Myself and my 5 year old have been here on multiple occasions and it's always been an excellent day out for him (and me!) Initially the site will look small, however its biggest selling points are the ride on trains. Unlike other sites the rides on these are unlimited and run every 20-30 minutes through the day. On the larger train the driver will offer a rider the chance to wave the flag to start the train which is a nice touch. There is a stop at a picnic area with a small park for children under 6, bigger kids will probably enjoy launching sticks/stones into the nearby river. The smaller train takes you through a funny gnome village again stopping at the picnic area. There's a number of small play areas of various degrees of challenge around the place as well as a reasonably sized soft play area and a free to play mini golf area. The carriages in the middle are a secret weapon for bad weather or parents wanting kids to burn energy off, there are a number of exhibits where buttons can be pressed to interact, and the other side houses two large layouts of wooden cars/trains, a well stocked sandpit and a ball pit. You can also find a small museum and a couple of video game units to play. Outside there is another interactive model village and some pay to ride on cars, bumper dodgem cars and a Toby train. Stock up on 50p and £1 coins as you Child will want to do it a few times! The cafe is a little steep price wise but given the number of free to use things it's not an unreasonable amount. Lastly the staff are wonderfully polite, knowledgeable and incredibly caring for those children with additional needs. A recent visit was helped by one of the staff allowing my autistic son to enter in a quieter area without making a fuss. I would highly recommend this place if you have children under the age of 10 or if they have an interest in trains!

Had a brilliant day here with family today. Weather decidedly iffy so the perfect place to be as you're never far from shelter. Lots and lots of smaller individual things to do. Very good value given that we paid £38 to be entertained constantly for about 6 hours. Nice mixture of genuine rail heritage and activities for children. Staff very friendly. Through my own stupidity, I managed to lose my car keys whilst here and staff were infinitely patient and helpful in retrieving them. We always love coming here and will be back 👍

We visited the attraction with our two grandsons, ages 3 and 6 and stayed for five fun filled hours, having to prise them away. We thoroughly enjoyed the two sorts of train rides and seeing the gnomes. Our grandsons loved the soft play centre, outdoor play areas, model train set and the wooden toy train track area. The crazy golf and model village were great too. Welcoming staff, lovely inexpensive cafe, very clean throughout. We will return, definitely a success!

What a morning!!!! We came up with our autistic child who loves trains and exploring. Everything felt very relaxed and there was no pressure on us to move away from things and the trains were run at regular times and the in door soft play he loved that aswell as the ball pit, will definitely becoming again. Well done to everyone who make the place run so smoothly

Absolutely splendid experience for the whole family. We spent 3 hours there and were thoroughly entertained the whole time. Children's ages ranged from 2 - 8 and they had a great time. Adults enjoyed it too. Very good value for money and had both outside and inside facilities to keep the children occupied. They experienced 3 separate train rides, the bigger train, the smaller train and the little tram that they could drive themselves. So much to see and do - thoroughly recommend. Staff were friendly and helpful and even the station cat allowed himself to be stroked by eager little hands!

This is an amazing place. Visited yesterday with my family, including my 2 grandsons aged 3 & 5. They absolutely loved it and so did we. There is a Halloween event going on at the moment and after spotting all the pumpkins dotted around the site the children are given a lovely goodie bag. We arrived at opening time and left when it closed. There's so much to see and do. It's great value, staff are so lovely, everything works as there are lots of buttons to push and the food is delicious and very reasonably priced (so many gorgeous cakes to choose from), although you can bring your own picnic. The toilets were immaculate and there's lots of really nice clean seating around. I really can't fault it. Memories are made here, we played crazy golf with our grandsons, rode trains, played in the play carriages and talked and laughed whilst walking around the amazing model villages. There's even a soft play area. The owners have obviously put a great deal of thought and love into this place and it shines through. Thank you, we'll definitely be back next year.