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Train Services
Groups and Chartering
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Train Services
Groups and Chartering
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Do you have a children's party, a wedding anniversary, other family celebration, corporate or other function coming up this year? If so, why not use the MNR to provide a different type of experience. We may even decorate the train especially for you. For schools, we can give various talks about running a railway including the history, finances, engineering, and tourism aspects. The MNR can provide you with a train as well as catering facilities at Dereham Station.
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3rd June 2006. Photo: Steve Allen |
The MNR operates a full service of timetabled trains and it is possible to pre-book a group on any of these services. A representative of the MNR will travel with your party in specially reserved carriages. The following generous discounts from our full adult return fares apply:
The above group discounts do not apply on some special event days. Single journeys (one way only) attract lower discounts.
If you wish to charter a special train for your own use, then the MNR will be able to offer this service at times and days (outside normal operating days) to suit your needs. For details of the hire charges for a charter train, please contact the charters and groups manager at Dereham Station.
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1st April 2007. Photo: Bernie Bland |
To book, please initially contact the charter and groups manager on (07949) 476029 or fax (01362) 698487 to discuss your requirements, or e-mail groups@mnr.org.uk. A booking form will then be supplied, which should be completed and returned with a £25 deposit for groups or a £50 deposit for charters. The booking conditions are set out on the booking form.
Fully qualified catering staff are able to provide various refreshments at a reasonable cost for both charters and groups. Every effort will be made to cater for any special dietary requirements, providing advance notice is given.
At Dereham Station there is a large car-park which is also is suitable for coaches. The car park at Wymondham is too small for coaches, but can fit a few cars. However, coaches can still pick up passengers at the station.
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Photo: Ernest Hoyos |
Gooderstone Water Gardens and the Mid-Norfolk Railway have joined forces to offer an exclusive day out for coach parties visiting Breckland, involving a journey on the railway accompanied by a guide, refreshments, and a visit to the Water Gardens and nature trail. The gardens are set in six acres with ponds, a trout stream, waterways and mature gardens. There is also an opportunity to visit the historic town of Swaffham, recently used as a setting for the television series Kingdom.
Please e-mail groups@mnr.org.uk for further details and booking enquiries.
A special package has been designed which includes a train ride on the MNR with refreshments at Dereham Station with a visit, including lunch, at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum of Norfolk Life, a few miles north of Dereham. This package is specifically designed for coach parties and is a unique day trip featuring two of Breckland's major tourist attractions.
For further information and prices, please call on 01362 869251 or e-mail gressenhall.museum@norfolk.gov.uk.
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Photos: Gressenhall Museum |
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