for all heartbeat fans and harry potter fans!
as the goathland station was where the harry potter films where filmed at for the station scenes in philosophers stone, when it was transformed into hogsmeade station,
and goathland itself is better known as aidensfield! for the tv series heartbeat!
the journy starts at pickering station, (has a good sized carpark) levisham, newton dale halt, goathland, grosmont, whitby.
you can get on the train and visit the stops, either going or coming back. we stopped at 2 places goathland and grosmont. depending on the trains, some have little private carriages, and some brilliant scenic views when travelling.
goathland, station looks really olde de worlde, and you can make out where the scenes where filmed for the harry potter films. the village itself is great to wonder into! after overcoming a very steep road into the village! it has a very touristy set up, with lots of tearooms, little shops and things are priced for tourists! and sheep droppings everywhere on the paths!
as for grosmont, its just a stop to extend the visit, but an interesting place to look about, but by this time the kids where truely bored and ready for home, so we didn't see as much as we would have liked to! take care with the train times as i think the last train back from grosmont was around 5pm.
around christmas they do special santa trains from pickering, with events throughout the year, so worth it's checking the website to see whats happening, if your thinking of taking a ride on a steam train.