Penfield Model Engineers Society — Attraction in Adelaide

Excellent place to take kids and ride with them on the model trains around the park. Facilities are good, there's a canteen on site with food and drink, which is reasonably priced. The model train experience is where it's at though. It's absolutely fantastic. The entire park is fenced for safety, so your kids can safely roam around watching the trains or playing with friends, or they can line up to get on one. Wait times are very reasonable, even on busy days. The ride around the park takes 10-15 mins, depending on the route the engineer takes and it is quite lovely. They have a lot of train line features, like a tunnel and a bridge and points of interest for kids to look at, but the ride around is just peaceful and enjoyable. There are lots of trees and greenery to look at, which just makes it very nice. I would...

This was a cheap as chips day out with my son. It only cost $8 entry and we had non stop train rides around the complex, and access to watching the quaterscale speedway cars that were on too. There was also two miniature train displays operating, one inside and one out. There was plenty of seating, some undercover, plenty of bins and two toilets. You can bring your own picnic or use the canteen. The canteen was cheap too, but only takes cash which caught me out as I only had limited cash on me. Staff were really friendly too, would...

Really fun place to bring the family! Pay once for entry and you get unlimited rides on the miniature trains, all around the grounds, passing all sorts of characters for the kids to find along the way. There's also a nice little canteen and smaller miniatures to watch as they buzz around the track. As a bonus, on this December day, Santa showed up and said hi to all the kids, with a little lolly and toy for each, which was...