INFORMATION

Festival Opening Times

Festival Sites will be open as follows:

	Thursday 17th October	Friday 18th October	Saturday 19th October	Sunday 20th October
Oxenhope Exhibition Shed	13:45 until 22:45 (Last Orders 22:30)	11:00 until 22:45 (Last Orders 22:30)	11:00 until 22:45 (Last Orders 22:30)	11:00 until 18:00 (Last Orders 17:45)
Ingrow Station Yard	–	11:00 until 22:45 (Last Orders 22:30)	11:00 until 22:45 (Last Orders 22:30)	11:00 until 18:00 (Last Orders 17:45)
Keighley The Old Parcels Office	12:00 until 21:45 (Last Orders 21:30)	09:00 until 22:00 (Last Orders 21:45)	09:00 until 22:00 (Last Orders 21:45)	9:00 until 17:30 (Last Orders 17:15)

Timetables

The timetables are listed below. Locomotive allocation will occur closer to the festival; they will also be available in the on-the-day booklet.

Notes		0000

Oxenhope	d		1400	1500	1600	1700	1800	1900	2000	2100	2200	2300
Haworth	d		1405	1505	1605	1705	1805	1905	2005	2105	2205	2305
Oakworth	d		1408	1508	1608	1708	1808	1908	2008	2108	2208	2308
Damems	d		1410x	1510x	1610x	1710x	1810x	1910x	2010x	2110x	2210x	2310x
Ingrow West	d		1413	1513	1613	1713	1813	1913	2013	2113	2213	2313
Keighley	d		1420	1520	1620	1720	1820	1920	2020	2120	2220	2320

Notes	–											0000

Keighley	d	1325	1425	1525	1625	1725	1825	1925	2025	2125	2225	–
Ingrow West	d	1330	1430	1530	1630	1730	1830	1930	2030	2130	2230	–
Damems	d	1333x	1433x	1533x	1633x	1733x	1833x	1933x	2033x	2133x	2233x	–
Oakworth	d	1335	1435	1535	1635	1735	1835	1935	2035	2135	2235	–
Haworth	d	1340	1440	1540	1640	1740	1840	1940	2040	2140	2240	–
Oxenhope	d	1345	1445	1545	1645	1745	1845	1945	2045	2145	2245	–


Oxenhope	d	0930	1020	1110	1200	1255	1345	1430	1520	1600	1650	1730	1820	1900	1945	2020	2110	2210	2310
Haworth	d	0936	1026	1116	1206	1306	1352	1437	1527	1607	1657	1737	1827	1909	1952	2027	2117	2217	2317
Oakworth	d	0939	1029	1119	1209	1309	1356	1441	1531	1611	1701	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Damems	d	0945x	1033x	1123x	1213x	1313x	1401x	1446x	1536x	1616x	1706x	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ingrow West	d	0949	1037	1127	1217	1317	1406	1451	1541	1621	1711	1749	1839	1921	2004	2039	2129	2229	2329
Keighley	d	1000	1045	1135	1225	1325	1415	1500	1550	1630	1720	1800	1845	1927	2010	2045	2135	2235	2335

Keighley	d	1020	1110	1200	1255	1345	1430	1520	1600	1650	1730	1820	1900	1945	2020	2110	2210	2310	–
Ingrow West	d	1026	1116	1206	1301	1352	1437	1527	1607	1657	1737	1827	1909	1952	2027	2117	2217	2317	–
Damems	d	1030x	1120x	1210x	1305x	1357x	1442x	1532x	1612x	1702x	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oakworth	d	1036	1126	1216	1311	1405	1450	1540	1620	1710	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Haworth	d	1040	1130	1220	1315	1410	1455	1545	1625	1715	1749	1839	1921	2004	2039	2129	2229	2329	–
Oxenhope	d	1045	1135	1230	1325	1415	1500	1550	1630	1720	1805	1845	1930	2010	2055	2135	2235	2335	–


