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Event Tags: Swanage Railway
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Date: Sat 4th October 2025
Time: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Swanage Railway, Swanage
Booking Required: No
Join Swanage Railway and The Irregular Special Players for an interactive journey of crime and detection. “It’s locomotory, my dear Watson”.
Enjoy a Sherlock Holmes mystery with a difference performed in period costume on a period train. Join in the fun as you become suspects in this interactive mystery. Witness the discovery of the body, hunt for clues, and solve the crime while enjoying drinks and treats as you travel on the Swanage Railway.
On arrival you will be given a glass of prosecco or soft drink as you mingle on the platform and become witnesses to the dastardly deed. You will then board our historic Devon Belle Observation Car or 1930’s Maunsell coach to travel up and down the line solving the mystery while you enjoy an cream tea before returning to Swanage to unmask the murderer.
The train will be hauled by our historic class 33 diesel locomotive.
This event begins and ends at Swanage station. This event will be held on our platforms and on board our trains.
Please arrive at Swanage Station for 1230. The event ends at approximately 1700.
TICKET PRICES
1930s Maunsell Carriage tickets £54.50 per person
Pullman Observation Car tickets £59.50 per person
Tickets include a welcome drink of prosecco or orange juice and cream tea served on the train.
Dates for Murder Mystery
12th Jun 2025
10th Jul 2025
4th Oct 2025
Location
Swanage Railway (View more Events at this Location)Station House, Swanage, England, BH19 1HB United Kingdom
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