas cake and a Rudolph's Red Nose Truffle, plus a hot drink of your choice. Everything is homemade at the Station Café, and bubbly can be bought on the day to go with it. Running on 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 22nd and 23rd December 2026, this suits anyone after a sit-down festive treat with a scenic steam train ride included.</description> <parameter name="listing_type">event

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Heritage steam train with red and cream carriages travelling through rural countryside with green fields and bare trees.East Somerset RailwayA 2.5 mile steam train ride through Mendip countryside, plus an engine shed, signal box and a play area for the ones who get bored of sitting still.Shepton Mallet · from £9 · allergy aware · blue badge parking · caféSee full listing →

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