Further information
Our friends from Exotic Zoo Wildlife park will be joining us for our 12pm and 1:30pm departures from Spring Village station, and bringing some of their amazing animals with them!
As we leave Spring Village Station, passengers will hear the zoo keepers give a short talk about the animals, explaining where they originate from and some of their special characteristics. Then the animals will be brought to your seats on the carriage where you can see them close up, and maybe even hold them! The friendly Zoo Keepers will be only too happy to answer any questions that you may have about the animals.
This experience will last for the full round trip (around 50 minutes), so please don't leave the train when it stops at Horsehay & Dawley station.
Fares - We have not increased our usual ticket prices for you to enjoy this experience
£10 adult, £7 Children, £32 Family (2 adults + 2 Children). Sorry no senior.concession fares. All tickets are day rovers, allowing you to travel on all of the day's standard guage departures (see terms and conditions below)
Also available on the day
Huge 'OO' model railway based in part on Stafford Station running DC and DCC locomotives with smoke and sound. Small 'N' guage model railway also on show.
Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, snacks, cake, chocolate and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also available.
Freight Stop gift shop selling new, and nearly new books, keyrings, fridge magnets, Thomas take-and-play, dinosaurs, and much much more
Picnic area with views over Horsehay Pool. Free childrens quiz to find all the creature hidden amongst the trees.
Secondhand bookstall in Horsehay & Dawley station waiting room
Rail Camera Club photograph display in Spring Village station waiting room
Pheonix miniature railway (additional charges apply including their 'driver for a fiver' offer)
Accessible toilets at Spring Village
As we leave Spring Village Station, passengers will hear the zoo keepers give a short talk about the animals, explaining where they originate from and some of their special characteristics. Then the animals will be brought to your seats on the carriage where you can see them close up, and maybe even hold them! The friendly Zoo Keepers will be only too happy to answer any questions that you may have about the animals.
This experience will last for the full round trip (around 50 minutes), so please don't leave the train when it stops at Horsehay & Dawley station.
Fares - We have not increased our usual ticket prices for you to enjoy this experience
£10 adult, £7 Children, £32 Family (2 adults + 2 Children). Sorry no senior.concession fares. All tickets are day rovers, allowing you to travel on all of the day's standard guage departures (see terms and conditions below)
Also available on the day
Huge 'OO' model railway based in part on Stafford Station running DC and DCC locomotives with smoke and sound. Small 'N' guage model railway also on show.
Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, snacks, cake, chocolate and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also available.
Freight Stop gift shop selling new, and nearly new books, keyrings, fridge magnets, Thomas take-and-play, dinosaurs, and much much more
Picnic area with views over Horsehay Pool. Free childrens quiz to find all the creature hidden amongst the trees.
Secondhand bookstall in Horsehay & Dawley station waiting room
Rail Camera Club photograph display in Spring Village station waiting room
Pheonix miniature railway (additional charges apply including their 'driver for a fiver' offer)
Accessible toilets at Spring Village
Terms and Conditions
The Exotic Express experience will only be on the 12pm and 1:30pm departures from Spring Village station. Your ticket allows you to travel on all other departures, but they will not have the animals on them.
No dogs are allowed on the Exotic Express
Every passenger on the Exotic Express must remain seated around their table during the experience and not make sudden loud noises or movements that might scare the animals.
The Zoo Keepers will bring the animals to each of the tables but it will be their decision whether the animals can be held by the passengers and for how long. Being able to hold the animals is not guarranteed.
The experience will last for a full round trip starting and finishing at Spring Village. There is no need to leave the train at Horsehay & Dawley station.
What type of animals, and how many are shown during the experience, will be at the descretion on Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park.
The same animals will be shown on both departures
The Exotic Express experience will only be on the 12pm and 1:30pm departures from Spring Village station. Your ticket allows you to travel on all other departures, but they will not have the animals on them.
No dogs are allowed on the Exotic Express
Every passenger on the Exotic Express must remain seated around their table during the experience and not make sudden loud noises or movements that might scare the animals.
The Zoo Keepers will bring the animals to each of the tables but it will be their decision whether the animals can be held by the passengers and for how long. Being able to hold the animals is not guarranteed.
The experience will last for a full round trip starting and finishing at Spring Village. There is no need to leave the train at Horsehay & Dawley station.
What type of animals, and how many are shown during the experience, will be at the descretion on Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park.
The same animals will be shown on both departures
