Dutch Maximum Steam Weekend 2026

Duration

5 Days

Departure Dates

3rd September 2026

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£1,345 Per person

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Experience a fantastic steam festival featuring magnificent locomotives, demonstration trains, model railways, and much more on this action-packed tour to the Netherlands. Steam nostalgia on a further three railways, enjoy a vintage boat cruise across the beautiful IJsselmeer, and visit fascinating museums on this exciting weekend of steam.

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VSM Steam Festival1 ©AdobeStock

5 days from £1,345

DEPARTS

Thursday 3 September 2026

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Experience a full day at the fantastic Veluwsche Stoomtrein Festival
Tickets allowing unlimited rides throughout the event
Enjoy a nostalgic journey on the Hoorn to Medemblik Steam Train
Explore the fantastic Zuiderzee Museum at Enkhuizen
Cruise on an old-fashioned steamer across the IJsselmeer
Steam nostalgia on the narrow-gauge Katwijk-Leiden Stoomtrein and explore their huge collection of locomotives
Ride on the historic RTM Steam Tram

Also included in your Tour Fare:

4 nights’ bed & breakfast plus 1 lunch
Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

DAY 1

Travelling by Eurostar from London St Pancras to Rotterdam, then onwards to Woerden and our hotel for four nights, the Best Western Hotel, where we check in and enjoy our first evening at leisure to explore our new surroundings.

DAY 2

After breakfast this morning, we travel by rail to Hoorn where we join the historic Museum Steam Train that meanders along a unique railway line, across the West Frisian meadows, and past characteristic station buildings to Medemblik. Here, an old-fashioned steamer awaits to sail gently across the IJsselmeer as we enjoy our lunch on board. On arrival to the village of Enkhuizen, we visit the Zuiderzee Museum and walk back in time along the cobbled streets of this open-air museum featuring more than 140 historic buildings which create a superb, authentic atmosphere.

B, L

DAY 3

Today, our private coach takes us to Ouddorp to ride the morning RTM Steam Tram to West-Repart and return over what was once part of the extensive, rural tramways in the Netherlands. We will continue by road to the Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of days gone by at the platform where an almost 100-year-old steam locomotive and its antique wooden carriages are waiting to take us on the narrow-gauge railway around the lake. After exploring their extensive collection of meticulously maintained steam and diesel locomotives, we return to Woerden for an evening at leisure.

DAY 4

Today, we experience the fabulous Veluwsche Stoomtrein Festival, the largest steam train festival in the Netherlands! Relive former times at various stations between Apeldoorn and Dieren where there are model railways, steam rollers, steam tractors, operational steam sawmills, trade stands, and much more. Our day ticket provides unlimited rides to experience every inch of this fantastic event, and the last train of the day is often triple headed!

DAY 5

We bid farewell to Woerden and to the Netherlands, returning by rail to Rotterdam, where we will join the Eurostar service to London St Pancras.

*Important Note: Whilst the arrangements for all described steam train travel are in place, we do reserve the right to make substitutions should it be deemed necessary for whatever reason.

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

HOTELS

Best Western, Woerden

Set in the capital of the Dutch Green Heart and close to the railway station, the Best Western offers a welcoming ambience and a stylish cocktail bar and lounge. The comfortable bedrooms provide an en-suite bathroom, a hairdryer, flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi, and tea/coffee making facilities.

FARES

From London St Pancras International:
Standard Class rail travel to/from the Netherlands, including Eurostar Standard	£1,345
Supplement for Eurostar Plus upgrade	£100
Join & Leave at Woerden	£1,145
Single Traveller Supplement	£300
Deposit	£150

4 nights’ bed & breakfast plus 1 lunch

Eurostar and rail travel to and from the Netherlands in the class of your choice

All transfers, excursions & admissions as detailed

Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

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Museum Steam Train

Zuiderzee Museum

RTM Steam Tram

Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden

Veluwsche Stoomtrein

Hoorn to Medemblik ©AdobeStock

Hoorn to Medemblik ©Museumstoomtram

Enkhuizen ©AdobeStock

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