RMweb Premium TheQ Posted January 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 04/01/2021 at 22:29, Mike Bellamy said: There is a permanent model railway display at Wroxham in Norfolk https://wroxhamminiatureworlds.co.uk/ It's Not in Wroxham, Broadland district, it's the other side of the river in Hoveton , North Norfolk District.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, jchinuk said: When I hear "permanent exhibitions" one name comes to mind, Bernard Otto. This link is to a previous thread on these forums. I remember one of his layouts at Colchester Zoo many years ago. jch Bertram, not Bernard. Edited January 6, 2021 by St Enodoc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted January 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2021 11 hours ago, TheQ said: It's Not in Wroxham, Broadland district, it's the other side of the river in Hoveton , North Norfolk District.. Apologies - I assumed that the owners of the attraction knew where it was as they called it Wroxham Miniature World and not Hoveton Miniature World - and of course I didn't check the actual address. I know you drive through the area twice a day - remind me which side of the river is 'Effin Clown Town' . . . . . . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2021 This one is still going (but presumably shut at present) at New Romney. I saw it in 1980, I doubt whether anything left of what I viewed! https://www.rhdr.org.uk/model-railway-exhibition/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Derek 19B Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2021 The Gainsborough O Gauge model railway of the GNR Kings Cross to Leeds is worth a visit, Open days only though. Derek 19b 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Mike Bellamy said: Apologies - I assumed that the owners of the attraction knew where it was as they called it Wroxham Miniature World and not Hoveton Miniature World - and of course I didn't check the actual address. I know you drive through the area twice a day - remind me which side of the river is 'Effin Clown Town' . . . . . . . . The North Side, Effin Clown Town is Hoveton, 'Cos all the effin Clown tourists wander around the A road trying to get killed. I'm afraid many make that mistake because the main shop in the town is Roys of Wroxham, who until they bought the garage a couple of years back Never had a branch in Wroxham, it's so called because of the railways.. Anything supposed to be delivered to the station from else where marked Hoveton went missing, anything delivered to Wroxham didn't to the Roys Name . So Roys who started in Coltishall added the Wroxham name. The Hotel is Hoveton is also called the Wroxham Hotel. Up the river from Wroxham / Hoveton is Colitshall / Horstead. Just to add fun Coltishall is the other side of the Bridge from Horstead, but there Coltishall is better known because of RAF Coltishall so often businesses in Horstead use the Coltishall name. But of course RAF Coltishall isn't at Coltishall.. it's at Scottow.. Going the opposite way down river to Potter Heigham, what most people call Potter Heigham, which is where the shops, bridges and boat yard are, it is actually called Potter Falgate or Furlgate. But many locals don't even know that one. Potter heigham is about a mile away where the old church is.. But at least they are the same side of the river.. Across the river is Bastwick, which some people use the Potter Heigham name for... Does this qualify for NFN?.. Normal for Norfolk... Edited January 7, 2021 by TheQ 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I seem to recall the shop in Bourton on the Water had an exhibition layout in a barn behind the shop, I haven't been in it for 20 + years though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, TheQ said: The North Side, Effin Clown Town is Hoveton, 'Cos all the effin Clown tourists wander around the A road trying to get killed. Does this qualify for NFN?.. Normal for Norfolk... Many thanks for the interesting, informative and 'Normal for Norfolk' geography lesson . . . . . . I must admit to having been one of those Effin Clown Tourists although now that SWMBO has retired, we are no longer restricted to school holidays and would like to visit the area again at a quieter time and I promise to keep on the pavement . . . . - when permitted of course! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 Reading this topic reminds me of the fantastic layout that used to be at Beaulieu many years ago, a giant layout covering different countries and with push buttons to control effects and interior lighting as the audience got cycled through day to night! I first got to visit in about the mid-90s, as a youngster it opened my eyes up that there was more than what you just saw in the Hornby catalogue! It definitely encouraged me to get further in on the hobby! It’s all gone now - I was gutted when I visited in the early 2000s and the layout was replaced with a video arcade game area, I went again in 2010 and I recall it had changed again, but great times! The mention of the Mevagissey Model Railway brought back memories too, I visited in August 2002 and it was great to see the china clay works modelled, the whole layout looked a little dusty and aged though, populated by RTR Lima locos that even then started to look dated, but a terrific idea none the less, hope it’s still going strong and has seen a bit of a refurb in recent years maybe! Cheers, James 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SZ Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I remember a model railway at the end of a pier back in the 70s, could have been Brighton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 06/01/2021 at 10:24, daltonparva said: There was York Model Railway, which moved to a site on an old WW2 airfield in Lincolnshire which is an Antiques center and weekend market, (forget the name), but I did hear it went bust. No idea of the current situation. That started out as rail riders’ world as a hub for the British rail club for children of the same name. Great fun. