Expect lots of fun-packed activities on the Story Train at our special Children’s Book Day! Go on a very special journey with Zizu the zebra and his creator, Peter Barron. Unearth some astonishing tall tales and make your own amazing poems, stories and illustrations with Gillian O’Mara, Lisa Cryer, Caroline Hardie and Graham Temby. Listen to some brilliant authors reading their stories. And, of course, you can buy some fabulous books, visit the station café or even go on a real train ride!

Events on the platform and the Story Train are free, but normal charges apply to journeys on the Weardale Railway trains. For further information go to weardale-railway.org.uk

Find out more here: https://weardalewordfest.com/childrens-book-day