Ride the Lights at East Anglia Transport Museum

Saturday 19th - Tuesday 22 December 2026
Saturday 19th - Tuesday 22 December 2026
Event Details

Step back in time this Christmas at the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville.

The museum’s period streets are covered in thousands of festive lights, and you can ride vintage trams, trolleybuses and the narrow gauge railway after dark. The volunteer-run museum is one of Lowestoft’s most popular Christmas traditions.

Cost: Adults (16 to 59) £12, Concessions (60+) £10, Children (5 to 15) £7 & Under 5s free.
Free on-site parking.

 

Ride the Lights
£7 - £12
4pm - 8pm

What’s on

  • Unlimited rides: Hop on and off vintage trams, trolleybuses and the narrow gauge railway as many times as you like
  • Festive lights: The museum’s biggest Christmas lights display, across its historic street scenes
  • Historic vehicles: Explore the collection of more than 50 restored vehicles and see how the volunteers bring them back to life
  • Exhibitions: Displays of transport history in the museum’s buildings
  • Food and drink: Warm up with hot drinks and treats at the Terminus Tearooms Café
  • Gift shop: Pick up a stocking filler for the transport fan in your life

Getting there: Bus X22 stops nearby. Oulton Broad South station is about 2 miles away.

For full details, visit eatm.co.uk or call 01502 518459.

Ride the Lights is run by the volunteers of the East Anglia Transport Museum.

19th-22nd December 2026

4:00 pm
East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Suffolk, NR33 8BL
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