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An Easter celebration for all the family with a free fun treasure hunt ending in prizes for all the children who take part. Our tram and trolley bus fleet and train will be running all day long with all the usual museum attractions.
This weekend we take a nostalgic look back at the late 40’s, celebrating the end of the war in Europe with music and dancing. There will be a free park & ride service and regular free bus services to Beccles and Lowestoft, as well as the barbecue in the park. In addition, the trade stands along with static exhibitions and visiting vehicles will make for a very busy weekend for everyone.
This is one of our most exciting events where we will again be bringing examples from all the local emergency services to the museum, with various displays and demonstrations throughout the day. This is an event to interest the whole family where numerous vintage emergency vehicles as well as modern ones will be running alongside our usual trams, train and trolley buses with the addition of stalls supporting the various emergency services. A free park & ride service will operate to the museum with free vintage bus services to Beccles & Lowestoft, as well as the barbecue in the park.
As the season draws to a close, please join us for a weekend of fun were all available vehicles from our fleet will be running. As the nights are beginning to draw in we will be running after dark on Saturday when the museum takes on a very special atmosphere under the street lights. There will be a free park and ride service and bus services to Beccles and Lowestoft, as well as the barbecue in the park. In addition, the trade stands along with the static exhibitions and visiting vehicles will make for a very busy weekend for everyone.
No tricks – just treats, but there’s some spooky goings on around the site with a free witch hunt for the children with a prize for every child. The late running of our trams trolley buses and train into the evening will be a chilling experience for all, as the woods come alive with the spirits of All Hallows Eve when it gets dark. There will be extra treats for any children in fancy dress.
Visit Santa by vintage tram – Take a unique and unforgettable trip to the woodland winter wonderland to see Santa and his helpers and receive a special gift from Santa himself!
Booking essential
This years dates are:-
Sat Dec 6th
Sat Dec 12th
Sun Dec 13th
Sat Dec 19th
Sun Dec 20th
Mon Dec 21st
Museum opens at 2pm with first tram at 3pm and last tram 7pm.
Are you fed up with tinsel and turkey? Seen quite enough of the relatives? Will you scream if you see another cracker or paper hat? Then come along for a last chance this winter to ride on our vintage vehicle fleet. We will be running a free bus service to Lowestoft as well as all the usual museum attractions. What a great end to your seasonal festivities.
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Are you fed up with tinsel & turkey? Have you seen quite enough of the relatives? Will you scream if you see another cracker or paper hat? Then come along for a last chance this winter to ride on our vintage vehicle fleet. We will be running a free bus service to Lowestoft as well as the museum’s attractions; what a great end to the year’s festivities.
Visit Santa by vintage tram – Take a unique and unforgettable trip to the woodland winter wonderland to see Santa and his helpers and receive a special gift from Santa himself!
Booking essential – download our form [HERE]
No tricks, just treats! But there will be spooky happenings around our site tonight, with a free witch hunt with a super prize for every child. The late running of our vintage vehicle fleet into the evening is a truly chilling experience as the woods come alive with the spirits of All Hallows Eve when it gets dark! There are always extra treats for children in fancy dress. Come along – we dare you!
As our season draws to a close, please join us for a weekend of fun where all available vehicles from our trolleybus fleet will be running. As the nights are beginning to draw in, we will be running after dark on Saturday when the museum takes on a very special atmosphere under the old-fashioned street lights. There will be a free park & ride service and free bus services to Beccles and Lowestoft as well as the BBQ in the park. Trade stands along with static exhibits and visiting vehicles, makes for a busy weekend for everyone.
View the free vintage bus service timetable for the weekend [HERE]
As at our first successful event in 2018, we are again bringing to the museum examples from all the local emergency services with displays and demonstrations throughout the day. Vintage emergency vehicles will be running alongside modern equipment as well as our usual trams, trolleybuses and train makes for a really fun-packed day, with all the supporting stands from various emergency services. A free park & ride service will operate today as well as free bus services to Lowestoft as well as the BBQ in the park.
To mark to the 50thanniversary of the formation of the Eastern Transport Collection, they will be organising an event with as many former Eastern Counties visiting buses as possible, as well as other vehicles from local operators. There will be a free park & ride service and free bus services to Beccles and Lowestoft as well as the BBQ in the park. Trade stands along with static exhibits and visiting vehicles, makes this an interesting weekend for vehicle enthusiasts.
See our bus timetable [HERE]
A celebration of the 50s with a seaside flavour as we launch into service after restoration our trolleybus Hastings 34, which operated throughout the 50s in Hastings until it was the final trolleybus when the system closed in May 1959. We will also be operating all our available south coast trolleybuses in service, and there will be visiting buses from the area, including (we hope) one special visiting vehicle from Hastings. There will be a free park & ride service and free bus services to Beccles and Lowestoft as well as the BBQ in the park. Music and dancing from the 50s, trade stands, and static exhibits makes this an interesting weekend for all with a liking for the 50s – come dressed 50s style and get a discount!
See our vintage bus service timetable [HERE]
Our first event of the year welcomes you with an Easter celebration with fun for all the family, with a free treasure hunt ending in prizes for all the children who take part. Our tram & trolleybus fleet will be running all day, along with our narrow-gauge railway and all the static exhibits.
Visit Santa by vintage tram – Take a unique and unforgettable trip to the woodland winter wonderland to see Santa and his helpers and receive a special gift from Santa himself!
Booking essential – download our form [HERE]
There’s some spooky goings on around the site tonight with a free treasure trail for families with prizes for every child. The late running of our trams, trolleybuses and train into the evening will be an extra chilling experience as the woodland tram track comes alive with the spirits of All Hallows Eve when it gets dark. Extra treats for children in fancy dress.