Murder Mystery on a Steam Train

All Aboard the Dean Forest Railway to Crack the Case!

Journey details

Your evening starts at Norchard Station at 18:00, where you will be introduced to the mystery, before travelling in style on board our steam train, with a two-course meal, consisting of a main course and a dessert, served on board while you crack the case! The evening will conclude at approximately 22:30.

Gift Certificates

Looking to get that special someone a Murder Mystery evening as a present, but want them to have the flexibility to book the date they prefer? Check out out Murder Mystery Gift Certificates, valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. The perfect Christmas gift!

Sat 11th April 2026 – Sherlock Nolmes and The Twisted Key

The carriage was locked from the inside. The windows were barred. The victim was dead. With no sign of forced entry, no struggle, and the key firmly twisted in the lock, to Scotland Yard it’s an impossible crime, but for the legendary detective Sherlock Nolmes, its just another puzzle to solve.

Join Nolmes and his trusty sidekick Wotsit as they unravel the web of secrets surrounding this deadly journey and solve the mystery of the twisted key and a killer who vanished without a trace.

Sat 9th May 2026 – Blackbeard’s Legacy

The infamous pirate Blackbeard has fallen, his head severed in a bloody duel with Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard. But as the smoke clears and the blood is washed off the decks, the world of piracy is plunged into chaos. Illegitimate offspring, vengeful rivals, and the dead captain’s own cutthroat crew are crawling out of the woodwork, each desperate to seize the vacant throne of the King of Pirates. As they scheme, double-cross, and murder their way towards the crown, it’s up to Blackbeards ever loyal first mate, Izzy Hands, to untangle the web of lies and betrayal to discover the shocking truth behind Blackbeard’s demise—or be swept away in the deadly tide of his Legacy.

Sat 6th June 2026 – Doc Mortimer and the Last Dual

The Wild West is dying and Doc Mortimer is next! The legendary gunslinger, sometime gambler, and occasional lawman, stands accused of murder.

Everyone who saw the duel says it was ‘done right and fair’, but Hanging Judge Johnson couldn’t care less.

Determined to drag the town of Lyndey, North Carolina, kicking and screaming into the 20th century, Johnson plans to make an example of the gunslinger and the old order he represents – but Mortimer says he didn’t fire the fatal shot, someone else interrupted the duel.

So posse up and ride out with us as time is running out for the old ways and for Doc, and if we don’t find the true killer, Doc will dance the hangman’s jig.

Sat 19th September 2026 – Masquerade: A Parade of Faces

Lydney, 1811: The country burns and the aristocracy dances in the ashes.

As famine and disease tear through the impoverished region of Lydney, the callous and indifferent Lord Ashton has sealed the gates of his estate and is cloistered with his elite friends for a week of extravagant indulgence—the ultimate Masquerade. But as we all know, in a Masquerade, nothing is ever as it seems, and one of the guests does not belong.

An invisible enemy has infiltrated the party to exact a terrible justice on Lord Ashton and his cronies. Trapped within a gilded cage, the guests must unmask the killer who came for revenge before the halls of Ashton Manor run red.

Sat 17th October 2026 – The Lydnese Falcon

Hardboiled detective Jack Hammer has received an offer he can’t refuse: a briefcase full of cash and a chance to put away his partner’s killer. Jack’s partner was chasing after the priceless Lydnese Falcon, but he wasn’t the only one. The falcon is the stuff that dreams are made of, and every scumbag and lowlife in town wants to get their grubby hands on it, no matter who ends up dead.

Surrounded by philosophic crime Lords, psychotic gunmen, and dames whose looks could kill, Hammer needs to keep his eyes open and his head on a swivel if he wants to make it out of this alive.

All murder mysteries presented by Ceridwen Theatre Company.

Important Information

Whilst we don’t provide an on-board bar service, we offer drinks pre-orders (sent separately after booking), which will be set up ready at your table before boarding.

Food Options

Main Meal:
Slow-roasted belly pork with an apple and cider gravy (DF) (Contains gluten BUT can be GF with alternative gravy)
Seared breast of chicken with a tomato and basil sauce (GF/DF)
Mediterranean Vegetable Tart (V) (contains gluten, egg,milk. Can be GF/ Vegan)
Lightly spiced sweet potato and butternut risotto cake with curry sauce (V/Ve/GF/DF)

Dessert:
Apple Crumble with Custard (V) (contains gluten, milk)
Fresh fruit salad (V/Ve/GF/DF)
Brownies (V/DF) (contains gluten, egg, soya) (May contain NUTS)
GF/Vegan Brownie (May contain NUTS)
Eton mess (V/GF) (contains egg, milk, strawberries)

GF = Gluten Free
DF = Dairy Free
V = Vegetarian
Ve = Vegan

Please note we cannot guarantee that food will be free from traces of allergens

Drink Options

Soft Drinks:
Coke | Diet Coke | Fanta Orange | Fanta Lemon | 7 Up | Still Water | Sparkling Water | Ribena | Orange Juice | Apple Juice   All £1.50

Alcoholic Drinks:
Wine – Cabernet Sauvignon | Merlot | Pinot Grigio | Sauvignon Blanc | White Zinfandel   75cl | £15.00
Prosecco   75cl | £20.00 | 20cl | £6.50
Ale – Steam Gold | Copper Top Blonde | Shunters Best Bitter   440ml | £5.00
Gloucester Brewery Lager (4.5% ABV)   500ml | £5.25
Gloucester Brewery ‘Zero Gravity’ Lager (0.5% ABV)   500ml | £4.00
Cider – Sweet | Medium | Dry   500ml | £5.25
Spirits- Smirnoff Vodka | Bacardi White Rum | Gordon’s Gin | Gordon’s Pink Gin | Jacobite Whisky 50ml | £5.00

Drinks order will be sent separately after booking.