Caldecotte Miniature Railway — Attraction in Walton

So visited today. I enjoy miniature railways, but the welcome both I and a large number of families visiting received the best of welcomes.

So volunteer staff willing to take photos of your ride, experts on hand to offer tours of the workshops and advice on how to build something similar if one so wished.

Bob James - a fount of knowledge, gave me so much interesting information and helpful advice and I saw other staff members making visitors very welcome and really making a great day for youngsters and adults alike!

So if you want to give your youngsters a treat, or really want to know how it all works, just visit and ask. With every respect, hundreds of years of experience (across all the staff) there to make your visit really worthwhile.

I came away with a same of the material they se for sleepers which will save me a lot of money on my new railway project!

Sometime the real gems of entertainment and enjoyment are too well hidden away.

Visit Caldecotte. Enjoy and learn!

Than you Bob...

Very nicely maintained trains. Obviously run by real enthusiasts, you can tell this even by the fact that they only charge £1 for two times around the reasonably large circuit - That's nothing compared to fairground costs, and it's a significantly better experience. I expected the train to chug around really slowly, and was pleasantly surprised when the little thing took off more like a roller-coaster. Highlight of the day, the staff are friendly and good...

The place is much larger than we expected and it has a small train station building next to the tracks so kids can play. It seems to be run by volunteers so you only pay a symbolic £1 per person with kids under 2 being free. Plenty of free parking as they're next to public car park. They have limited opening hours but if you're in the area while they're open it's good to...