I had a great time on Friday 22nd March driving a DMU in the morning and a Class 73 locomotive in the afternoon. I did the silver experience, so it was just me driving the trains with my mate sharing the experience. You get one to one instruction by very friendly staff who made you very welcome. Lunch was also thrown in. A brilliant day out.

Apart from the chap in the car park who rather tersely told us to "park there", we found all the staff very friendly. Unfortunately trains weren't running all the way to Duffield, but we enjoyed the trip nonetheless. We saw lots of wildlife from the the train - hares, a pair of mandarin ducks, and even a Very Hungry Caterpillar. We had a wander round at the Wirksworth end to see the line up of stored and "work in progress" stock (some railways try to hide this away these days), and found where the old tunnels under the town began. Shame the narow gauge & miniature railways weren't operating. We'll have to come back some time!

It was so magical , the kids absolutely loved it. The staff were fantastic the elves were great and the santa was brilliant. Our kids loved it. We got a compartment because our children have ASD and ADHD and they were able to enjoy it and have a wonderful time. Highly recommend. Ps: the cookies are delicious i could have eaten 10 despite them being large!

I had a driving experience as a gift for a birthday gift. The ecclesbourne railway is set in a beautiful area and I would highly recommend it for a day out. My driving experience started with a safety briefing and then was under the guidance of an instructor given the control of the rostered loco. If you love trains of any kind then you need to give it a go. All the staff and fellow guests had an absolute fantastic day. This was all topped of with a certificate as a memento of the day. 10/10

Fantastic work by all the team and volunteers keeping this railway line and trains running. Great to see so many events taking place throughout the year and on the trains from Fish and Chips, cream teas to dinosaur adventures and murder mysteries. You don't have to be a railway spotter to support everything going on from the station and associated events companies.

We went on the fish and chip steam train experience. We picked the 18.30 evening train and were very lucky with a beautiful evening. Before I go any further I want to make it clear that these events are there to help fund this beautiful little railway run by mostly volunteers. We had plenty of information sent before the event with a number of emails explaining the event and where to go. We were met by a very friendly lady who again explained the trip and gave us our ticket and told us where we would be sitting. There was a bar set up in an old carriage so we had a drink before getting onto our train for the evening. We were then told we could board and easily found our table in carriage E. We did decide to pay the extra for our own table between the two of us as it was a special occasion. Food was delivered to our table at the halfway point before our return to Whirksworth. My wife had the fish and I had the halloumi with chips, mine was a very large portion and I could not finish it. The food was red hot and of a good quality. We were also given a bottle of water and a flapjack. Overall a great experience and yes I would recommend, staff were great with lots of information and interaction and the railway was very scenic. What could have they done to make it better? Not much As I said at the start this is about raising funds for the railway, if you want a good time with a decent meal it ticks the box, a sauce with the meal ( mushy Peas or Beans) would have been nice. There is a drinks service on board so you can buy drinks if you want them. Don’t go expecting a silver service experience, this is a railway run on a volunteer basis with limited funds and most of the cost of your ticket goes to the upkeep of the line. Overall a great event and I would recommend with 5 stars

I went for the 1940s event. Nice little town with addition of a steam railway. Trip was enjoyable. Staff were very friendly. Cafe, bar, model railway and miniature railway on site. Also a cafe at other end of the line. Couple of stations along the way where you can get off and go for country walks. The event was good for a first attempt and I'm sure it will get better. I will be there next year and it's a four hour trip for me to get there

To start with, there is plenty of free car parking space. The station itself is very clean and well organised with lots of friendly volunteers. We went on the Fox and Edward’s fish and chip Wirksworth to Duffield steam train experience. Jacqui was our guide and was brilliant and very friendly. For doing something a bit different this experience was fun and well organised. The fish and chips were really good and nice that you collect on the platform at Duffield. Would definitely recommend and well worth the money.

Excellent afternoon ploughmans lunch with best food experience especially the Pork pies. { from a local Derbyshire butcher} Very good and friendly staff. Views a bit constricted because of the vegetation but a lovely afternoon. Unfortunately the Steam engine was broken but Diesel alternative was fine.

I attended the afternoon tea train as part of a birthday present for a family member. It was just perfect. The sandwiches were delicious and fresh, there was also a massive range of cake options that were all so lovely that went very well with the pots of tea that just kept on coming and coming. Never had such a lovely afternoon before just perfect with the view going along the line and being able to listen to the wonderful steam team chuffing away.