"There are views of the countryside, working farms, rivers and the occasional walker."
"Enjoyed the gorgeous scenery which the train passed through."
"A really lovely journey through beautiful Norfolk countryside."
"The passing natural sights are very beautiful."
"The scenery on the journey is lovely and Wroxham is a beautiful town to visit, which provides access to the Broads and boat trips as well as boat hire."
"Ride takes you through lots of different types of scenery."
"The views on the train ride were really enjoyable."
Cons:
"The reality is a track alongside the railway line that spends a lot of its time wending through either farmers fields or in a shaded extended railway cutting."
"The track bed is nestled within a number of cuttings/ravines, which we felt restricted the overall impression (views) of travelling the broads by steam train."
"Narrow route so mostly high hedge sides with little scenic views."
"The train journey is ok but seems to be almost endless banks either side of the track so not that much to look at."
"I was slightly disappointed as the views weren't very scenic due to there being hedges/ bushes along both sides of track for a lot of the route."
"The train ride itself is uninspiring. The views are quite bland...when you're not in a cutting."
"Train journey to Wroxham is 45 mins though, which is boring! Literally nothing to see and it becomes uncomfortable sitting in the little carriages."
Value and Pricing
Pros:
"The combined ticket for the steam train and Norfolk Broads boat tour represents good value."
"Bought the train and boat ticket which was really good value for money."
"Really nice day out that won't break the bank."
"A brilliant little trip and really good value for money - I'd recommend this to anyone in the area."
"The journey prices are very fair so it's not going to cost you an arm and a leg to have a fun day out."
"However a 45min journey is a usefully long trip (90minute return), making the price per person good value, with dogs allowed to travel for £3.50."
"All very well priced and well worth the money, will definitely visit again."
Cons:
"Good day out, nice to see all the countryside... the only reason why i gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was because it is quite expensive."
"A novelty experience that I felt was a bit too expensive to repeat."
"Great if you have small kids or a penchant for narrow gauge steam trains. Otherwise it's just an expensive train journey."
"Nice looking long steam train journey. A bit on the pricey side."
"It's ultimately far too expensive for what it is."
"Be forewarned the prices are quite steep and they charge for dogs to travel as well (2.50 each as of this review)."
"Food in the cafe is basic but good. Did think £6.50 was a bit expensive for a toastie."
Facilities and Accessibility
Pros:
"The locomotives, stations and railway are very well maintained and looked after."
"Tickets available to purchase both over the phone and in person at the station."
"The railway station has a very well stocked shop and a nice cafe serving very tasty snacks."
"Access to workshops to see the servicing and repairs done by volunteer staff."
"Free parking at the railway is a big bonus."
"Plenty of parking space at both stations including several blue badge bays with easy access to the stations for the less mobile."
"Wheelchair friendly."
Cons:
"Could benefit from a cycle park and availability of cycle stands where bikes can be locked."
"Alas not as good as it used to be, the management here still think we are in Covid Lockdown."
"We didn't manage to see any of the other engines working the line as they were out pulling trains."
"Could do with a few more Disabled bays but I can't see where they could really fit them in."
"There seemed to be too much of a gap between the rail ends meaning that the wheels seemed to bump across too noisily."
"Unfortunately for us, this was also the main crossing point to a Riverside view point, which the blind crest bridge and volume of traffic made nervy, alongside limited pavement and space."
"My only grumble is that on hot days, you'll really notice the lack of air conditioning as the trains are very old fashioned in design."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The team were friendly and flexible."
"Very friendly staff."
"All of the volunteers made the trip fantastic."
"Everyone was friendly, free parking and coaches were in good nick."
"Staff were very friendly and helped our trip to run smoothly."
"The staff were all lovely and it was really nice to see the engineers busy at work in the workshop."