Northampton and Lampton Railway is inviting mums and their families to celebrate Mother’s Day on its special Cream Tea trains.

The annual day in appreciation of mothers takes place on Sunday, 15th March this year.

The Cream Tea trains will see passengers travel in first-class carriages, with a cream tea served with either coffee, tea or a soft drink. The journey will be a round trip of four miles through the Northamptonshire countryside, after the Railway completed an extension three years ago.

Mums travel free when accompanied by a full-fare-paying passenger. The steam-hauled services will depart from Pitsford and Brampton station every hour from 10 am until 3 pm. The return journey will take around 40 to 45 minutes.

The train will pause for a short time at Boughton station before continuing its journey back to Pitsford and Brampton. Passengers may choose to stay at Boughton and take a later train back.

The Railway’s Souvenir Shop is located at Pitsford and Brampton station, and stocks a wide selection of gifts, books, toys and other items. The station has toilets, including an accessible toilet.

The station also welcomes passengers to its Platform 3 Buffet, where they can purchase hot and cold drinks, snacks and freshly-made hot food. For those wishing to imbibe something stronger, the Brampton Halt public house is next to the station.

There is free parking at the Pitsford and Brampton stations, but not at Boughton station, which is, however, easily accessible by regular buses from Northampton.

Boughton station has a small booking office, a shop and a seating area, which are housed in a buffet coach stabled in the bay platform. It has one unisex toilet cubicle.

The Railway’s trains have an accessible carriage, which can accommodate wheelchair users.

The Northampton and Lamport Railway, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near Pitsford and Chapel Brampton villages, which are around five miles north of Northampton. It is a standard-gauge heritage railway that runs both steam and diesel trains.

Passengers must book in advance, before midnight on Sunday, 8th March, which is International Women’s Day.

Standard train rides are also available all day. There is no need to book these in advance, but discounts apply to those who do.