How to ride The Polar Express™ in Yorkshire this Christmas – 2026

Slip into your pyjamas and dressing gowns, clutch your golden tickets, and prepare for a railway journey like no other, as you ride through the Dales on The Polar Express™ through the Yorkshire Dales.

Your experience begins when The Polar Express™ train ride picks you up at Wensleydale Railway Leeming Bar station.

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It will take you on your Christmas journey through the rolling countryside of the Yorkshire Dales

You will get to meet the characters from the film including the conductor, the singing chefs, the hobo and of course the main man himself Father Christmas. Join families, couples and just those big kids who believe in the magical train ride.

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ conductor – 📸 Supplied

Throughout your journey, you may tangle with the caribou and other magical happenings, as you have the original story of The Polar Express™ told to you by the singing Chefs.

Don’t forget to have a bite of your tasty cookie and a sip of authentic hot chocolate before meeting the main man himself Santa Claus.

Santa will join you on board and, if you are on the nice list, hand you your first gift of Christmas, a Silver Sleigh Bell just like in the motion picture we all love. You will get to say hello to Santa as he hands you your first gift of Christmas.

Once you arrive back at the station your journey head into our magical gift shop with the largest collection of THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride 2026 merchandise and exclusive gifts in the country!

The Polar Express™ in Yorkshire tickets

Date
13 Nov – 23 Dec 2026

Time
Multiple – check event website

Wensleydale Railway – Leeming Bar Station, Leeming Bar, Northallerton DL7 9AR

Adults from £35.95

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