Places to VisitThe following trips and visits are recommended. Please click here to view the most recent Visit Eden Newsletter Stainmore Railway CompanyKirkby Stephen East is a historic station and steam railway, opened in 1861, and now cared for by volunteers of the Stainmore Railway Company. ExcursionsA list of suggested excursions from Kirkby Stephen: Railway ExcursionsKirkby Stephen has a station on the famous scenic Settle/Carlisle line and it is an ideal centre from which to travel the line.