Due to the COVID-19 emergency the Watercress Line Mid Hants Railway is temporarily closed to the public. The safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors is our most important consideration. You will know that the Watercress Line relies on ticket revenue to cover its operational costs, which currently work out more than £75,000 a month. Without money coming in from running services, the railway is eating into its financial reserves to survive. If you can help, please click on the Virgin Money Giving link below which allows you to donate a single amount or pay monthly if you're able to. You can also text WATERCRESS to 70085 to donate £10, texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message. Thank you for continuing to support us during this unprecedented situation. We hope to be able to welcome you back to the Watercress Line soon.
23rd Oct 2019
Information on the MHRPS Trustees and a copy of the full MHRPS Annual Report and Accounts for 2019 are available to view. They can be found in the 'About Us' dropdown ...
15th Oct 2019
The hugely popular ‘Santa Specials’ event at the Watercress Line is already selling fast, with some trains fully booked - visitors are being encouraged not to delay purchasing ...
8th Oct 2019
The Mid Hants Railway has a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced business leader to join The Watercress Line as General Manager. The job description can be found here. ...
8th Oct 2019
The countdown is on for The Watercress Line welcoming witches and wizards of all ages to its Wizard Weekend this Halloween. Inviting visitors to make magic and mischief and ...
26th Sep 2019
With great regret we have concluded that we must cancel the Walk the Line event scheduled for later this year. Given the inaccessibility off the line and restrictions on how ...
17th Sep 2019
16 September 2019 The Watercress Line is inviting visitors to experience its Main Viewing Gallery and Carriage Viewing Gallery following its refurbishment at Ropley station, Hampshire. The Canadian Pacific project, ...
3rd Sep 2019
Here in marketing we're currently making a short advert about, you guessed it, volunteers! We want to know why YOU take the time out of your busy schedules to ...
22nd Aug 2019
The Watercress Line is calling witches and wizards of all ages to come and make magic and mischief this Halloween with the return of the railway’s popular ...
15th Aug 2019
Below is a poem written by a young volunteer called Savannah from a Heritage Lottery Funded project called Memories Brought Home. Please see below her beautiful poem about the Watercress ...
14th Aug 2019
The Watercress Line has been included in Lonely Planet’s list of UK top experiences in a new ranked list of the 500 most memorable, beautiful, surprising and compelling experiences ...
16th Jul 2019
Dear Members and Shareholders Please note that we will have to delay this years AGM from 14th September to a date later in the year to be confirmed. As yet, ...
3rd Jul 2019
In February 2018, MHRPS introduced a new scheme for collecting online charity donations called MyDonate, operated by BT. This has proven to be very successful for MHRPS – in round numbers, ...
20th Jun 2019
19 June 2019 The world’s favourite blue tank engine will be putting smiles on children’s faces across the region as the hugely popular Day Out With Thomas returns ...
14th Jun 2019
The Watercress Line’s National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Canadian Pacific restoration project has spent £46,000 to improve the visitor experience at its Ropley station. The improvements include new ...
11th Jun 2019
MHRPS has won a £1,000 Movement for Good award thanks to nominations from the public. MHRPS was nominated to win a £1,000 boost as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical's ...
24th May 2019
24 May 2019 This June marks the start of the 75th anniversary of D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy and with it, a momentous occasion to commemorate peace, liberty and reconciliation ...