Welcome to Bridgnorth Cliff Railway England’s Oldest and Steepest Inland Electric Funicular Railway!

For over a century Bridgnorth Cliff Railway has been transporting the people of Bridgnorth up and down the 111 ft sandstone cliffs that separate High Town from Low Town, and the River Severn. It is first and foremost a working railway; its importance to both the townspeople of Bridgnorth and to visitors to the town is undiminished by age.

The railway operates two cars on parallel tracks. Connected by steel ropes, the carriages serve to counterbalance each other – as one rises to the top station, the other runs to the bottom station. The cars are now powered by an electric winding engine, but were originally driven by a system of water balance, each carriage carrying water ballast in a tank beneath the passenger compartment.

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Opening Times

CURRENTLY CLOSED PENDING REPAIR OF RETAINING WALL

Summer

Monday – Saturday 8am – 8pm

Sunday 12noon – 8pm

Winter

Monday – Saturday 8am – 6:30pm

Sunday 12noon – 6:30pm

Tickets £2.00 return. Children under 6 years old free. Discounts for groups of 15 or more. Please Contact Us for more information.

Contact The Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway Company Ltd in Shropshire