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What’s there
- Parking
- Buggy friendly
- Dogs welcome
Station car park at Wallingford with one dedicated disabled bay (first come, first served). Per the site, a pay-and-display car park is at Cholsey station.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Cholsey & Wallingford Railway, known locally as the Bunk, is a preserved branch line of about two and a half miles through the countryside of South Oxfordshire. Trains run between the market town of Wallingford and the mainline station at Cholsey, with a round trip taking roughly three quarters of an hour. Journeys are on vintage 1950s coaches, pulled by heritage diesel locomotives or, where available, a visiting steam engine. Families tend to enjoy the slow ride past fields and Cholsey church, and the railway runs themed days through the year, including a Santa Express at Christmas and occasional cream tea trains. Wallingford station has a small shop and the volunteer team is on hand to explain the line and its history. Trains do not run as a regular timetable, so families should check which days are operating before setting out. The railway is run by a volunteer preservation society and is a gentle outing for children interested in trains, history and the countryside.
Running days are published for each year, including Christmas Santa Express and wine and cream tea trains. Check the events calendar.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Hand sanitiser
- Travel games
- Cool bag
- Kids' headphones
- Waterproof jacket
- Picnic blanket
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