Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre

Very interesting place staffed by very knowledgeable people. Plenty of exhibits and demonstrations. Nice cafe.Overall, we found it better than the National Railway Museum in York.A must is the Deltic Preservation shed next door.

Attended for the Rail Ale festival.Was run brilliantly. An astonishing amount of ales to try. You got a half pint glass (to keep) on the way in and most drinks ranged from £1.90-2.40 which the odd outlier for the truly ridiculous %'s. Amazing and almost paralysing selection of ales, ciders and ginsThe food outside was a fairly good mixture unless you're a vegetarian or vegan. Possibly up the ante for the non meat eaters in future?My only real snag was both the sound quality and line up order on the Saturday. I understand its going to be hard to sound check and get so many artists sounding good but often it was just so off that you couldn't hear them.The second to last band on the Saturday evening were a poor fit too. Playing songs no one knew (and our group consider ourselves quite eclectic) which kind of killed the mood considering the queen tribute act were headlining.Will absolutely be back next year though.

Had a good afternoon here learning about the local history. Highlight was chatting to a knowledgeable volunteer in the control tower and finding out how all the switches worked.

Thoroughly enjoyed walking round and viewing history of the railways. So good to see some Deltic trains from my old train spotting days at Leeds train sheds, Leeds Central and City stations and York station. Together with the social history of the drivers, firemen and others that made the depot function.

Well worth a visit if in the area, not as much content as I had expected. Staff and volunteers friendly and helpful, little cafe serves good value food\drink.

First time visit, staff friendly and helpful. Plenty of free parking. Has a cafe for hot snacks and drinks and a small shop at the entrance. M/F toilets including disabled. Best to check website for opening times, some weekends used for closed parties. Good information boards around the site with staff ready to chat. Relatively level underfoot but it is an historic industrial site. Easy to find with satnav and the postcode off the website, brown signs when you get near. Lots to see and family friendly with a trail for children. Dog friendly too. Reasonable charge on entry with membership options available. A great afternoon out.would recommend.Edit. On the second visit we watched the turntable demo, visited the deltic preservation society sheds which was brilliant with a cab you can sit in and plenty of souvenirs. Took the signal box talk in the signal box - really interesting by one of the volunteers an ex signal man.

There's always something new to see here. The brake van ride today with the Class 02 shunter was fantastic. The place is a real credit to the team. Very much worth a visit for railway enthusiasts and it looked popular with families as well. The cafe is really nice.

A lovely place for a couple of hours. The price has gone from £5 to £7 to £8 though without much change.I'm okay but glad I'm not a family of 4 visiting!Love the DPS shed and a wander to the signalbox, finishing off with a cuppa tea in the cafe!More could be done, Driver Experience on the 03 shunter, Brake Van Rides, Signalbox Visits perhaps?

Great little railway museum with lots of engines and a working turntable. Knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers demonstrated how a train was turned and in a restored signal box how trains are controlled on the line. Good facilities, cafe, shop, big car park & very reasonable entrance fee. Great day out.