The museum is housed in the original 1859 Heckington
Railway station buildings, which have been carefully restored to their
former glory, having been saved from British Rail demolition by Heckington
Village Trust in 1975.
The General Waiting Room contains a selection
of local and railway displays, GNR fireplace, ticket window and sales counter.
In the adjoining Ticket Office there are numerous
railway artefacts ranging from station names boards, railway uniforms,
cast iron warning signs, railway lamps, and railway models, as well as
the ticket office equipment with ticket racks, Edmondson ticket stamp,
and other railway office furniture.
The Museum is situated at Heckington railway
station, Lincolnshire, which itself is well worth a visit (along with the
8 sail windmill and nearby Pea Room Craft Centre), where trains are available
to and from Skegness, Grantham and further afield.
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Museum Opening Times
The museum is open from Easter until end September on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays 1200 - 1700. Parties (min 10 ) outside normal opening times, can be arranged by prior appointment - please call 01529 469595 for additional information.
