Tea on the Train Bellingham

Tea on the Train Bellingham Cafe of the Heritage Centre Bellingham situated in a Mark 3 carriage that ran the East Midlands line.

👔 Father's Day is Coming Soon – Sunday 21st June! 👔Why not treat Dad to a visit to Tea on the Train at Bellingham Herita...
09/06/2026

👔 Father's Day is Coming Soon – Sunday 21st June! 👔
Why not treat Dad to a visit to Tea on the Train at Bellingham Heritage Centre?
Step back in time and soak up the atmosphere of a place that has witnessed both the best of times and the worst of times, while enjoying a traditional afternoon tea served on our beautiful vintage china.
🍽️ Includes:
• Sandwich of your choice
• Choice of cake 🍰
• Jam & Cream Scone or Cheese Scone
• Traybake (Brownie or Lemon & Coconut Slice)
• Tea or Coffee ☕️
⏰ Open daily: 10.00am – 4.00pm
📞 To book a table on the carriage or platform, please call:
01434 221151
📍 FREE parking available at the Station Yard / Heritage Centre Car Park
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🚲 Visiting by bike? We have dedicated cycle parking and a Cycle Tool Station.
Make Father's Day one to remember aboard Tea on the Train! 🚂❤️

📖 Why is Bellingham here? There’s an interesting story…When humans first settled this area, they followed the river vall...
28/05/2026

📖 Why is Bellingham here?
There’s an interesting story…
When humans first settled this area, they followed the river valleys. Settlements had to be just the right size: not too large to risk starvation, and not too small to risk in-breeding. A community with a radius of about three miles was considered ideal, as everything they needed — fruit, berries, bark, grazing land for livestock — came from their surroundings.
So when it was time to form a new settlement, they would simply move about six miles along the valley.
Hexham ➡ Humshaugh (6 miles)

Humshaugh ➡ Wark (6 miles)

Wark ➡ Bellingham (6 miles)

Bellingham ➡ Falstone (6 miles)
And that’s why Bellingham is where it is… or so the story goes!
☕ After uncovering history at the Heritage Centre, why not enjoy the present with a visit to Tea on the Train?

Tuck into savoury sandwiches, hearty meals, ice cream, sorbets, and plenty of homemade cakes.
Or indulge in the quintessential British treat of Afternoon Tea on the Train — at a platform decorated in the spirit of VE Day 1945, complete with bunting and nostalgic charm!
📞 To book a table in the carriage or platform, call 01434 221 151
⏰ Open 10am – 4pm
(Refreshments, cakes & scones served after 3pm)

🚂✨ Why Not Plan a Trip to Timeless Bellingham? (Pronounced ‘Bellinjum’—just like the locals say!)Once First Class, now f...
21/05/2026

🚂✨ Why Not Plan a Trip to Timeless Bellingham?
(Pronounced ‘Bellinjum’—just like the locals say!)
Once First Class, now full of charm — Belle, our Mark 3 carriage, now hosts Tea on the Train at Bellingham (North Tyne) Station 🎟️🍰
Luxury by tradition, tea by the pot, prices by the people!
📞 To book a table in the carriage, call 01434 221 151.
Summer Opening hours
⏰ 10.00 – 4,00 pm

Lots of free parking spaces
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🍽️ Afternoon Tea – The British Way at Tea on the Train - Bellingham (North Tyne) Enjoy a truly traditional treat served ...
08/05/2026

🍽️ Afternoon Tea – The British Way at Tea on the Train - Bellingham (North Tyne)
Enjoy a truly traditional treat served on our pretty vintage china:
🥪 Sandwich of your choice
🍰 A slice of your favourite cake
🍓 Freshly baked Jam & Cream Scone or a savoury Cheese Scone
🍋 Traybake delight (Brownie or Lemon & Coconut Slice)
☕ A pot of tea or freshly brewed coffee
Whether you're craving a quiet moment with a cuppa or planning a get-together with friends, our platform café promises a warm welcome and flavours worth remembering.

🕙 Open daily 10:00 am – 4.00 pm
📞 To book a table in the carriage, call us on 01434 221 151

🚂✨ Why Not Plan a Trip to Timeless Bellingham? (Pronounced ‘Bellinjum’—just like the locals say!)Once First Class, now f...
25/04/2026

🚂✨ Why Not Plan a Trip to Timeless Bellingham?
(Pronounced ‘Bellinjum’—just like the locals say!)

Once First Class, now full of charm — Belle, our Mark 3 carriage, now hosts Tea on the Train at Bellingham (North Tyne) Station 🎟️🍰
Luxury by tradition, tea by the pot, prices by the people!

📞 To book a table in the carriage, call 01434 221 151

Summer 2026 Opening hours
⏰ 10.00 – 4,00 pm

Lots of free parking spaces
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🚂✨ Why Not Plan a Trip to Timeless Bellingham? (Pronounced ‘Bellinjum’—just like the locals say!)Once First Class, now f...
22/04/2026

🚂✨ Why Not Plan a Trip to Timeless Bellingham?
(Pronounced ‘Bellinjum’—just like the locals say!)
Once First Class, now full of charm — Belle, our Mark 3 carriage, now hosts Tea on the Train at Bellingham (North Tyne) Station 🎟️🍰
Luxury by tradition, tea by the pot, prices by the people!
📞 To book a table in the carriage, call 01434 221 151.
Summer 2026 Opening hours
⏰ 10.00 – 4,00 pm

Lots of free parking spaces
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🚙 🚗 🚌 🛵 🚜 🚚 🛻WHY NOT JOIN US TOMORROW - SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2026CLASSIC & VINTAGE VEHICLE DAYJoin us at the Heritage Cent...
18/04/2026

