08-07-2025
Teddy bear picnic brings free travel to Welshpool railway
Children bringing their teddy bears to Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway this weekend can ride for free.
The popular family-themed Teddy Bears Picnic event will take place on July 12 and 13, offering a variety of attractions.
As well as free travel for children accompanied by a fare-paying adult, the event features a Teddy Trail, Ted's Story Time, a chance to meet the railway's own Teddy Bear family, and a Name the Bear competition.
At Llanfair Caereinion, the tearoom, shop, Connections Visitor Centre, and the Cloverlands Model Car Museum will be open.
The museum boasts a collection of more than 8,000 model cars.
The free travel offer is valid on any train service over the weekend.
Return trains will be pulled by the railway's fleet of steam or heritage diesel locomotives.
They depart from Llanfair Caereinion at 10.30am, 12pm, 1.45pm, and 3.30pm, and from Welshpool Raven Square at 11.45am and 1.30pm.
The line is expected to be busy, so travellers and their teddies are encouraged to book in advance.
