Behind the Scenes

The Backstage tours takes place at 2.00pm and Treasures of the Past at 3.30pm. Tickets available from the Stable shop on the day. Each tour is £3 each or both tours for £5.

Backstage Tour

This tour takes you through the cast dressing rooms to see the huge wardrobe of exquisite costumes and flamboyant head-dresses worn in the Christmas Spectacular shows by over 100 performers. See how we look after and store these items, along with the decorations which transform the museum into a Christmas wonderland. Walk through our magical Christmas Fantasy Land of polar bears, penguins, seals, elves and snowmen to name a few of the characters in this million pound enchanting setting.

Treasures of the Past

This tour invites you to view the treasures of the past in our nostalgic tribute to our founder George T. Cushing, MBE, where his remaining collection of steam engines are on display in a poignant re-creation of his engine yard as it would have been during the late 1940’s and the Old forge where many of our engines were maintained and restored.