Perrygrove Railway Adventure

10/06/2026

Weekend plans sorted? 🌳

When the forecast turns warm, Perrygrove is genuinely one of the best calls in the Forest of Dean — shaded by good tree cover, breezy carriages, no tarmac queuing. Train rides, Treetop Adventure, Warren Adventure tunnel maze, Twilight Zone, Foxy Hollow, woodland trails and the Platform Café — all in with your ticket.

Open Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Dogs welcome.

And if you're thinking about Father's Day — Dads go free at Perrygrove on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June. We're also doing Father's Day Picnic Boxes this year — homemade smoked bacon scotch eggs and BBQ pulled pork sausage rolls, locally sourced cheese and produce, made properly. Pre-order online when you book your tickets. More detail coming soon.

👉 https://www.perrygrove.co.uk/event/fathers-day/

09/06/2026

There's a first time for everything. And some firsts are worth keeping.

For a lot of children, their first ever narrow gauge steam railway ride happens at Perrygrove. The look on their face when the engine pulls away. The sound of it. The trees going past.

We mark that moment with a My First Ride certificate — something small and real to take home.

And once they've done the train? There's the Twilight Zone hide-and-seek village, the Warren Adventure tunnel maze, the Treetop Adventure and Foxy Hollow covered play area still to go. One ticket covers all of it.

Just ask the team on arrival for the certificate. We'll sort the rest.

Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. 🚂

https://www.perrygrove.co.uk/explore/

07/06/2026

Hands up if your dog is more excited about the train than the children are.

🐾 At Perrygrove, dogs ride in the carriages — and if it's their very first time on a narrow gauge steam railway, they get a My First Ride certificate to prove it.

Yes, really. An actual certificate. For the dog.

Well-behaved dogs have always been part of life here. First times deserve marking, whatever species you are (we do have one for the kids too!)

Open today — come along.

https://www.perrygrove.co.uk/explore/

04/06/2026

Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of welcoming the Dog Unit from our local SARS team, (search and rescue). They spent the morning here doing a training exercise with the dogs and handlers. It was so interesting and everyone was super friendly - I had a great time and learnt so much. They used our play equipment, tunnel maze and woods.

They are always looking for new premises where they can do a training exercise, so if you have a space they can use, please, please welcome them. All the work they do is volunteer led and you never know when you
might need them. Please message us if you would like to offer your venue/space and I will put you in contact with the local team leader.

Thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your knowledge and time with me, along with plenty of doggy cuddles!

04/06/2026

Half term is done. The school bags are back by the door. And the Forest of Dean is doing what it always does — quietly getting on with being a brilliant place for a family day out.

Perrygrove Railway Adventure is a narrow gauge steam railway adventure for families, sitting right in the heart of it. One ticket. Unlimited train rides. And a lot more besides — Twilight Zone indoor hide-and-seek village, Treetop Adventure with houses, ladders and slides, Warren Adventure tunnel maze, Foxy Hollow covered play area with dens to build and trees to climb, woodland trails, and the Platform Café when you need a bit of refuelling yourselves.

Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday throughout term time. Dogs welcome in the carriages.

https://www.perrygrove.co.uk/explore/

04/06/2026

Half term's done. The Forest of Dean is still there. 🌿

Perrygrove is open Tues, Thu, Sat and Sun — narrow gauge steam rides plus Twilight Zone, Treetop Adventure, Warren Adventure tunnel maze, Foxy Hollow, woodland trails and the Platform Café. All in one ticket.

Dogs welcome. See link in bio.

31/05/2026

What an awesome gala that was! So many American locomotives, incredible food by our amazing cafe manager, a yummy speciality ice cream made just for the weekend, line dancing fun, plenty of bunting and flags, a tonne of memories and lots of people dressed up!

A massive, massive thank you to all of our staff and volunteers who make these events happen. We are so lucky to have you and one of the reasons we love gala weekend so much is because we get to spend time with you all enjoying the railway. We really couldn't do it without you 🥰

If you didn't visit, you definitely missed out! What theme should we do next year?

31/05/2026

31/05/2026

Last day. Make it count. 🤠

The Frontier Weekend closes today at 5pm. Still time to get here — visiting locos, classic cars, Stateside food, Forest of Dean. And if you were with us yesterday: thank you. We hope it was a good one. 🚂 See link in bio.

30/05/2026

Absolutely amazing first day of our gala! What a day. This event is like no other we've done and I strongly recommend visiting us tomorrow.

If you haven't booked yet, there's still time — but don't wait.

👉 https://www.perrygrove.co.uk/event/the-fifteen-inch-frontier-weekend/