Oxenhope	d	0930	1020	1110	1200	1255	1345	1430	1520	1600	1650	1730	1820	1900	1945	2020	2110	2210	2310
Haworth	d	0936	1026	1116	1206	1306	1352	1437	1527	1607	1657	1737	1827	1909	1952	2027	2117	2217	2317
Oakworth	d	0939	1029	1119	1209	1309	1356	1441	1531	1611	1701	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Damems	d	0945x	1033x	1123x	1213x	1313x	1401x	1446x	1536x	1616x	1706x	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ingrow West	d	0949	1037	1127	1217	1317	1406	1451	1541	1621	1711	1749	1839	1921	2004	2039	2129	2229	2329
Keighley	d	1000	1045	1135	1225	1325	1415	1500	1550	1630	1720	1800	1845	1927	2010	2045	2135	2235	2335

Keighley	d	1020	1110	1200	1255	1345	1430	1520	1600	1650	1730	1820	1900	1945	2020	2110	2210	2310	–
Ingrow West	d	1026	1116	1206	1301	1352	1437	1527	1607	1657	1737	1827	1909	1952	2027	2117	2217	2317	–
Damems	d	1030x	1120x	1210x	1305x	1357x	1442x	1532x	1612x	1702x	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oakworth	d	1036	1126	1216	1311	1405	1450	1540	1620	1710	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Haworth	d	1040	1130	1220	1315	1410	1455	1545	1625	1715	1749	1839	1921	2004	2039	2129	2229	2329	–
Oxenhope	d	1045	1135	1230	1325	1415	1500	1550	1630	1720	1805	1845	1930	2010	2055	2135	2235	2335	–

Oxenhope	d	0930	1015	1100	1150	1250	1355	1445	1530	1615	1700	1745
Haworth	d	0936	1021	1106	1156	1256	1401	1451	1536	1621	1706	1751
Oakworth	d	0939	1024	1109	1159	1259	1404	1454	1539	1624	1709	1754
Damems	d	0942x	1027x	1112x	1202x	1302x	1407x	1457x	1542x	1627x	1712x	1757x
Ingrow West	d	0946	1031	1116	1206	1306	1411	1501	1546	1631	1716	1801
Keighley	d	0955	1040	1125	1215	1315	1420	1510	1555	1640	1725	1810

Keighley	d	–	1015	1100	1150	1250	1355	1445	1530	1615	1700	1745
Ingrow West	d	–	1021	1106	1156	1256	1401	1451	1536	1621	1706	1751
Damems	d	–	1024x	1109x	1159x	1259x	1404x	1454x	1539x	1624x	1709x	1754x
Oakworth	d	–	1030	1115	1205	1305	1410	1500	1545	1630	1715	1800
Haworth	d	–	1035	1120	1210	1310	1415	1505	1550	1635	1720	1805
Oxenhope	d	–	1040	1130	1215	1315	1420	1510	1555	1640	1725	1810

Glasses and Tokens

Festival glasses are for purchase only and carry the festival logo for 2024, as shown above. The glasses available in 2024 will be:

Pint glass (also marked for ½ pints)
Stemmed half-pint beer glass

Each of these costs £4.60 (or £4.00 if you order in advance with your ticket) and is yours to keep as a memento of the event. These non-refundable glasses can be purchased at Ingrow, Keighley and Oxenhope.

If you do not wish to purchase or do not have a glass, you will be provided with a disposable plastic glass at the bar.

Like many similar events, drink sales will be by token, not cash. The main festival bar at Oxenhope, brewery bars at Oxenhope, Ingrow & Keighley, cider bars at Oxenhope & Ingrow, the wine & gin bar at Oxenhope and on-train bars will all accept tokens. A drink token usually gets you a half-pint of most draught beers and ciders, but lesser quantities may be served, or more tokens may be required for some higher ABV or more expensive beers. A variable number of drink tokens can also be used to purchase wines or gin & tonic at Oxenhope.

Individual Drink Tokens: £2.50 or a card of 7 tokens: £16.50

Drink tokens will be sold at Oxenhope, Ingrow & Keighley locations. Both on-train bars will also sell drink tokens. We accept payment by both cash and credit/debit cards.

