Welcome to the website of the Barnards Miniature Railway. We are a 7 1/4 miniature railway that runs around the grounds of Barnards Farm Gardens, in Brentwood, Essex.
We are running our pre-booked ‘Winter Lights Express’ in November and ‘Santa Specials’ in December, and afterwards close for Winter Maintenance.
We are due to re-open to the public in Easter 2027, we will post full details of our running season when available.
Feel free to follow our official Facebook, for the most up-to-date information on when we are due to re-open. They will also be advertised on our open days page.
The miniature railway is operated by a group of volunteers on behalf of The Christabella Charitable Trust CIO, a charity registered in England No. 1213682, within its property situated at Barnards Farm, West Horndon, CM13 3FY. All funds raised are used for its charitable purposes, further details available from The Charities Commission (www.charitycommission.gov.uk)
If you are looking to visit us for an open day, please see the ‘opening dates’ page. Select the date you wish to visit and the box will expand, giving you all the information you need to visit us.
If you have any other questions, please contact us for more information.
We recommend following our official Facebook, Barnards Miniature Railway for the latest information about running days.