THE FESTIVAL
One festival across five miles of railway
The Beer and Music Festival takes over the Worth Valley for four days, bringing together heritage trains, bars, breweries, food and live music.
The two main festival sites are at Oxenhope and Ingrow. The Old Parcels Office at Keighley and The Royal Oak at Haworth give you two more places to stop, while selected trains have bars on board.
With an Event Rover, the journey is part of the festival. Hop off where something takes your fancy, then catch a later train and carry on along the line.
Oxenhope Exhibition Shed
Oxenhope is the festival’s main venue and home to its largest bar. Around 80 cask ales bring together established favourites and something a little different from breweries across Yorkshire and further afield.
You will also find brewery bars from Bridgehouse Brewery, Goose Eye Brewery, Kirkstall Brewery and Brass Castle Brewery.
Beer is only part of the line-up. Oxenhope also has a cider bar, wines and spirits from Martinez Wines, cocktails from Bytchmix and the Nunlow Bar for low and no-alcohol drinks. Food and live music run throughout the event.
Entry: A festival ticket is required on Friday and Saturday. Entry is free on Thursday and Sunday; train travel is charged separately.
Ingrow Station Yard
Ingrow brings bars, food, live music and passing trains together in the station yard, making it a great spot to settle in and enjoy the festival.
The brewery bars feature Harrogate Brewing Co, Amity Brew Co, Wishbone Brewery, Ilkley Brewery and Bini Brew Co, with around 30 cask and craft keg beers to work your way through.
Away from the beer, there’s a dedicated cider bar, while Tipsy Gee Gee will be mixing cocktails and serving a selection of spirits. Add in plenty of food, live music and trains passing through throughout the day, and there’s plenty happening at Ingrow.
Entry: Open Friday to Sunday. A festival ticket is required on Friday and Saturday; entry is free on Sunday.
Bars on board
Most festival services will carry an on-train bar, so you can enjoy a pint while travelling through the Worth Valley — because a train journey is always better with a beer in hand!
The Flying Landlord — our Jubilee Bar Car, serving Timothy Taylor’s beers.
The Ossett Brewery Express — serving a selection of Ossett Brewery beers from its real ale bar.
Thursday — Steam joins the festival from day one, with The Flying Landlord running from 10.30 am–6.30 pm. ‘The Amity’ DMU then continues into the evening, with a pop-up bar serving hand-pulled ales until 8.45 pm. Trains run until 11.20 pm
The Old Parcels Office
The Old Parcels Office sits on the bridge above Keighley Station, making it an easy place to begin, finish or pause your festival day.
It will be open throughout the event with food, drinks and its festival bar. On Friday and Saturday, Bingley Brewery will take over the handpulls.
You can also pick up daytime snacks and quick bites on Platform 4.
Entry: Open Thursday to Sunday. Free throughout the festival.
The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak joins the festival for the first time in 2026. The volunteer-run community pub is directly opposite Haworth Station and makes a handy extra stop between trains.
Festival tokens can be used for draught drinks at the bar. Four rotating cask ales are planned alongside lagers, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks.
Entry: Open Thursday to Sunday. Free throughout the festival.