Drink tokens will be valid for all four days of the event, so if you have tokens left over on one day, you can use them on any of the other days. Ensure you do not buy too many tokens, as they can’t be used after this event and are strictly non-refundable.

Note: The railway does not have a cash machine at any stations. The nearest cash machines to our stations are:

Keighley: ASDA supermarket, 3 min walk from Keighley station
Haworth: Local SPAR store opposite the Station
Oxenhope: Oxenhope village local CO-OP store, a 10 min walk into the village from Oxenhope station.

Transport Information

Passengers from Oakworth

As our event becomes busier every year, we must run trains longer than the platform at Oakworth station. This, coupled with the relatively dim historic gaslighting, means that trains cannot call at Oakworth (or Damems) after approximately 6 PM on Friday & Saturday evenings (see the timetable when published for specific details).

To ensure that customers living in Oakworth can still enjoy the event, we will offer free bus service on Friday 13th & Saturday, 14th of October, linking Oxenhope station with Oakworth Village (the bus cannot call at Oakworth station).

Route Information

The buses will depart from the top of the station car park at Oxenhope Station.

Oxenhope Station (top of the Car Park) depart: 1940 and 2115 and 2250
Oakworth (Station Road Top) arrive: 1955 and 2130 and 2305

Route to Oakworth will be from Oxenhope via Moorhouse Lane, Marsh Lane, Sun Street, Rawdon Road, Mytholmes Lane, Providence Lane, then the stop on the main road near the top of Station Road (with a route via Slaymaker Lane, Cure Hill and Windsor Road back to Providence Lane to turn round, but can drop off round that circle if required).

Connecting Hebden Bridge Bus Service to and from Oxenhope

The Keighley Bus Company service B3 provides a service linking Oxenhope with Hebden Bridge Railway Station (for connections to Halifax and towards Manchester and East Lancashire) until early evening. Timetable for this service, which stops on the road close to the entrance to the station car park, can be viewed on The Keighley Bus Company’s website.

Route Information

In addition to the above, we will also offer a supplementary evening service of free buses operating over the same route on the Friday and Saturday of the event. The buses will depart from the top of station car park at Oxenhope and will operate at the times shown below:

Oxenhope (Bus Stop by station car park entrance) depart: 2020 and 2155
Hebden Bridge Railway Station arrive: 2045 and 2220

The buses will drop off at Peckett Well and Hebden Bridge Albert Street on request to the driver.

General Information

The Beer and Music Festival, along with all activities on the Railway, are brought to you by our volunteers who give up their free time to organise and run this event and all the operational and maintenance activities which allow our trains to run. We always need more volunteers, so please see the Volunteering page on the KWVR website for more information if you are interested in joining us.

Challenge 25

The Railway operates the ‘Think 25’ policy with regard to the sale and consumption of alcohol. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are at least 18 years of age, so please ensure you bring an appropriate ID with you. Please do not be offended if asked; if only we were all lucky enough to still look young!

We will have a stock of ‘Age Verified’ wristbands to avoid you getting asked for ID on multiple occasions.

Children under five travel free on our trains, and children aged 5 to 15 can travel at reduced fares.

Accompanied children are welcome in our Festival Venues at Oxenhope and Ingrow until 2000 and are admitted free. According to the Licensing Act 2003, unaccompanied children cannot attend our Festival Venues at Oxenhope and Ingrow. Please remember that the event can get jam-packed sometimes, and some music can be very loud.

Dogs are prohibited on Friday or Saturday due to how busy the railway is.

Well-behaved dogs are welcome at the event and on our trains on Thursday & Sunday, subject to their owners ensuring that their dogs do not cause a distraction to the operation of the train or inconvenience and difficulties to other customers. In addition, dogs are not allowed onto carriage seats.

Please remember that the event can get jam-packed sometimes, and some music can be very loud. Please consider your dog’s well-being and do not bring it along if crowds or loud music may distress it.