Routes to Roots

Routes to Roots explores our stations histories as we tell the story of the people who from 1846 served their communities, working on, living in or being connected with the railway line from County School to Wymondham and beyond. Meet Lord Wodehouse, the person who sold the land so that the line could be built, the signalman who operates the levers during a tour of Church Lane signal box and hear the stories of the gate keeper and his daughters who lived as the house opposite the station and who worked at the brush factory all research with the help pf our partners "Findmypast". Tours of the signal box will be operating throughout the day so make so come and join us for a fun packed day of railway living histories.

Timings

Saturday 19 September:

1000-1630

Location & directions

Wymondham Abbey Station, Becketswell Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9PH

Directions:

Wymondham Abbey Station is not the same as the town's main line station. Wymondham Abbey Station and its small car park are near the bottom of a short hill that descends alongside the Abbey's western boundary (Becketswell Road).

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

All dogs welcome, but must be on a lead

Additional information

Station entry and talks are free of charge. If you wish to travel on the train, tickets can be purchased from the station Ticket Office - which will also be selling cold cans should you be thirsty. On the same date the MNR is running another Heritage Open Day at Dereham Station, at the other end of the line. Why not use the heritage train to get there?

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