Steam trains through rolling countryside, with views out to wild moorland and the rugged coastline.
Originally opened in 1898, and closed in 1935; what you can see today at Woody Bay is just the beginning of an exciting project to rebuild one of the world's most famous and picturesque narrow-gauge railways; the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
This initial section allows our visitors to experience a taste of what will one day become one of the ultimate narrow-gauge treasures of the world as they once again travel by train along the original route above the delightful Heddon Valley near Parracombe in Exmoor's National Park. This is the longest-closed section of railway line to have ever been reopened solely through volunteer effort anywhere in the world.
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway is a "non-profit" organisation offering narrow-gauge train rides at Woody Bay in Exmoor National Park, with one aim: to restore fully the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
https://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Woody Bay Station, Martinhoe Cross, Parracombe EX31 4RA
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Exmoor Associates – Securing trackbed for the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Exmoor Associates was set up in 2002 by a small group as a private limited company to purchase and maintain available land on the route of the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. In 2021 the company was converted into a Community Interest Company.
We are wholly committed to the principle of a fully restored railway between Barnstaple and the coastal towns of Lynton & Lynmouth. The primary objective of our company is the purchase of trackbed for phase three between Wistlandpound and Barnstaple, to ensure that it will remain available for railway use in the future.
Those that know our company may already be familiar with some of the sections we own including Snapper Halt, Collard Bridge, and Bratton Fleming Station. We remain in the process of negotiating for the acquisition of further lengths of trackbed and sections of land at various locations along the route of the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
