Echills Wood Railway

Kingsbury Water Park, Bodymoor Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 0DY, England
1-90 Years
Paid

Description

Echills Wood Railway is a popular miniature railway attraction located within Kingsbury Water Park in the United Kingdom. It is a volunteer-run railway that offers a relaxing and enjoyable train ride experience through beautiful woodland surroundings. The attraction is suitable for families, children, and railway enthusiasts of all ages.

The railway runs passenger-carrying scale model trains on a 7¼-inch gauge track, covering a 2 km route through the park’s lakes and woodlands. Visitors can ride behind diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, and trams, with authentic features such as working signal boxes, light and semaphore signals, controlled crossings, guards’ whistles, and flags. The surrounding Kingsbury Water Park also offers play parks, wildlife spotting, and scenic walking areas, with occasional visits from children’s TV and cinema characters.

Ticket prices are £3.50 for a return ticket (age 2 and above), £2.50 for a single journey, and FREE for children under 2, with multi-ticket vouchers priced at £23.00 for eight return rides. Birthday parties are available at £150.00 per party, for up to 25 children, including two full 3 km train trips, with a requirement of 1 adult per 5 children.

Echills Wood Railway offers a calm, authentic, and memorable miniature railway experience. The combination of detailed railway operations and natural park surroundings makes it enjoyable for both children and adults. With affordable pricing, friendly volunteers, and scenic rides, it is an excellent choice for a family day out or a unique birthday celebration.

Features

  • Paid
  • Host birthday parties: Yes

Features

  • The railway runs passenger carrying scale models of engines and trains that, do or have, run on the full size national railway.  Also there are models of locomotives that come from the narrow gauge industrial heritage such as the wonderful Welsh mountain and slate railways. 
  • We have diesel locomotives, electric locomotives and trams, all on a 2 km line running through some of the beautiful wooded 600 acres of Kingsbury Water Park. The Park with its 15 lakes, maturing woodlands and abundant wildlife is a delightful place to visit with the whole family.
  • The railway is one of the longest of its kind and prides itself on running not only in a safe professional way but also being authentic with both light and semaphore signalling, working signal boxes and controlled crossings; you will also hear the sound of guards whistles and see how the trains are started with the proper flags.
  • Ask all the questions you like and the staff will tell you what you want to know. Come and join us for a wonderful experience and also explore the beautiful nature of the Water Park and let the kids have fun in the play parks. You will often find various characters from well known children's TV and cinema visiting our railway! How many can you spot on your visit?

Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

  • Return ticket: £3.50 (age 2 years and above)
  • Children under 2 years: Free 
  • Single ticket: £2.50
  • Multi-ticket (eight return rides): £23.00

Pricing URL: https://www.ewr.org.uk/index.php/about-us/times-and-fares

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

Birthday Party Details

Trains can brighten up any birthday celebration, right?

Standard Birthday Party 

  • £150.00
  • 25 children max per party
  • 1 adult for every 5 children 

Whats Included: Enjoy 2 delightful 3km trips, travelling through all stations non-stop - and covering both routes of our railway. Most people take advantage of the full day, and decide to split their journeys in half - by having 1 trip in the morning, and 1 in the afternoon. Of course if you prefer, you are more than welcome to take both journeys consecutively.

The railway runs a regular passenger service, see our calendar for running dates and times.

Address: Kingsbury Water Park, Bodymoor Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 0DY, England

Post Code: B76 0DY

Council: North Warwickshire

County: Warwickshire

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