2026 Timetable & Special Events

2026 Fares:

Return Fares (Return Fares are valid for travel all day):

ADULT: £7.00

CHILD: £3.50

DOGS: 60p

Single Fares:
ADULT: £3.50

CHILD: £2.00

Isle of Man Go Explorer Cards accepted on all services May – October (excl. Hop Tu Naa).

**Special Fares apply for Easter, Hop Tu Naa/Halloween & Christmas Special Events. Online booking required

🚂 REGULAR SERVICES

🗓 Sundays: May 3rd – October 18th
🕚 11:00am – 4:30pm
(Unless otherwise stated – see Special Events)

🌇 Wednesday Evenings:
July & August
🕖 6:30pm – 8:30pm
In conjunction with the Manx Electric Railway Groudle Shuttle Service – rail.im

🍰 STEAM TEAS

Available most Sundays & Wednesday evenings (summer season)
💻 Online Pre-Booking Required – Limited Numbers

Enjoy a steam train trip to the Sea Lion Rocks Tea Rooms for a relaxing afternoon tea.
Includes:

• Unlimited return train travel (on the day)
• Reserved table
• Unlimited tea or coffee
• Sandwiches, cakes, crisps & biscuits

💷 £27 per person (minimum 2 people)
Please advise dietary requirements on booking.
Bookings non-refundable within 5 days of travel.

👀 FAMILY TRAINSPOTTING CHALLENGE

Free fun for all the family – available every running day
Collect a challenge form at the Booking Office and spot clues along the route!

🎁 Prize: Win a Family Ticket to the 2026 Hop Tu Naa Trains or Santa Trains
(No extra charge)

🌟 SPECIAL EVENTS 2026

🐰 EASTER BUNNY TRAINS & FREE EGG HUNT

Easter Sunday & Monday | 5th & 6th April | 10am – 4:30pm
💻 Online Pre-Booking Required – Limited Numbers

Meet the Easter Bunny on the cliffs and collect an egg!
Includes free tea, coffee & squash from the Tea Rooms.
Plus a FREE Easter Egg Hunt to win your own Easter Bunny!

⚡ DIESEL & ELECTRIC DAY

Sunday 10th May | from 11am – 4:30pm
Historic locomotives in service:
Polar Bear, Maltby (1947), Dolphin & Walrus (1952)

🎂 130th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND

Saturday 23rd May / Sunday 24^th May | from 11an – 4:30pm
Celebrate 130 years of the Groudle Glen Railway and 40 years since reopening!

• Sea Lion & Brown Bear in service
• Two-train operation at 1896 ticket prices
• Cake cutting at 10:30am

👔 FATHER’S DAY – 1920s DAY

Sunday 21st June
All Dads travel free when accompanied by a child under 16.

Featuring Polar Bear recreating 1920s services throughout the day,
when steam power was out and electric power was in!

🚃 ISLE OF MAN HERITAGE TRANSPORT FESTIVAL

Wednesday 29th July, Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd August

• Wed 29th: 11am–9pm | Two-train steam service (Sea Lion & Brown Bear*)
• Sat 1st: 11am–4:30pm | Diesel & Electric Day – Two-train service
• Sun 2nd: 11am–4:30pm | Four steamers in service* – Two-train operation

🔧 Book online for Workshop Tours (Sat & Sun)

🔧 Book online for Groudle Guided Tour from MER to Groudle – (Wednesday Evening)

🚉 TWO-TRAIN SUMMER SUNDAYS

July 19th, July 26th, August 16th, August 23rd, August 30th
Enjoy the railway as in its tourism heyday!
Sea Lion and Brown Bear operate together, passing at Headland Loop.
(*Locomotives subject to availability.)

🎵 CLIFF TOP CONCERTS

Sunday 9th August
Ride the steam train to Sea Lion Rocks for a day of FREE live music from Manx musicians in spectacular coastal surroundings.

🔥 STEAM GALA DAY

Sunday 13th September
All steam locomotives in service for a two-train day packed with photo opportunities and special runs.

🎃 ‘NOT SO SCARY’ HOP TU NAA TRAINS

Saturday 31st October & Sunday 1st November | 1pm – 7pm
💻 Online Pre-Booking Required – Limited Numbers

A fun, family-friendly spooky adventure!
Meet Jinny the Witch, enjoy refreshments, and explore a Halloween scene filled with turnips & pumpkins.

🎅 CHRISTMAS SPECIALS

💻 Online Pre-Booking Required – Limited Numbers

🎁 SANTA TRAINS

12th, 13th, 19th & 20th December | 10am – 3:30pm
Take a magical ride from North Pole Halt to meet Santa in his grotto at Santa’s Halt.
Includes refreshments and a gift for every child.

🥧 MINCE PIE TRAINS

Boxing Day, 26th December | 11am – 3:30pm
Relax after Christmas with a festive train ride and mince pies at Sea Lion Rocks.

📍 FIND US

Groudle Glen Railway, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle of Man
Free parking at the top of Groudle Glen
Follow brown tourist signs from Onchan village

📞 Enquiries: info@ggr.org.uk
🌐 Book online: www.ggr.org.uk