Coronation of King Charles III – Saturday 6 May 2023
The Carnforth Station Heritage Centre will be closed on Saturday 6 May in honour of the Coronation of King Charles III.
Category: Heritage Centre News
Double celebrations
To win one major tourism award is very special. To win two, and both on the same night is exceptional but that is exactly what happened to us last week. We were successful at both the Lancashire Tourism Awards and the Bay Business Awards in the category of ‘Small Visitor…
The Home of Brief Encounter
Following a proposal put to Arriva Rail North, all the Platform signs at Carnforth have been enhanced by the addition of ‘Home of Brief Encounter’ and don’t they look good.
Welcome to Carnforth
Carnforth Town Council, Town Development and Planning Committee are always looking at ways to improve the environment in which we live and trying to attract more people to visit our beautiful Town. As the Town has a long history of railway development and practice they thought it would be a…
UK Coach Awards 2019
For the 2nd year running, the joint initiative between Carnforth Station Heritage Centre and Leighton Hall – ‘A Brief Encounter with Leighton Hall’ has received a Bronze Award at the UK Coach Awards. Seen here receiving the certificate from Carol Kirkwood are John Adams, Barbara Wolfenden, Suzie Reynolds and Lucy…
U.K Coach Awards 2019
The joint venture ‘ A Brief Encounter with Leighton Hall ‘ has been selected as a Finalist in this years awards in the ‘Making Coaches a Better Choice’ category. Having achieved a bronze award last year we are delighted to have been selected again.
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2018
Carnforth Station Heritage Centre is a Finalist in two categories this year and we look forward to November when the winners are announced.
Posting Letters to the Moon.
Wartime letters between the actress Celia Johnson and her husband Peter Fleming are read by their daughter, Lucy Fleming, together with Simon Williams. These touching and amusing letters from Celia to her husband tell of her experiences during the war – from coping with a large isolated house full of…
Carnforth Station Heritage Centre Scoops Top Tourism Award
At the recent Lancashire Tourism Awards evening, Carnforth Station Heritage Centre (CSHC) was named as the best Lancashire Small Visitor Attraction for 2016. The Gala evening was held at Blackburn Cathedral where 500 guests enjoyed a Lancashire inspired Dinner, catered by Cafe Northcote before journalist and broadcaster, Bill Turnbull, presided…
Julian Clary and Lucy Fleming film at the Centre
SKY Arts Channel filmed part of a documentary about Noel Coward at the Centre recently. The presenter Julian Clary interviewed Lucy Fleming (daughter of Celia Johnson) for the programme due for transmission later in the year. After filming both Lucy and Julian had time for a look around and a…
