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Mad Alice’s Ghost Train at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Park Street, Pickering, YO18 7AJ

2nd November

Join Mad Alice as she takes you on a spine-tingling ghost train ride through the haunted heart of the North York Moors.

Step aboard a one-of-a-kind journey and experience an unforgettable hour of eerie adventure.

Book your tickets, before it’s too late!

Dare You Board the Train?

• Live Actors
• Learn about the mysterious ghosts that still haunt the carriages and stations
• Hear about the supernatural tales and folklore of the land as your ghost train creeps along the mysterious railway line
• A special retelling of one of the most famous ghost stories ever written, The Signalman by Charles Dickens
• Approx. one-hour experience
• Pickering to Levisham return journey
• Mini Mad Alice’s Bloody Orange Gin & Tonic from York Gin (18+ year old)
• A soft drink (14-17 year olds)

Services depart at 6:15 pm or 8:00 pm

£40 Adult (18+)
£35 Young Person (14-17 years old)

Not suitable for children under 14 years of age, young people aged 14 to 17 must be accompanied by a fare-paying adult (18+).

Those with a nervous disposition may want to refrain from boarding Mad Alice’s Ghost Train!

Please note that our wheelchair accessible carriages are not available for these services. We regret that we cannot accommodate passengers on these services unless they can walk to their seats.

Brought to you in association with Mad Alice, from the Bloody Tour of York, and York Gin.

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Opening Times

Services depart at

18.15 or 20.00

Prices

Adult (18+)

£40.00

Young Person (14-17 years old)

£35.00

Facilities

Café

Car Parking

Picnic Site

Disabled Access

Toilets

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