NDSME - Eaton Park Miniature Railway
BEST FOR
Ages 0+
ENTRY
from £1
WHERE
Norwich
What it’s like
Ride miniature steam and electric trains round an 800m track in Eaton Park, from £1 a go on Sundays.
The whole point here is the trains. Small steam, electric and IC engines pull you round an 800m dual-gauge track at ground level, or you can try the 5 inch gauge heritage line if that's more your speed. There's a tunnel too, opened back in 2014, and it comes into its own in December when it turns into the Tunnel of Lights.
A single ride is £1 for under-16s and £2 for adults, which is about as low-stakes as a day out gets. If your crew wants to ride more than once, the day pass makes more sense at £4 for children and £6 for adults. It only runs on Sundays though, from 11am, and there's no fixed closing time, so if you want to guarantee a ride you need to be there before 4:30pm. Day passes stop selling in the final hour, which feels like a bit of an odd cutoff but is easy enough to work around if you get there with time to spare.
Babies and toddlers are well catered for, with prams and pushchairs able to travel on the accessible carriage No7, which also takes wheelchair users, guide dogs and accompanied dogs at the volunteers' discretion. That carriage runs on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. Do bear in mind this is a volunteer-run operation, so services can close in bad weather or if there simply aren't enough people on hand that day, which is a fair trade for the price but worth knowing before you build a whole afternoon around it.
If you're thinking of a party, they'll do birthday rides on Sundays, and for bigger groups you can email ahead about chartering a train. There's also a Halloween Special running 4pm to 8pm on October 31st, and the Tunnel of Lights returns in December 2026 for something a bit more atmospheric than the usual daytime run. It's card only, so leave the loose change at home.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Babies through to older kids who love trains
- Pushchairs
- Accompanied prams/pushchairs can be conveyed in accessible carriage No7
- Wheelchairs
- Accessible carriage No7 available Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays
- Dogs
- Guide dogs and accompanied dogs welcome at discretion
- Parties
- Birthday party rides available Sundays
- It's card only, no cash on site
- Day passes stop being sold in the final hour of operating
- The Tunnel of Lights runs in December, separate from the regular track
- Halloween Special trains run 4pm to 8pm on October 31st
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
A single ride is £1 for under-16s and £2 for adults. A day pass is £4 for children and £6 for adults if you want to ride more than once.
What days is it open?
Sundays from 11am. There's no set closing time, so get there before 4:30pm if you want to be sure of a ride.
Is it suitable for a toddler or a baby in a pushchair?
Prams and pushchairs can travel on the accessible carriage No7, which runs on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.
Can we bring the dog?
Guide dogs and accompanied dogs are welcome at the volunteers' discretion and travel in the accessible carriage.
Do you do birthday parties?
Yes, birthday party rides run on Sundays. For larger groups you can email ahead to arrange a train charter.
What happens in bad weather?
Services can close if the weather turns or if there aren't enough volunteers on, so it's not guaranteed to run every single Sunday.
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