6th Feb 2020
The Watercress Line has announced its 2020 events programme, featuring annual family favourites, behind the scenes tours and a jam-packed steam gala. Kicking off the family event programme on 14th February until 8th March, is the world-famous Flying Scotsman, giving the perfect ...
14th Jan 2020
Hampshire’s market town of Alresford will be watched by millions on Friday 17 January as two of its thriving businesses appear on the popular show Jamie & Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast. The ‘watercress’ episode sees chef, ...
11th Nov 2019
The MHRPS Grand Draw was made on 27th October and the following ticket numbers won: 1st prize (£1000) - 22101 2nd prize (£350) - 1065 3rd prize (£250) - 3761 4th prize (£100) - 16505 5th prize (£100) - 5257 Thank you to everyone who took part.&...
6th Nov 2019
The Watercress Line’s popular Christmas Leave event makes a welcome return on 26th-27th December, inviting guests to experience the atmosphere of a 1940’s Christmas on the railway. You will join civilian and military re-enactors at the Watercress Line&...
4th Nov 2019
The countdown is on for the Watercress Line’s popular Christmas Leave event which makes a welcome return later this month allowing guests to experience the atmosphere of a 1940’s Christmas on the railway. The popular event on 26th -27...
1st Nov 2019
The Watercress Line simply wouldn't be here without the support and commitment of our many volunteers over the years. This year we are awarding 7 of our volunteers with the Long Service Award, for supporting us for 20 years! A huge thank you ...
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 menu, click on 'Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society'.
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 their tickets. The steam locomotive will chuff into town this Christmas, giving ...
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. To apply or to request an informal discussion please contact Simon Baggott ...
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 dress up as a Halloween spook, the event returns with an exciting ...
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 we could deal with the potential for injuries we have decided that ...
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, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, offers visitors a host of ...
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 help the railway thrive and bring joy to the thousands of people ...
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 Wizard Weekend. The event returns with an exciting array ...
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 Line: Steam Leviathans Hiss, hiss, hiss—! Ripping through the foliage ...
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 to be had across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. ...