★ This weekend · SAT–SUN · 10:30am–4pm

Day Out With Thomas-style Steam Day

Footplate views, turntable demos and short rides at the Great Western steam centre.

Where Didcot Railway Centre Price Around £13 to £18 adult, child cheaper, more on steam days; under 5s free Ages 0–2, 3–4, 5–7, 8–11

A working slice of Great Western history with steam locomotives, a recreated station, turntable demonstrations and short brake-van rides on event days. Train-obsessed children will not want to leave. Mostly outdoors with sheds to shelter in.

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