The train line was removed in 1966 but this station was left. Volunteers and enthusiasts have worked here since 1997 restoring the station and laying some track in 2008. It's now a mini museum with the restored station and some rolling stock and engines. They plan to extend the track towards Sturminster Newton and eventually run a heritage railway service.
The cafe and shop are open when the station is open, currently Open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm.

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September 18, 2022

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Open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm

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Shillingstone railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), serving the village of Shillingstone in the English county of Dorset. Shillingstone is the last surviving …

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2. View from Bulbarrow Hill – The View Coffee Shop loop from Shillingstone

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3. Hodway Lane Trail Intersection – Mill Lane Bridge loop from Shillingstone

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Location: Shillingstone, North Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Shillingstone Railway Station & Museum

1. Hod Hill & Hambledon Hill from Sturminster Newton

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