Hestercombe - Somerset Routes

Stopping at a station near you...
Every Wednesday 2nd May To 26th September
Selected Saturdays May, June And September
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Hestercombe
Express
HESTERCOMBE
Express 2012
...all aboard for a great day out
New for 2012
Join us on the Hestercombe Express on selected
Saturdays including 5th May - Hestercombe Family
Fun Day, 12th and 26th May (Free Butterfly Trails
2p.m. at Hestercombe, 2nd, 9th, 23rd, 30th June;
8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th September
Hestercombe Dates of Operation
May 2nd, 5th, 9th, 12th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 30th
June 2nd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 20th, 23rd, 27th, 30th
July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
September 5th, 8th, 12th, 15th,19th, 22nd, 26th, 29th
Travel from
Adults
Children
Family
Saver*
Minehead, Dunster and
Blue Anchor
£22.00
£10.50
£57.00
Washford, Watchet,
Doniford and Williton
£19.00
£8.50
£48.50
Stogumber and
Crowcombe
£17.00
£7.50
£43.50
Bishops Lydeard
£10.50
£5.50
£28.00
Train journey to and from Bishops Lydeard
(normally £17.00 from Minehead)
Standard Entry into Hestercombe Gardens
(normally £9.70)
Bus journey from Bishops Lydeard and return
Special Vintage Heritage Bus transfer
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Station, Minehead, Somerset TA24 5BG
Enquiries and bookings:
Please book online at
www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
or call 01643 704996
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Welcome aboard the
Hestercombe Express!
OUTWARD TIMES
Enjoy a relaxing day...
Station
...out with the West Somerset Railway and Hestercombe
Gardens - a rail travel adventure combined with the
beauty of the world-acclaimed, Hestercombe Gardens.
Your journey begins...
... on the West Somerset Railway by joining us at any
WSR station, winding your way along the coast and
through gentle Somerset countryside to the pretty
village of Bishops Lydeard. Here, you are met by
our vintage coach to travel in comfort the short
journey to Hestercombe Gardens.
Hestercombe is a unique...
Timetable
Minehead
10.15
Dunster
10.22
Blue Anchor
10.30
Washford
10.38
Watchet
10.48
Doniford
10.51
Williton
11.00
Stogumber
11.12
Crowcombe Heathfield
11.23
Bishops Lydeard
11.33
....combination of three period gardens: the Georgian
Landscape, Victorian Terrace & Shrubbery and the
Edwardian Formal - all once abandoned and now
lovingly restored. With over fifty acres of woodland walks
and formal gardens, it offers peace and tranquillity,
fabulous food in the Stables Restaurant and Coffee Shop
with a bright and airy Courtyard. The Visitor Centre
compirses the Gardens Shop & Plant Centre and Lutyens
Gallery displaying work by local artists.
RETURN TIMES
Station
Timetable
Bishops Lydeard
16.10
Crowcombe Heathfield
16.25
Stogumber
16.33
Williton
16.51
Visit the restored...
Doniford
16.54
... 17th century Watermill complex which showcases the
historic uses of renewable energy alongside original
working mill machinery. The pretty Mill Tea Garden by
the Mill Pond is a delightful spot to stop for tea or an ice
cream as you walk the gardens.
Watchet
17.00
Washford
17.08
Blue Anchor
17.15
Dunster
17.22
Minehead
17.29
Your Vintage Heritage Bus leaves Hestercombe for the return
trip to Bishops Lydeard in time for your train journey home.
More about Hestercombe, visit www.hestercombe.com
Timings are approximate so please see the West Somerset Railway
website or call 01643 704996 for train times for all stations.