Name: Mizens Railway
Rating: 5.0

Mizens Railway

Barrs Lane, Knapp Hill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2JW, England

1-90 Years

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Description

Mizens Railway is a passenger-carrying miniature railway set within a delightful 10-acre wooded site near Woking in Surrey. Operating on a 7¼ inch gauge track, it has been running as a club since 1989 and moved to its current site in 2000. It offers a charming railway experience for families and enthusiasts during its summer Sunday openings.

Visitors can ride two regular routes: the Suburban (¾ mile, 7–10 minutes) and The Miler (1 mile, 10–15 minutes), while The Highlander is currently closed for maintenance. The station building includes a Tea Room (open 2–5pm on running days), toilets including a disabled toilet with baby changing facilities, the Mizens Shop, and railway memorabilia displays. Other attractions include the footbridge and pond area, “The Toad” information brake van, main engine sheds and turntable, South signal box with ½ size lever frame, a full-size 4-VEP slam door coach, and the impressive full-size Dubs “A” Class 4-8-2 tank engine at the entrance.

There is no entrance fee on regular running days. Tickets cost £2.50 (Suburban), £3.00 (Miler), £5.00 (Combination), or £27.00 (12-ride multi-ticket). Birthday parties cost £110 for 3 hours (2–5pm), with pre-booked rides at £2 per person, maximum 30 people.

Overall, Mizens Railway offers a relaxed and nostalgic day out surrounded by woodland scenery. With miniature train rides, historic railway features, and family-friendly facilities, it provides a unique hands-on railway atmosphere. It’s an ideal summer Sunday visit for families, train lovers, and anyone looking for a traditional miniature railway experience.

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Host birthday parties: Yes

Features

Station building: The station building contains: the Tea Room, toilets, disabled toilet with baby changing facilities, Mizens shop, a collection of railway memorabilia, paintings and displays. Access to the toilets is via the door at the left-hand end of the building and is signposted.
Mizens Shop: The shop carries a large selection of toys, books, games, paintings by a local artist, railway prints, models, signs and railway badges, etc. including the Bigjig range. Additional items can be ordered if not immediately available, please speak to the shop team.
Footbridge: Our footbridge provides a great viewing spot to watch the trains go by and provides access to our Pond. We will try to open our footbridge and route to the picnic area and pond on running days. Please keep to the paths and bear in mind that these have uneven surfaces. Access to the picnic area and pond will be closed at 4.30pm.
The Toad: The grey brake van, known as 'The Toad' located next to the ticket office provides information on what routes and trains are operating, found on the running board on the front of the van.
Main Engine Sheds: The loco sheds and turntable provide an insight into the preparation and maintenance of our loco fleet, especially shortly before and after our running sessions. To see the Locomotives and Rolling stock that runs on our railway, click here.
South signal box: A glimpse into our main signal box reveals the way we operate the railway in a way similar to full-size practice, using a 1/2 size lever frame to operate the points and signals.
The 4-VEP slam door coach: A full-size mainline Connex slam-door electric Driving Trailer coach that dominates the station approach. We plan to permit public access to the driving cab in the future.
Dubs loco: No one can fail to see the splendid full-size loco at the entrance to our site. This is a 3ft 6in gauge "A" Class 4-8-2 tank engine built by the Dubs works (later the North British) in Glasgow in 1900 for the Natal Government Railway in South Africa. It later became South African Railways No 196. It was brought back from South Africa to the UK by the North British Locomotive Preservation Group in 2011 and we are proud to have provided some support for this project and a home for the loco at Mizens Railway.

Facilities

Parking: Our main parking area is a large hard surfaced car park found immediately after entering the main gate. A large grassed overflow area is available subject to weather conditions . Additional parking may be available for special events. Please park neatly so as to make the best use of the space available and follow the instructions of the marshalls if the car park is staffed.
Food & Drinks: Our Tea Room will be open only on our running days from 2pm-5pm (unless stated), located in the station building. Hot and cold drinks and a range of snacks are available. Our tea room can accept both cash and card payments (Card preferred).

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Price: Paid

Price Details

Suburban ticket: £2.50
Miler ticket: £3.00
Combination ticket : £5.00
Multi-ride ticket (12 rides): £27.00

There is no entrance fee for regular running days however, some special events may require an entrance fee (Knaphill Village Show).

Pricing URL: http://www.wokingminiaturerailwaysociety.com/fares.html

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

Birthday Party Details

Birthday parties at Mizens Railway

Here at Mizens Railway, we offer the opportunity for fantastic birthday parties running through our summer season. Birthday parties run from 2-5pm on summer Sundays (excluding special event days).
Here’s what we have to offer.

When you book a birthday party this is what’s included:

Your own private party area
Your own private platform to board party trains
A large gazebo with seating and tables
Access to a fridge if needed
Discounted price of £2 per train ticket

The cost of hiring the party area is £110 for a 3 hour party. The costs of pre booked rides are £2 each for both adults and children, additional rides can be purchased on the day at the same price.

For 2026, we will open on every Sunday 2-5pm from Sunday 3rd May until Sunday 27th September (except for 19th July). We also operate some Special Events outside these dates, for more information about our Calendar and Special Events click here.

Address: Barrs Lane, Knapp Hill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2JW, England

Post Code: GU21 2JW

Council: Woking

County: Surrey

By Car: Mizens Railway is on Barrs Lane, Knaphill, near Woking, Surrey, GU21 2JW. There are brown tourist signs at each end of Barrs Lane and a very large Dubs Steam Locomotive at our gates, you can't miss us! See map for local road details. Please note, there is no through road from the Woking end of Littlewick road.
By Bus: Stagecoach No 91, 34 and 35.
By Train: The nearest railway station is Woking via South Western Railway.