Rowsley Buffet

Whilst staying in the area we decided to visit the Peak Valley Railway. Having purchased a round trip ticket we were taken from Rowsley to Matlock. The train was top and tailed by 2 industrial steam engines. They made light work of the load and arrived in Matlock on time. The ticket allows you to come back on a later train so we had a 2 hour visit to Matlock Town centre. The line, although relatively short was quite scenic and there was plenty to see. Rowsley Station is the home to the engine sheds and many items of stock were seen. Visits to the shed aren't allowed which is a shame but typical for most railways. A pleasant day out would highly recommend.

We visited Peak Rail a couple weeks ago and the whole experience was absolutely delightful from start to finish. Highly recommended. Totally different from the Severn Valley and Great Central. It was great to see the Robert Stevenson & Hawthorn 0-4-0 working hard. ALL the staff were friendly and informative giving the visit a really nice feel. Rowsley is probably best for parking.

I took my mum for afternoon tea on the steam train as she has always wanted to go. I had a few requests for slight tweaks such as green tea for her, and they were fantastic at every stage. I could not rate this highly enough. She had the best day and so did I. The food was great, the cabin was wonderful, and the staff were all amazing. Thank you for making my mum happy.

Fantastic steam train day out for the whole family, went on a children go free day, it’s £15 per adult for a return but if you go for the 11am train you can get the train to Matlock spend the day in Matlock and catch the last train back! It’s great there’s a lovely cafe serving refreshments the staff were all very friendly and professional! Drinks and food reasonably priced! Could also bring a picnic to enjoy. Lovely fun day out for anyone that loves trains thank you