THE ANNUAL Christmas Leave event at the Mid-Hants Railway invites visitors to step back in time and experience Christmas as people did in the Second World War.

The event will take place throughout the day on Boxing Day and December 27 and will offer aficionados of the 1940s the chance to take a trip down memory lane with military re-enactments, live wartime music and unlimited day travel on the Watercress Line’s steam trains.

There will also be an Air Raid Precautions display and wartime games.

Marketing manager at the Watercress Line Woodies Mountford said: “Guests will be able to feel festive and nostalgic with live 1940s music and realistic wartime re-enactments, with the experience of Christmas on a Second World War railway.

“We hope everyone will enjoy joining in with the re-enactors, including soldiers, RAF and Royal Navy servicemen, female railway workers, Winston Churchill and the general public dressed in 1940s fashion, giving a fantastic historical atmosphere for all the family.”

To find out more, including train timetables, parking information and to book tickets, visit the website: www.watercressline.co.uk