{"id":3697,"date":"2015-07-19T20:05:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=3697"},"modified":"2023-05-18T08:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:46:43","slug":"facilities-and-attractions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2015\/07\/facilities-and-attractions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities and attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the train<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dining Trains<\/li>\n<li>Buffet trolley and limited bar<\/li>\n<li>Toilets<\/li>\n<li>Group Travel<\/li>\n<li>Weddings and other hospitality<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.svr.co.uk\/FootplateExperience.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Footplate Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>At the stations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toilets at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley, Highley, Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth<\/li>\n<li>Refreshments (cafe or kiosk) at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley, Highley, Hampton Load (w\/e), Bridgnorth<\/li>\n<li>Parking at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Highley (limited), Bridgnorth<\/li>\n<li>For infomation on disabled access please contact Severn Valley Railway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education\/schools<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the train<\/li>\n<li>At Highley Visitor and Education Centre (the Engine House)<\/li>\n<li>In association with Severn Valley Country Park\/Bewdley Museum\/Worcestershire County Museum\/West Midlands Safari Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Held throughout the year including Santa Steam specials, Ladies Day, 40&#8217;s weekend, Steam Gala and the Ghost Train. Visit their<a href=\"http:\/\/www.svr.co.uk\/SpecialEvents.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> website <\/a>for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Engine House, Highley<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Home to the reserve collection of full-size steam locomotives, railway artefacts and other exhibition<\/li>\n<li>Display of full-size steam locomotives<\/li>\n<li>King George VI royal carriage<\/li>\n<li>Travelling Post Office &#8211; try your hand at sorting the mail<\/li>\n<li>Fascinating audio visual presentations<\/li>\n<li>Flag &amp; Whistle Restaurant with the best views in the Valley<\/li>\n<li>Private meeting rooms<\/li>\n<li>Well-stocked gift shop<\/li>\n<li>Full access for the less able<\/li>\n<li>Outside picnic area<\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s railway-themed play area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Volunteering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are numerous opportunities to support the Severn Valley Railway. Click<a href=\"http:\/\/www.svr-vlo.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a> to find out more<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heritage Skills Training Academy <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Severn Valley Railway offers<a href=\"http:\/\/www.svr.co.uk\/Employment.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Traineeships and Apprenticeships<\/a> in heritage railway engineering. Several opportunities are available each year for school-leavers and others with a passion for engineering, and ideally a demonstrable interest in preserved railways or other heritage engineering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the train<\/p>\n<p> Dining Trains Buffet trolley and limited bar Toilets Group Travel Weddings and other hospitality Footplate Experience <\/p>\n<p>At the stations<\/p>\n<p> Toilets at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley, Highley, Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth Refreshments (cafe or kiosk) at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley, Highley, Hampton Load (w\/e), Bridgnorth Parking at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Highley (limited), Bridgnorth For infomation on disabled [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3697"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6334,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions\/6334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}