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Model Villages & Miniature Railways in Bristol

Model Villages & Miniature Railways in Bristol: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.

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A person crouches beside a miniature passenger train with green and yellow livery on a track in a park setting.

WED 7 OCT, 19:00

Begbrook Talk: 'On the Table'

Ashton Court Miniature Railway

A person crouches beside a miniature passenger train with green and yellow livery on a track in a park setting.

SUN 25 OCT

Final Public Running Day

Ashton Court Miniature Railway

From £1.75

Places for model villages & miniature railways

A person crouches beside a miniature passenger train with green and yellow livery on a track in a park setting.from £1.75

Ashton Court Miniature Railway

Bristol

A small-gauge railway looping round Ashton Court, with rides sold singly or in a block of five.

Card onlyCash only

Avon Riverside Station (Avon Valley Railway)Free

Avon Riverside Station (Avon Valley Railway)

Bristol · ages 0-15

A steam or diesel train ride along the Avon Valley line, with run-round shunting to watch at each end and about fifty minutes on board.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféDog friendly+5 more

Interior of a heritage railway dining car with red upholstered chairs, white-clothed tables, and large windows overlooking countryside.Free

Avon Valley Railway Buffet

Bristol

Bitton Station's buffet serves proper meals and cakes to eat before or after a ride behind a steam or diesel locomotive.

Accessible toiletCaféDog friendlyFree parking+3 more

A green and red steam locomotive with passenger carriages travelling through a tree-lined railway track.Free

Oldland Common Railway Station (Avon Valley Railway)

Bristol · ages 5-15

Steam or diesel trains rattle six miles round trip through the Avon Valley, with free parking and a buffet at the home station.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+6 more

Steam locomotive with red and blue livery pulling red passenger carriages through autumn woodland at heritage railway station.from £8.50

Perrygrove Railway Adventure

Coleford · ages 2-15

Unlimited steam and diesel train rides plus a miniature village, tunnel maze and treetop trail, all on one all-day ticket.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+7 more

A green and red heritage railway locomotive and carriages parked on tracks beside a stone Victorian station building, with flowering baskets along the platform.Free

Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre

Winscombe

Free railway heritage stop where kids can climb aboard a vintage coach and stand on the footplate of a real shunter engine.

Bike parkingGift shopIndoor playOutdoor play+2 more

Good to know: model villages & miniature railways in Bristol

Are any of them free?

Yes, Avon Riverside Station (Avon Valley Railway), Avon Valley Railway Buffet, Oldland Common Railway Station (Avon Valley Railway) and Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £1.75 at Ashton Court Miniature Railway. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.

Whereabouts are they?

You'll find model villages & miniature railways in Bristol, Coleford and Winscombe. Every place we list is in or around Bristol, and each listing has the full address and directions.

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