Leeming Bar history exhibition at the Wensleydale Railway

"Looking Back at Leeming Bar" will be a celebration of the village, near Bedale, and its history, which will be displayed throughout the railway’s restored Station Building and Station Master's house.

Leeming Bar history exhibition to be held at the Wensleydale Railway

A spokesperson for the railway said the exhibition "offers a great opportunity for visitors to learn about life in a rural village with an exciting past through the railway’s collection of photographs, research and their incredible team of living history volunteers".

Leeming Bar history exhibition to be held at the Wensleydale Railway

Heritage Open Days is England's largest community led festival of history and culture, involving thousands of volunteers and organisations.

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"Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate heritage, community and history.

Leeming Bar history exhibition to be held at the Wensleydale Railway

Connor Lagus, community engagement officer at the Wensleydale Railway, said: “In 2022, we completed an incredible project to restore Leeming Bar Station to its 1920s appearance and function, and throughout this project we learned a great deal about the interesting history of Leeming Bar village. For Heritage Open Days 2023, we'd love to show off some of the information, photos and objects that we've acquired along the way.”

Leeming Bar history exhibition to be held at the Wensleydale Railway

The Looking Back at Leeming Bar exhibition will be held at Leeming Bar Station on Saturday and Sunday (September 16 and 17). The exhibition will be free to access, but usual costs apply to travelling on the trains.

For more information, see www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/looking-back-at-leeming-bar. Saturday’s trains will run from Leeming Bar, Bedale, Finghall Lane and Leyburn. The railway will not be running its scheduled Leeming Bar to Scruton shuttle service.