Bekonscot Model Village and Railway

Events: Gauge 1 live steam railway event, 20 & 21 August 2011

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:42:00 +0000

See incredible hand-built live steam-powered model railway engines from the local Gauge One Model Railway Association group run around a specially constructed track circuit.

This is in addition to our world-famous, record-breaking Gauge 1 model railway that weaves around the model village with its electric trains, which operates every day of the season.

An event for train lovers of all ages!

Events: August weekends: Birds of Prey!

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:40:00 +0000

Every weekend throughout August, the magnificent Birds of Prey are back at Bekonscot Model Village! Come and see them fly and at rest too on:

Saturday and Sunday 6 & 7 August Saturday and Sunday 13 & 14 August Saturday and Sunday 20 & 21 August Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday 27, 28 & 29 August

Normal entry times and prices apply.

Events: Gauge 1 and Traction Engine event, 18 & 19 June 2011

Wed, 11 May 2011 18:22:00 +0000

Pop along to our Gauge 1 model railway and traction engine event! The London Group of the Gauge 1 Model Railway Association will have their test track up and running in the Bekonscot picnic area, and Gauge 1 members are invited to come down and run their live steam or electric locos.

Everyone of course can come to watch! There’ll be a show of scale static traction engines on display too. No extra charge, and open times as usual.

Events: Royal Wedding entertainment

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:07:00 +0000

Come and celebrate the Royal Wedding at Bekonscot - one of the Queen’s favourite childhood days out! This Friday, 29th April, we’ve face painting and a wandering entertainer to keep the children happy whilst you enjoy a little piece of history that is forever England.

Behind the Scenes: Bekonscot now open for 2011

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:11:00 +0000

We’re open again now every day, 10am to 5pm - right up to and including 30th October 2011.

As ever, we’ve made some changes to make your visit to our miniature world even more special: the Bekonscot Light Railway now gives rides EVERY DAY of the open season (small extra charge), and we’ve a brand new TEA ROOM, with indoor seating for those rainy days.

Come and see for yourself!

Latest News: Bekonscot Shop open for Christmas gifts

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:52:00 +0000

Update: The shop and Bekonscot are now closed for Christmas. We reopen on Saturday 19th February 2011.

For the first time in 81 years, we’re pleased to announce that our gift shop will be open to the public running up to Christmas. Located in the entrance to Bekonscot Model Village in Warwick Road, Beaconsfield New Town, the Bekonscot gift shop is stocked full of great value presents and stocking fillers.

The shop, housed in a full-sized railway carriage, will be open weekdays (Monday to Friday) from 10am to 4:30pm, 1st November to 23rd December inclusive.

There’s no entry fee; just walk in from Warwick Road.

Do pop in and see us - many items are discounted too!

Please note: the model village itself will not be accessible during this period as annual maintenance and engineering works are underway.

Events: Four days of Easter fun at Bekonscot Model Village!

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:49:00 +0000

Easter Fun Days at Bekonscot Model Village 2nd - 5th April 2010

Don’t stay at home – come with your small people for a big day out! This Easter weekend (Friday 2nd to Monday 5th April) we’ve got oodles of great stuff going on for all ages. Play the Bunny Hunt, watch the Entertainer, take a Train Ride and have your face painted*. Plus, of course, the Model Village itself; and our brand new adventure playground is ready for some serious play too!

*(Admission prices are the same as normal, but the side attractions have a small extra charge. Face Painting is 11am to 3:30pm. Hot drinks, cold ice cream and snacks are available for big people in the kiosk; and space available for your picnics too. Limited free parking in the St Teresa car park. Top tip; arrive early and beat the rush).

Behind the Scenes: Snow Pictures of Bekonscot - Winter 2009/10

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:17:00 +0000

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

Latest News: Bekonscot Model Village on BBC1 Cash In The Attic

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:51:00 +0000

We’re very pleased to announce that we featured on BBC1’s Cash In The Attic TV programme on Thursday 4th February - with various scenes around the model village. Jennie Bond presents - whilst the couple (Ken and Viv) search through their own hidden treasures at home to raise money for a new piece of art.

Watch it on iPlayer here.

Midsomer Murders, The One Show, Cash In The Attic… we’ve had a lot of fun playing host to the crews.

For our video archive including some old TV programmes that we’ve featured on, see http://www.vimeo.com/bekonscot

Latest News: Bekonscot on The One Show - BBC1 29th January 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:32:00 +0000

We’re very excited that Bekonscot features on tonight’s “The One Show” on BBC1.

You’ll see us preparing for the 2010 season (we reopen on Saturday 13th February), bringing the models out and getting ready for everybody to arrive. See behind the scenes and listen to some of the team explaining what we do.

We had a marvellous day filming with the BBC production team - and hope you enjoy seeing a little bit of what goes on during our winter months - when everything is indoors or under cover being restored.

Our managing director, Brian Newman-Smith said: “I’m very proud of everyone’s efforts in getting the village ready for 2010, our 81st year. They all work tremendously hard and we hope that this short piece will let people see the work that goes on in the cold winter months!”