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 There was a large model railway and model shop at the trago mills outlet store in Newton Abbott. Model shop closed in 1990 but the layout was still there a little later. Not sure if still there now. Also not far away was the Exmouth model railway on the esplanade. That was certainly still there around 2000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I'm sure there were some posts on here about someone trying to build a permanent layout/ attraction in a hotel in Ballachuillish of all places. Does anyone know if anything came of that ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 18 hours ago, ianmacc said: That started out as rail riders’ world as a hub for the British rail club for children of the same name. Great fun. I think there are still metal tourist signs in York for this. Where was it exactly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted January 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2021 Kyle of Lochalsh, there's a model railway in the operating room of the old signal box and another in the museum on the station platform.. The Kyle Line - Kyle Line Model Railways (kylerailway.co.uk) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 How about the Devon Railway Centre https://devonrailwaycentre.co.uk/model-railways/ It did have Chiltern Green as one of its models. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 18 hours ago, ianmacc said: There was a large model railway and model shop at the trago mills outlet store in Newton Abbott. Model shop closed in 1990 but the layout was still there a little later. Not sure if still there now. Also not far away was the Exmouth model railway on the esplanade. That was certainly still there around 2000. I remember the Exmouth model railway from many years ago. It was a bit sad and run-down by the end, but still had a certain charm to me. The council wanted to redevelop that area of the sea front so it closed. The owners I believe moved to Cornwall, possibly also taking their mk1 coach cafe. The Exmouth model railway in 2014. Which I think may have been the last season, or possibly penultimate one, cheers cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 6 hours ago, 009 micro modeller said: I think there are still metal tourist signs in York for this. Where was it exactly? In what is now the pub (York Tap) in Tea Room Square between the station entrance and the hotel. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 14:39, 009 micro modeller said: I think there are still metal tourist signs in York for this. Where was it exactly? York Model Railway I assume and not the title Rail Riders’ World? That would be something! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted January 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 20:42, ianmacc said: There was a large model railway and model shop at the trago mills outlet store in Newton Abbott. Model shop closed in 1990 but the layout was still there a little later. Not sure if still there now. According to Facebook, there is still a model railway and shop there (closed at the moment obviously). It was certainly still there in the early 90's, as I bought a couple of Lima wagons from it while on holiday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 5 hours ago, ianmacc said: York Model Railway I assume and not the title Rail Riders’ World? That would be something! Yes, York Model Railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Geep7 said: According to Facebook, there is still a model railway and shop there (closed at the moment obviously). It was certainly still there in the early 90's, as I bought a couple of Lima wagons from it while on holiday. There is also a fairly substantial 10 1/4” gauge line there, which I assume is still going and possibly related to this? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Geep7 said: According to Facebook, there is still a model railway and shop there (closed at the moment obviously). It was certainly still there in the early 90's, as I bought a couple of Lima wagons from it while on holiday. Interesting, although the update I found was 2018 that’s still heartening. The model shop must have restarted too as it was downgraded to just a souvenir type tat shop attached to the layout in the early 90s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 The one at Beaulieu had a "twin" at Chessington, both now gone. The one at Alton Towers was fun & I often wondered at how well it ran in the damp cript. Wroxham suffers from lack of imagination. AFAIJ the New Romnet one is still there but they won't spend any money on it. There was an ex-Flesichmann factory layout at Snetterton, but I think that's now gone or closed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK123GWR Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 https://www.famoustrains.org.uk/index.php The rolling stock mixture may be at the less serious end of the spectrum, but if that doesn't bother you its certainly good fun. The operators really seemed to have a passion for what they were doing and interactive animations always add a little bit of magic to a layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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