The South Devon Railway is encouraging locals and holiday visitors to take a Royal Wedding steam train ride on the heritage railway this coming weekend on the 18th and 19th May 2018.

This will help celebrate the Royal Wedding with a discounted trip along the Dart Valley which has a private and secret wartime connection to the Royal Family.

Friday the 18th May 2018 will see Prince Harry have his last day as an un-married man before he ties the knot with Megan Markle on Saturday 19th May 2018.

To celebrate, on Friday, the South Devon Railway will be offering an all day ticket, allowing you ride on the seven mile line between Buckfastleigh and Totnes all day, for the price of just a SINGLE ticket – superb value!

On Saturday 19th May, visitors can have two tickets for the price of just one – this offer applies to full price round-trip fares. If two tickets are chosen and are not the same price, visitors will pay for the most expensive one and get the cheapest free. For example, an adult and a child can travel for £15 which is just the adult price – the child goes free!

Neither offer is available via the website, so is just available on the day. No further reductions are available on already discounted fares, such as Family and joint tickets with the Totnes Rare Breeds Farm and Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies.

The South Devon Railway ‘Royal Mile’

Between Staverton and Totnes Riverside station, the river Dart runs close to the railway as it enters a series of bends. At one point, there is a shallow cutting and here, during World War II, an air raid shelter was dug into the embankment close to a place called Woodville. The shelter was built to protect His Majesty King George VI on his visits to the West Country.

The lower part of the secluded SDR branch line, connected at Totnes to one of the two main rail routes to the West, was an ideal place to hide a train secretly and quietly, being hardly overlooked at all.

So, it was used to stable the Royal Train overnight so that the Royal passengers could then get a peaceful night’s sleep.

Cant make it this weekend?

If you cant make it this weekend, then why not head on down the weekend after when the South Devon Railway host their Spring Beer Festival over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

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