Summer Diesel Festival 2025

Ticket Prices

* please note child day rovers are £1 for travel on the Sunday's Mixed Traction Day when purchased in advance through our website. This discount will be added automatically at checkout when you select a child one day rover for this day as your travel days. This discount is only available online. 

Important Ticket Information

Tickets can be purchased in advance of travel at a discounted rate or on the day at the full price.

Wristbands 

Wristbands will be in use for each days travel, you will therefore be required to collect a wristband for your days travel. The wristbands will be available for collection either on the day from Minehead or Bishops Lydeard station only where we will have a specified collection point for pre booked passengers.

You will be required to show your purchased ticket for collection. 

If you would like your wristbands in advance of your date of travel, they will be available for collection from Minehead Information Office only the week before the event.

Multiday tickets

For multiday tickets please select your first day of travel, and select book now on the event page. Your additional days can then be added in the next window. 

Terms and Conditions

Ticket Terms and Conditions

• 1. This ticket is issued subject to the Rules and Regulations of the West Somerset Railway PLC. Full details are available on request.
• 2. Please check your tickets as mistakes cannot be rectified.
• 3. It is the responsibility of the ticket holder to ascertain whether a service has been cancelled and the date and time of any rearranged service. If a service is cancelled or rescheduled, we will use reasonable endeavours to notify ticket holders of the cancellation once we have received the relevant authorisation from the West Somerset Railway PLC. Please note that we cannot guarantee that ticket holders will be informed of such cancellation before the date of travel.
• 4. The management reserves the right to refuse admission should patrons breach any Rules and Regulations of the West Somerset Railway PLC. The management may on occasions have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
• 5. A £5 administration fee per booking will be charged for any subsequent booking alteration. No refunds will be given once tickets are issued. The Management cannot be held responsible for any tickets which are lost or stolen. West Somerset Railway PLC reserves the right to cancel ticket bookings which it reasonably suspects to have been made fraudulently.
• 6. The West Somerset Railway PLC operates a No Smoking policy this includes e-cigarettes.
• 7. The unauthorized use of photographic and recording equipment for public use is prohibited.
• 8. The West Somerset Railway PLC accepts no responsibility for any personal property.
• 9. Ticket holders consent to filming and sound recording as visitors.
• 10. If a service is rescheduled, ticket holders will be offered tickets to the rescheduled service, equivalent to the face value of the ticket. If a service is cancelled, ticket holders will be offered travel on an alternative service (subject to availability) up to the value on the ticket.
• 11. Purchase of a ticket does not guarantee a seat unless otherwise stated.
• 12. All of these terms and conditions are governed by English Law.
• 13. The ticket holder must comply with all relevant statutes, safety announcements and West Somerset Railway PLC regulations whilst visiting the railway.
• 14. Breach of any of these conditions or any unacceptable behaviour likely to cause damage, nuisance or injury shall enable the railway to refuse to carry you as a passenger.
• 15. Tickets may be restricted to a maximum number per person. We reserve the right to cancel tickets purchased in excess of this number.

Conditions of Carriage for Bicycles, Perambulators and Animals - Conditions of Carriage - Part 2, Section 4

4. Additional Conditions applicable to Bicycles, Perambulators and Animals

• a) Passengers may take with them by train, bicycles, perambulators, push chairs, cats, dogs, or other small and inoffensive animals and birds and such articles as the Company may from time to time permit to be taken on payment of extra charges as applicable and providing the Company has suitable accommodation. These are carried at the company's discretion and their decision is final.
• b) Animals are not allowed upon passenger's seating accommodation. They must remain on the floor at all times.
• c) For reasons of hygiene, animals are not permitted in catering vehicles or in any carriage where pre-booked catering is being served. This condition will not apply to assistance dogs accompanying registered persons.

Our kids for a quid ticket is back for the Sunday Mixed Traction Day only. To benefit from this discounted ticket this ticket needs to be added individually. The ticket is valid for children aged between 5 and 15. 

If your child is travelling for the Sunday only your discount will be added at the check in. 

If your child is travelling for two days, add two one day rovers separately for the days they wish to to travel. the discount for the Sunday child ticket will be added automatically at the checkout. 

iI your child is travelling for three days, select a two day rover, select the two days (not Sunday) then add a separate child day rover for Sunday.

If your child is travelling for all four days then select a three day rover, add the days (not Sunday) and add a one day rover for the Sunday separately.