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WHY NOT JOIN US TOMORROW - SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2026
CLASSIC & VINTAGE VEHICLE DAY
Join us at the Heritage Centre/Tea on the Train from 10:00am – 4:00pm for our much-loved Classic & Vintage Vehicle Day.
This popular annual event is a key fundraiser for the Heritage Centre and regularly attracts over 70 vehicles, including:
Classic cars
Vintage tractors
Motorcycles
Commercial vehicles
Enjoy a fantastic day out, explore a stunning collection of vehicles, and don’t miss the light-hearted competition, where one lucky entrant will take home the prestigious 🏆 Vintage Vehicle Cup!
A unique day out for all ages – we’d love to see you there!
📞 To book a table in the carriage, call 01434 221 151.
⏰ Open 10.00am – 4.00 pm

📍A generous amount of FREE parking at the Station Yard/Heritage Centre Car park
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PLAN YOUR WEEKEND!🚙 🚗 🚌 🛵 🚜 🚚 🛻WHY NOT JOIN US THIS SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2026CLASSIC & VINTAGE VEHICLE DAYJoin us at the He...
15/04/2026

PLAN YOUR WEEKEND!
🚙 🚗 🚌 🛵 🚜 🚚 🛻
WHY NOT JOIN US THIS SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2026
CLASSIC & VINTAGE VEHICLE DAY
Join us at the Heritage Centre/Tea on the Train from 10:00am – 4:00pm for our much-loved Classic & Vintage Vehicle Day.
This popular annual event is a key fundraiser for the Heritage Centre and regularly attracts over 70 vehicles, including:
Classic cars
Vintage tractors
Motorcycles
Commercial vehicles
Enjoy a fantastic day out, explore a stunning collection of vehicles, and don’t miss the light-hearted competition, where one lucky entrant will take home the prestigious 🏆 Vintage Vehicle Cup!
A unique day out for all ages – we’d love to see you there!
📞 To book a table in the carriage, call 01434 221 151.
⏰ Open 10.00am – 4.00 pm

📍A generous amount of FREE parking at the Station Yard/Heritage Centre Car park
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It’s a beautiful sunny day in Bellingham so why not visit the Tea on the Train today and refresh yourself before or aft...
08/04/2026

It’s a beautiful sunny day in Bellingham so why not visit the Tea on the Train today and refresh yourself before or after a walk to the beautiful waterfall at Hareshaw Linn?

We have savoury treats and hearty meals, freshly made quiche and lots of delicious cake to choose from or why not indulge in a quintessential British treat of “Afternoon Tea” at the platform and step back in time sitting on a platform which has experienced the best of times and the worst of times!

Sandwich of your choice
Choice of cake
Jam and Cream Scone or Cheese Scone
Traybake (Brownie or Lemon & Coconut Slice)
All served on our pretty china and with a choice of tea or coffee.

Open 10.00 am - 4.00 pm⏰🕥
(Serving refreshments, cakes and scones only after 3.00 pm - no hot food)

*Photos by Lucca

To book a table on the carriage or platform please call 01434 221 151

Directions to Hareshaw Linn - From ‘Tea on the Train’ turn left downhill then right at the petrol station and follow Hareshaw Burn up stream. Follow the path with the The First & Last Brewery, Northumberland on your right, and go through the gate onto the stony path and continue uphill until you come to another gate. Go through the gate and look down to what remains of the Lower Dam.

Continue along the relatively flat path until you come to a picnic area/open space where you can look down to a pretty waterfall with steps down to the burn. Head for the stone stepped path and the sign “Waterfall 1 Mile”. You are now on the true path up to the Linn. Look for old drift mine workings hidden in the vegetation along the gorge.

Pass under an arched, moss covered tree on your path and eventually to a flight of stone steps up to a curved seat and then downwards to the first of the six bridges

There is another bench further along at romantically called ‘Cupid’s Bower’, against a mossy tree with a splendid view of a waterfall.

There are several cascades along your path and plenty of scope for photographers and artists.

Further along there is a huge, tree covered mound, where the banks on the far side of the gorge seem to wrap round in a circle ahead of you. This is close to where the Victorians planted Douglas firs and a favourite place for picnics, making use of the natural acoustics for music and storytelling. At that time the Linn had become a popular place with visitors coming to view the waterfall as well as removing ferns and plants to add to their fashionable collection. Today there are some 300 species of mosses, liverworts and lichens and a variety of trees. The sides of the gorge rise to 70 feet or more..

You will encounter some rocky steps further along.

There is a wooden walkway and a chance to sit and take in the view before you cross the final bridge. Look for the Money Tree where, over time, visitors have hammered coins into the fallen tree for luck rather than offer them to the spirits in the, sometimes, turbulent water. Care should be taken as the final path can be damp and steep. The high rocky cliffs overhang the final seat before you clamber down the last few yards to the dark, peat coloured pool filled by the water tumbling from 30 feet above.

Then why not pop into the The Heritage Centre at Bellingham

A generous amount of FREE parking at the Station Yard/Heritage Centre Car park
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Or park your bicycle at our dedicated spaces - Cycle Tool Station
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HAPPY EASTER! Why not hop along and treat yourself to some delicious food at Tea on the Train? 🚂🍰A warm welcome, tasty ...
05/04/2026

HAPPY EASTER! Why not hop along and treat yourself to some delicious food at Tea on the Train? 🚂🍰
A warm welcome, tasty treats, and a little Easter magic await!
📞 To book a table in the carriage, call 01434 221 151
⏰ Open 10am – 4pm
(Refreshments, cakes & scones served after 3pm)

Address

Station Yard, Woodburn Road
Hexham
NE482DG

Telephone

+441434221151

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