Welcome
The pleasant journey takes you around the lake at Ruislip Lido, with the line weaving its way through the ancient Ruislip Woods. There are two main stations on the line where passengers can start and finish their journey. Woody Bay station is beside the beach & children’s splash pad, and it is the oldest terminus on the line. The other station is Willow Lawn station, located next to the Turntable Tea Room and car park. It is also just a short walk away from the ‘Waters Edge’ pub & carvery. At Willow Lawn station, passengers can observe the locomotive being turned on the turntable, before the train heads back to Woody Bay.
All our trains are wheelchair, pushchair and buggy friendly. The service is normally operated by one of our large diesel locomotives. On weekends and Bank Holidays, our steam locomotive 'Mad Bess', which is a half scale version of the Ffestiniog Railway locomotive 'Blanche', may pull the train.
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WOLAS PUBLIC OBSERVING EVENT - Nov 2024
Friday 8th Nov - Sunday 10th Nov 2024 - 6 to 8pm
If the sky is clear, a quarter Moon will be visible, also Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn. Other objects include the Andromeda Galaxy and the Seven Sisters.
Bring family and friends to this FREE event – members of WOLAS will be on hand with a variety of their telescopes and will be able to answer any questions you may have.
Telescopes will have coloured lamps indicating the target - change colour to change target!
Don’t forget to wear warm clothing, and bring a torch. To avoid dazzling observers, please limit the brightness of your torch to your phone’s light or equivalent and point it down when on site.
The RLR Turntable Tea Room will be open and toilets are available at the Water’s Edge pub.
