Create your own Virtual Village using our online computer game The Build Your Own Model Village game is accessed via our website and allows you to select buildings, roads and rivers to create your own electronic version of Bekonscot. Your village can be saved in a gallery for others to see. Our original game was…
Have you ever wondered what happens at Bekonscot during the winter months when we are closed? It may be quiet around the village without our visitors but the staff here at Bekonscot are being kept busy with a programme of winter cleaning, planning and maintenance. Tall hedges are being trimmed, paths cleaned and the shop…
Each year The Roland Callingham Foundation (operators of Bekonscot Model Village) shares its profit or surplus with numerous, mostly local, charitable organisations. These organisations include local churches, scout groups, community groups, health and care charities and many others. The Foundation is keen to hear from organisations local to Beaconsfield which undertake charitable activities and which…
Carry on enjoying Bekonscot once you get home by visiting the Fun and Games pages on our website. Have a go at our Virtual Village computer game where you can create and save your own design of model village. For the crafters amongst you, enjoy our Make and Take @ Home activities to recreate classic…
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…
Bekonscot have teamed up with Twinkl as part of their Great Family Staycation for summer 2021 Fun activities linked to a visit to Bekonscot can be downloaded for free from the Twinkl site here www.twinkl.co.uk
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…