Famous Trains

Great little hidden gem tucked away in well kept park. Reasonable admission charges.Visoted with my two children, volunteers are friendly and provided my children with a quiz to find various objects around the layouts.We stayed around 45 minutes while completing the hunts and really enjoyed ourselves!

What a fabulous model railway! The main layout of a typical Derbyshire railway scene is great, really detailed and full of local interest. The volunteers are very approachable and knowledgeable and it’s a great place to spend 30 minutes. We particularly enjoyed the 1960s Hornby Dublo layout that visitors can control.

Great little place. Obviously you aren't going to need to spend a whole day here. We visited with our 2 children and we all loved it. Very large displays. Wide range of different set ups and control options. Well staffed and the gentleman we spoke to was very friendly and knowledgeable (and even gave model making advice to my son). We were only in the area for 1 day so were really glad we had the time to visit. Be aware the pin on Google maps is not on the correct building. The actual building stands alone and is about 200m south east of the pin on maps. All in all.... a great & unique little place to visit. Highly recommend.

Great little model trains, our son (5) really enjoyed it

Husband really enjoyed it here. Nice layouts. The members made us feel welcoming and very informative. Although it says free parking" on the leaflet

There are about 4 layouts. And most of the trains were old steam locos. No latest model train like the HST or Pendolino. While it's an interesting 30 minute visit, it's located at such an inconvenient location to get to.

Really interesting, great to see. Lovely staff, definitely will be going again I recommend

Superb, more than a Model Railway, Derbyshire in miniature (plus Hogwarts!) and themed train sets. £3 all-day ticket a bargain

I took a 3 year old inside there and he loved it. He was so interested in the displays that they had. There are a few displays that allow you to send the trains on their way.