Southsea Itinerary

Alternative Itinerary

On Red Timetable days, you could catch an earlier hovercraft at from Southsea at 10:00, which will get you to Smallbrook Junction for the steam train at 11:13.

Changing trains at Smallbrook Junction is simple and straightforward – just walk up the connecting ramp between the two platforms and collect your ticket at the booking office.

Then hop aboard one of our Edwardian or Victorian carriages for your steam train journey!

Alternative Itinerary

On Red Timetable days, you could catch an earlier hovercraft at from Southsea at 10:00, which will get you to Smallbrook Junction for the steam train at 11:13.

Listen as your steam locomotive works hard to haul your train and watch out for deer and red squirrels as you pass through the woodland.

Pass through sleepy Ashey halt and non-stop through Havenstreet station on your way to Wootton at the far end of the line. The train waits here for around 10 minutes to allow the engine to change ends.

From Wootton it’s a gentle downhill journey to our main station at Havenstreet.

Why not visit our T-Junction refreshment kiosk, let the kids let off steam at our children’s play area, or just relax in the station garden and watch the trains go by.

On the opposite side of the line, discover our carriage & wagon workshop; watch our skilled craftsmen at work as they restore our antique wooden-bodies carriages.

There’s always lots of action in the adjacent loco yard where you can see the engines being prepared for service.

Shop & Museum

The Railway Shop is a big hit for anyone with a love of trains! Inside you’ll also find our small artefacts museum which helps tell the story of the Island’s railway history.

Our shop has a wide range of railway books, model railways and railway gifts – ideal for finding that elusive present for a train-mad relative!

Inside the museum you’ll find a variety of fascinating and unusual objects, all connected to the Island’s railways. Discover nameplates from early locomotives, historic clocks and signs, and a variety of personal objects that once belonged to members of the railway’s staff.

Our Refreshment Rooms offer an good choice of meals; including vegetarian options.

If you’re after snacks or hot drinks, head to our T-Junction or Coffee Container kiosks.

Free daily flying displays take place at Havenstreet each day, weather permitting.

11:40 Woodland Flights: See the owls in action on the Woodland Stage

13:40 Kings with Wings: Falcons and kites take flight in the Events Field

You can also visit our partner attraction, Haven Falconry. Tucked away in a corner of our Havenstreet station, the friendly team a are dedicated and skilled falconers who have a passion for birds of prey with over 45 years experience of handling and flying birds. Their ethos is education through fun!

Marvel at the vast collection of owls, hawks, falcons, eagles and vultures where their care and welfare is the teams utmost priority.

Train Story tells the story of the Island’s Railways. Our collection spans from the Oldbury carriage, built for the opening of the Ryde to Shanklin line in 1864 to an old London Underground train that saw service on the same line until 2021.

Step inside our carriages, learn more about the history of the Ryde Pier tramway, and see our locomotives when they’re not in use on the line.

Enjoy views of the Isle of Wight countryside as you pass through Ashey station, then on through the woods to Smallbrook Junction.

Alternative journeys

There are alternative options to return to Smallbrook Junction

• 14:00 steam train, which connects with the 14:31 Island Line train to Ryde (Red Timetable only)
• 14:35 steam train, which has a 45 minute wait for the 15:30 Island Line train to Ryde
• 15:09 steam train, which connects with the 15:30 Island Line train to Ryde (Red Timetable only)
• 15:40 steam train, which connects with the 16:04 Island Line train to Ryde (Mon-Fri only)

16:45 Return Hovercraft from Ryde to Southsea