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Model Villages & Miniature Railways in Cardiff

Model Villages & Miniature Railways in Cardiff: 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

Children and adults riding a miniature railway train through a green park surrounded by trees.Free

Bridgend Miniature Railway

Bridgend

A short train ride round the woods on a members-run miniature railway, with picnic spots and open days announced on Facebook.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCash onlyFree parking+3 more

Model steam locomotive and tender on miniature railway track with grass background.

Heath Park Miniature Railway

Cardiff · ages 0+

A ride-on miniature railway and trams in Heath Park, with a sweet shop to raid afterwards.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGift shopFood on site

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 Cardiff

Are any of them free?

Yes, Bridgend Miniature 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, Bridgend, Cardiff and Winscombe. Every place we list is in or around Cardiff, and each listing has the full address and directions.

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