Pallot Steam Museum — Attraction in Trinity

I have mixed feelings about this museum. It has a lot of interesting exhibits but..

If you don't have a car and aren't extremely fit &/or mobile, don't go.

The advert said it is half a mile from the bus stop, what they don't say is that is down a long & winding country lane with no pedestrian walkways and cars are whizzing past often enough to put you in fear of your life as you cling to the hedgerows.

The lady in the ticket kiosk was abrupt and unfriendly. She seemed to think it ridiculous that we didn't know that her just pointing to the exit when we were trying to get up to the platform wasn't really helping.

It was a Thursday so the steam engine ran. We paid extra to go on this. We like steam engines. Usually. If you've never been on one before then perhaps you would enjoy it, otherwise I'd save your money and just take a photo of it.

Having seen contradictory reviews about the 'cafe' with some saying it was just two vending machines whilst others claimed to have had proper food, we decided not to chance it & took sandwiches in. We ate them in what was described as the waiting room which was furnished with tables, chairs and the infamous 2 vending machines. One for drinks, the other, half empty with a few bags of crisps and bars of chocolate.

Bizarrely, there were signs about this mysterious 'cafe' on one of the machines and in the ticket kiosk window but where they supplied this from/to, I have no idea. I couldn't face asking 'happy' behind the counter and then it was the slow painful, dangerous walk back to the bus stop where the buses run once an hour and there is nowhere to sit and barely anywhere to stand.

When we arrived at the stop to go to the museum we were dropped off in someone's driveway and couldn't cross the road for some time due to traffic. Definitely not something you would want to try with young children or older people.

The family that own & run the museum have done a brilliant job of collecting all the pieces and preserving Jersey's history of mechanical items but would I go again? That would be an...

Founded by Lyndon "Don" Pallot, the Museum has a substantial collection of steam and transport artefacts including locomotives & rolling stock, cars, trucks, stationary engines both steam and petrol, traction engines, steam rollers and so on. It also has exhibits that include Matchbox cars, bicycles, farm machinery, pianos, radios and model engines .

Highlights for me included:

A working steam train ride. It was hauled by a 0-4-0 Peckett & Sons locomotive made in 1952 in Bristol. It was so nice to smell the coal smoke and steam. A US Army WW2 Mack Truck. A brass bound 6hp Merlin portable engine A beautifully preserved Ford Anglia A Mini Moke A lovely Morris 8 A 0-6-0 La Meuse locomotive built in Belgium in 1931. A compound 125 kW Sissons generating set A Scammel wooden barrel road tanker. An 1870 railway coach that was used by Jersey Railways till 1929. Combination brake van with first class, second class and luggage compartments. Beautiful timber. A monster jim-cro on bogies.

I can recommend a visit to both young and old. Note: The Museum is open from 26 March to 29 October (at least during 2018) from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday....

There are hidden gems in all tourist destinations and this little museum is certainly one of them. There is a large collection of all sorts of mechanical marvels from the scammel mechanical horse to the chopper bike via a 0-4-0 steam locomotive! The museum is over two floors the second floor is easily accessible via a ramp which also gives access to the platform of the standard gauge railway. This where you will find the toilets. The second floor consists mainly of agricultural machines, workshop tools and a rather fine collection of organs. The museum has a narrow gauge railway and this is found to the left of the building. The museum is currently open for two days of the week check the website for up to date information and for when there is steam running. The museum was well sign posted from the main road. A place for the...