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BarrowHillRoundhouse

@barrowhill41

Britain's last surviving operational roundhouse. A unique event venue, museum and commercial centre. Open Saturdays & Sundays 10am-4pm.

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**BREAKING NEWS** Beyond thrilled to announce that the one and only Richard Hawley and his band will be at Barrow Hill Roundhouse on Saturday 21 December. What a way to celebrate the end of another amazing Roundhouse year. Tickets go on sale this Friday 25 October at 10am.

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Richard and band will be performing at @barrowhill41 in Chesterfield on 21 Dec! Barrow Hill Roundhouse is Britain's last surviving operational railway roundhouse so it promises to be a very special (dare we say Christmassy?) show! On sale Fri 25 Oct 10am seetickets.com

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Thank you to Lynda Parrish, one of our Lymphoedema Specialist Nurses, for raising an incredible £1,322.70 for us! Lynda has volunteered at @barrowhill41 for over 20 years and this May, she held a collection for us at their Rail Ale Festival. 🚂🍻 #ThankYou #RailAleFestival

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I spy with my little eye something beginning with… It’s Day 1 of @DelticPS Model Show at @barrowhill41 Model layouts, trade stalls, brake van rides, Deltic cab visits, turntable & signal box demonstrations. There’s lots to see and much to do. It’s going to be a great weekend!


So @scott_mills now you know about our “little” beer festival here in #Chesterfield how do you fancy joining us to celebrate 25 years of our totally unique @RailAleFestival in May 2025? 🍺🚂🍺🚂🍺🚂🍺🚂

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Today is day 1 of 3 of the awesome Rail Ale Beer and Cider festival at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Near Chesterfield. @RailAleFestival @barrowhill41 Here is my POV Hat camera footage from last years  #BeerFestival youtube.com/watch?v=cJyfwl…


**THE BEER LIST HAS LANDED** Hot off the presses, the Rail Ale 2024 Beer and Cider List is now available on the Rail Ale website: railalefestival.com/beerlist.html Enjoy!! #railale2024 #beerfestival #realale #cider #trains #livemusic @vpdd @chesterfielduk @DesChes


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Enjoying the start of beer garden season?🌞 There are plenty of events for you to check out, including @RailAleFestival, taking place at @barrowhill41 🍻 chesterfield.co.uk/visiting/event… #LoveChesterfied #ChesterfieldEvents #SummerInChesterfield

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**RAIL ALE 2024 TICKETS** You can get tickets for Rail Ale 2024 from lots of local outlets inc the Roundhouse shop (open Sat & Sun 10am-4pm). All outlets are selling tickets for Fri 17 May & Sat 18 May. The Roundhouse is also selling tickets for the day session on Thur 16 May.

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What an interesting & snowy day #TeamRaifreight have been at @barrowhill41 for a special freight demonstration around Intelligent Wagons with other industry colleagues The unexpected snow altered plans but good to see & the futuristic 08e too! #RailFreight #FreightLife 🧣 ❄️

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Delighted to see the unveiling of this artwork at Matlock station today, which celebrates the elegant LMS Compound 1000. The real thing is on display at the Roundhouse. Congratulations to Matlock Civic Society who persevered for several years to make the project a reality.

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Big boys’ toys today at @barrowhill41 for a demonstration of ‘intelligent wagons’ fitted with remote monitoring equipment for preventative maintenance & safety, load monitoring etc. @RAIL @RailFreightUK

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Planning permission has been granted for the Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle (DRIIVe) – a modern rail innovation and training centre set to be located next to the historic @barrowhill41: dlvr.it/T2GRJ5 #LoveChesterfield #ChesterfieldNews

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Full steam ahead for rail training and innovation centre at Barrow Hill: dlvr.it/T28rv0 #LoveChesterfield #ChesterfieldNews @barrowhill41

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Planning permission has been granted for the Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle (DRIIVe) – a modern rail innovation and training centre set to be located next to the historic @barrowhill41: dlvr.it/T28tjp #LoveChesterfield #ChesterfieldNews

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Full steam ahead for rail training and innovation centre at Barrow Hill: dlvr.it/T29Ch2 #LoveChesterfield #ChesterfieldNews @barrowhill41

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We are now closed to the public until 2/3 March 2024. Thank you to everyone who visited us in 2023. A big thank you to our volunteers who have done a fantastic job of keeping the Roundhouse such a great place to visit. See you all again in 2024!Thank you from the Roundhouse team.

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