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Snow Pictures of Bekonscot - Winter 2009/10

Published on 09 February 2010 by Tim. 15 comments »

With just a few days ‘til reopening (and the prospect of more snow on the way - we’d rather hoped we’d had the lot for this year…) we dug out some photos taken by Chris (one of the engineering team) around Christmas. That is, when the snow almost obliterated us. An inch of snow for you is a foot for us!

We don’t seem to have had much damage from the snow, as all of our delicate models come in for the winter. You’ll see that a number of buildings also have plastic wrappers on them to protect from the worst of the frost. All set now for the reopening this Saturday. Our 81st season… crumbs. Come and see what’s new!

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Bekonscot Model Village in the snow - December 2009

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addy 09 February 2010 14:55

they're gorgeous, bekonscot--- gud luck for yr opening day on sat!!!! yr trains better run in the snow LOL

Mezza 09 February 2010 20:35

Thanks for the pics they are really lovely; some places look like apine villages and not so different from parts of the uk during the recent snow. Good luck with opening day this weekend, with the current unsettled weather and snow flurries and frost have all the little people been put back ok? I hope so!

Janice Nattress 10 February 2010 12:56

Just checking your website and found the lovely snowy photos of Bekonscot. My children and now my grandchildren have always enjoyed our visits and we're really looking forward to coming again soon. Janice

Jean Barrett 12 February 2010 14:48

As I was in New Zealand when it snowed (I love snow) I was thrilled to see the snowy pics & won't mind if it's snowing when we come. I also watched the TV documentary & it brought back childhood memories, so I hope my grandchildren will love coming.

Chris Doyle - Cookham 15 February 2010 07:40

Fabulous photographs in the snow, could have had some skiers and sleighs out! Looking forward to bringing children and young adults with special needs to visit again this year, they so love their days in your superb model village.

janet 23 February 2010 16:13

beautiful snowy photos, I love Bekonscot village & have done so for the last 40+ years, long may you reign supreme, it still enchants me & the gardens are so beautifully maintained, thankyou .

Hugh 03 March 2010 10:04

Would you believe i only found out about tha village 2 weeks ago from the brochue given to my daughter in law by a friend at her work. It looks fantastic especially the railway. It is on the list of must visit places to visit hopefully this year with the grandchildren. PS the web site is smashing.

olivia 13 March 2010 18:25

i am 8 and i have visited the model village about 30 times now its really good for children great for the summer but in the videoes there was a dog going over the track and children were touching everything but now we can't touch things and its not fair still like everything see you soon

Stewart 14 March 2010 09:39

Did you get the slowplough out on the model railway?

david pendry 26 May 2010 22:11

i am 54 years old now but still remember visiting as a boy and also with my children. have you ever considered opening up at xmas time with the model village all decked out with xmas trees lights and carol singers plus the santa express running cos i think it would be absolutely magical.

frances 29 May 2010 18:03

i like the snow and bekonscot too

emma :) 19 June 2010 06:07

wow thats really pretty, i live in australia and going to england for the first time!!! its going to the the best and i cant wait to see all the beautiful villages, including bekonsco modle village!!!! :)

John Austin 05 July 2010 10:04

I'm now 81, and first visited you when I was 7, my last visit being last week, and it still is a Magical place, and no visitor comes to me in Amersham, without visiting you. I know the problems about winter times, but I agree with another contributor, it would be fantastic if Christmas could be an opening period, weather permitting, then my young visitors could enjoy a Treat after opening their presents. Bekonscot inspired me to have the World's Largest travelling Model Railway on a 60 foot long Lorry, Known as Lullington Model Railway, which I sold to a man in North Wales, sadly I think he went Bankrupt, and I wonder what happened to it?

Hugh Barklem 16 July 2010 20:41

Saw the stand at the Retirment exhibition at Olympia today. Wonderful website. Better than a lot of commercial sites. We must definitely visit the real thing, if not with our grandchidren, we'll come anyway. it's got to be worth it.

chloe 31 July 2010 08:06

hello bekonscot i love your website and your games and stuff because it's so cool and wicked also i loved the christmas photo's there really cool love from chloe xxxxxxxxxxxxx