Basildon Miniature Railway

Basildon Miniature Railway Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Basildon Miniature Railway, Railroad Company, Wat Tyler Country Park, Basildon.

10¼” gauge railway based in Wat Tyler
📅 Open April until end of Sept
🕣 Weekends & school holidays from 11am until 4pm (opening times/days may vary due to operational reason)
🐶 Well behaved dogs welcome
🎟️ Fares: £5 per person
💳 Cash & card accepted

🚂 Today we ran a 6 car train for our guest Ronnies Way. Always a pleasure to run special train for such a wonderful grou...
30/08/2026

🚂 Today we ran a 6 car train for our guest Ronnies Way. Always a pleasure to run special train for such a wonderful group of people. ❤️

🚂 Tomorrow is the last day of the summer holidays – and it’s Bank Holiday Monday! ☀️

Make the most of the final day of the holidays with a trip on the Basildon Miniature Railway! 🚂

We’ll be running tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday, from 11am until 4pm.

After tomorrow, we’ll return to our weekend running schedule for the rest of September, so there are still plenty of opportunities to come and enjoy a ride before the end of the season!

We hope to see you tomorrow! 👋🚂

29/08/2026

The rain didn’t stop us taking some brave passengers on a train ride through Wat Tyler Country Park today. Open from 11am on Bank holiday Sunday and Monday.

🚂 Our final week of daily running! 🚂It’s the last week of the school holidays, so why not come and enjoy a ride on Basil...
24/08/2026

🚂 Our final week of daily running! 🚂

It’s the last week of the school holidays, so why not come and enjoy a ride on Basildon Miniature Railway? 😊

We’ll be running daily from 11am until 4pm this week.

After the school holidays, we’ll return to our usual weekend running through to the end of September.

And that’s not all… 👀 Keep an eye out for details of our special events coming up, including some exciting plans for the final weeks of the season!

📅 This week: Daily
🕚 11am–4pm
📍 Wat Tyler Country Park

Come and have a ride before the summer holidays are over! 🚂💨

20/08/2026

🚂 Flash back to April of this year when we ran steam for the first time in 30 years.

📆 ⏰ We are open daily until the end of the School holidays from 11am until 4pm.

15/08/2026

Cornish Pixie on a test run this evening, after a repair. Couple of little things to sort off season, but generally running well.

Amazing to see us inspiring a new generation of rail enthusiasts ❤️ Twizzle Tops Nursery Wat Tyler Wat Tyler Country Par...
14/08/2026

Amazing to see us inspiring a new generation of rail enthusiasts ❤️ Twizzle Tops Nursery Wat Tyler Wat Tyler Country Park

12/08/2026

☀️ TEMPORARY CLOSURE – THURSDAY 13 AUGUST

Due to the hot weather forecast for tomorrow, we have taken the decision to close Basildon Miniature Railway for the day.

The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and volunteers comes first.

🚂 We will reopen as normal on Friday 14 August, 11am–4pm. (9:45am early bird special - pre-bookable)

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you on Friday!

Wat Tyler Country Park

🎉It’s been 1 year since the railway reopened to the public after several years of neglect and closure. A big thank you t...
10/08/2026

🎉It’s been 1 year since the railway reopened to the public after several years of neglect and closure. A big thank you to all our customer, volunteers and staff at the park who have made it a successful first year in which we saw steam return to the line for the first time since the 90s.

🥂cheers to many more years of success for this much loved railway as we approach its 40th anniversary.

🐦🚂 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL TRAIN – THIS FRIDAY 14th AUGUST! 🚂🐦We’re adding a special early morning train this Friday at 9:45a...
09/08/2026

🐦🚂 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL TRAIN – THIS FRIDAY 14th AUGUST! 🚂🐦

We’re adding a special early morning train this Friday at 9:45am!

🎟️ Just £3 per person
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Book multiple places in one booking
⚠️ ONLY 25 PLACES AVAILABLE

This is a one-off special departure, so once the 25 places are gone, they’re gone!

👉 Book your places online:
BMRailway.co.uk/book-online

🚂 We’re then open as normal from 11am–4pm, every day during the school holidays.

So whether you fancy an early morning ride or a later trip, we look forward to welcoming you to Basildon Miniature Railway at Wat Tyler Country Park!

🚧 Part of running a railway is maintaining a railway. After the last service of the day, replaced the casters on our tu...
02/08/2026

🚧 Part of running a railway is maintaining a railway. After the last service of the day, replaced the casters on our turntable that’s is still performing well after 38 years of service, It’s had some structural welding done and also plans are afoot to replace the central bearing at the end of this season.

Thank you to all our customers and volunteers for keeping this much loved railway going. 🙏🏻

Address

Wat Tyler Country Park
Basildon
SS164UH

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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