VISITING The STEAM railway by road
COMING BY ROAD
The railway starts from Rudyard Station where there is a free car park. Its on Rudyard Road, the B5331 one kilometre west from the junction of the A523 Leek to Macclesfield Trunk Road. Watch out for the brown signs on the A523 which are about one kilometre North of Leek. The post code if you have a SaT Nav is ST13 8PF. This will take you onto Rudyard Road. The entrance to the station is right next to the old railway bridge. Take the ramp up into the free car park.
LOCATION
Location Map
The steam railway at Rudyard is located between Leek in Staffordshire and Macclesfield in Cheshire one mile along the B5331 from its junction with the A523. We are close to the Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire borders and easy to get to from Macclesfield, Congleton, Knutsford, Buxton as well as Leek and Stoke. We are also near Alton Towers and Trentham Gardens.
Our covered picnic area is now available at Rudyard Station and can be reserved without any extra charge for booked parties. However a room is also available inside at the Lake activity centre near to the Dam Station. Telephone Ray Perry 07718 808881 or email info@rudyardlake.com for details.
OTHER OPTIONS
Mainline trains serve Stoke on Trent about 10 miles away and a frequent bus service runs from there to Leek. There are also services to Congelton and Macclesfield. There is an regular but infrequent midweek bus service from Leek to Rudyard.
Forthcoming Special Events IN 2010
Macmillan Charity Day March 27th - All proceeds to the charity and lots of special features
Easter Egg Specials - April 2-5th - Free Easter eggs for all the children
Lollipop Specials May 1-3rd - Free Lollipops for kids
Lollipop Specials May 29-31 -Free Lollipops for kids
Lake Festival Date to be announced - August 8th
Lollipop Specials August 28-30th - Free lollipops
Steam Gala September 25 & 26 - All our engines running plus several visiting steam engines
Halloween October 30 & 31st
Santa Trains December 12, 18, 19th
