Santa Specials @ West Lancashire Light Railway 2026

Santa Specials at the West Lancashire Light Railway. Hesketh Bank PR4 6SP

Tickets go on sale 1st October 2026 at 9.00am


We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our very popular visit from Father Christmas at the West Lancashire Light Railway. Santa trains will operate over five days, on Saturday 12th & 19th, and Sunday 6th, 13th and 20th of December, with the first train departing at 10:30 am. Trains depart every 45 minutes until 4.30 pm. 

Your ticket includes a 40-minute heritage steam train return journey to see Father Christmas, his Elves and Santa's Christmas Magic Show. All children receive a quality gift from Father Christmas and a Christmas goody bag. Adults receive free mince pies and Christmas mulled wine or Christmas fruit punch (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) or a hot drink. 

We do provide gifts for under 3's but understand that a gift may not always be appropriate for some infants. Therefore, children under 3, that do NOT require a gift from Santa and can travel on an adult's lap, can travel free. 

Each train comprises of 3 carriages with compartments 1-4, 5-8 and 9-10 in separate carriages.

You can book either a compartment (£90) that typically seats 4 Adults and 4 Children, ideal for families and friends to all sit together, or you can purchase individual Adult (£10) and Child (£15) tickets, possibly sharing your compartment with another family. 

Compartment 10 is fully accessible and wheelchair-friendly,  Compartments 9 and 10 are in a fully glazed carriage that has some restricted views of some of the activities on the Toyland platform. Compartment 10, is reserved for wheel chair users where Santa will come and visit you.

Hot food and drinks are available for sale from our Fireman's shovel railway wagon at Becconsall Station.  

You should consider this an outdoor event; please wear appropriate clothing for the weather on the day.

Please arrive on time, allowing for your journey time and car parking. We cannot guarantee that we can accommodate your party if you miss your booked train departure.

All child tickets need at least one adult ticket in the same compartment  for safety reasons. Should no adult or child tickets be displayed on the booking site,  these tickets are sold out.

We recommend booking early; Tickets are limited and typically sell out quickly.