Events

Our events are very popular and advance booking, when available, is recommended. Tickets are available to buy on the day for all events unless otherwise stated.
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Your Visit

Roundhouse Temporary Closure Due to preparations for our annual Rail Ale Festival, the Roundhouse will be closed to the public on the weekend of 10th and 11th May. The Festival will take […]
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Get Involved

Your Roundhouse Needs YOU! There are many ways in which you can support the Roundhouse. Join the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society… Anyone can become a member of the Barrow […]
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History

Where it all started . . . A brief history of Barrow Hill The North Midland Railway reached Staveley by 1841 when the original Barrow Hill station opened on April […]
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Welcome to Barrow Hill

Roundhouse Temporary Closure

Due to preparations for our annual Rail Ale Festival, the Roundhouse will be closed to the public on the weekend of 10^th and 11^th May. The Festival will take place on 15^th-18^th May – tickets are available from www.seetickets.com/rail-ale-2025. The Roundhouse will be open as usual on the weekend of 24^th and 25^th May. Thank you for your support.

Barrow Hill Roundhouse is the last surviving railway roundhouse in the United Kingdom with an operational turntable.

Built in 1870, it was threatened with demolition in 1991 when the site was closed by British Rail. It was saved by a group of dedicated volunteers who have transformed it into a unique railway museum and events venue.

We hope that the glimpse this website gives into this fascinating building will encourage you to visit us and we look forward to welcoming you.

Visitor Update

Work is underway on our £5.9 million state-of-the art railway innovation, research and training centre.

The new building is being constructed next to the Coaling Stage, which has been temporarily closed to all visitors. Our very popular Signal Box tours will continue but with revised access arrangements. If you are planning a visit, our Shop team will be on hand to advise the access arrangements in place on the day. We will be reopening the Coaling Stage when our contractors advise it is safe to do so.

We apologise for any disruption to your visit during this period but hope you will appreciate the longer-term benefits of this exciting project for the Roundhouse.

Richard Hawley at Barrow Hill

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE Saturday 21st December 2024 For our final event of 2024, we are delighted to be hosting popular Sheffield-based musician Richard Hawley and his band at Barrow […]

December 11, 2024 Uncategorized