Do you have fond memories of Bekonscot Model Village? Have generations of your family visited over the years? Did Bekonscot inspire a love of railways? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”….. we want to hear from you. The inaugural Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend will be held between 22-25 July 2021 with…
In celebration of The Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend, Bekonscot are excited to welcome Christopher Vine, author of the Peter’s Railway series, to run four workshops over the weekend of 24-25 July. During this interactive story telling workshop, Christopher will read the story of The Picnic, one of his series of Peter’s Railway books, and accompany…
Bookings are now being taken for school visits from 12th April 2021 onwards. As an outdoor attraction and with numbers limited during the time of your visit, we are able to provide a safe venue for visiting groups. Additional measures have been put in place to ensure that you and your pupils have an enjoyable…
In order to maintain social distancing around the site, all visitors, including season ticket holders, need to book an arrival time slot in advance. Please aim to arrive within your chosen arrival time slot and we request that you complete your visit within three hours to allow space for other visitors. Please do not enter…
Due to the government’s rules around social distancing, we need to limit the number of people allowed inside the village. We are therefore asking all visitors to book their visit online, including annual pass holders. We are extending the date on all annual passes which expired on or after 1st February 2021 by 2 months…
Applications are now closed for the 2021 round of small grants from The Roland Callingham Foundation. Click here for further information about the programme.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bekonscot was temporarily closed from late March to early July. The resulting loss in income is going to have a significant effect on the amount of funds available for distribution this year through The Roland Callingham Foundation Grants. At this point in time we are unable to say what funds…
Last week we were delighted to welcome an enthusiastic group of Yr 7/8s from Linslade Middle School in Leighton Buzzard. All members of their Model Railway Club, the students had a fabulous day exploring the village, learning about our model railway and discovering how we build and animate our models. Their first point of call…
The weather could have been kinder to us, but that didn’t dampen the enjoyment for visitors to Bekonscot on Thursday 26th September for our first ever event as part of the Chilterns Heritage Festival. We welcomed 50 visitors to our special after hours event which included the opportunity to see behind the scenes in the…
What an amazing day and a fitting celebration to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Bekonscot Model Village and Railway. On Saturday 3rd August, approximately 80 invited guests saw the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by the Mayor of Beaconsfield, Cllr Alex Dunlop, and enjoyed a reception where Cllr Dunlop also cut our birthday cake. In…