Type Country park Created 1976 (1976) | Area 50 acres (20 ha) Phone +44 117 986 4929 | |
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Location Keynsham, Somerset, England Address Pixash Ln, Bath Rd, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1TP, UK Hours Open today · 10AM–5:30PMFriday10AM–5:30PMSaturday10AM–5:30PMSunday10AM–5:30PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5:30PMWednesday10AM–5:30PMThursday10AM–5:30PM | ||
Miniature railways of great britain the avon valley country park and the strawberry line miniature
Avon Valley Country Park is a 50 acres (20 ha) Country park in Keynsham, Somerset, England.
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- Miniature railways of great britain the avon valley country park and the strawberry line miniature
- Avon valley country park
- Miniature railway
- References
The park which is next to the River Avon provides country walks, a boating lake, play areas for children, a small petting zoo and a miniature railway.
The site was common grazing land in the 15th century and later became a farm. In 1976 it was purchased as a pick your own fruit farm and subsequently developed into the country park.
Avon valley country park
Miniature railway
Within the park is the "Strawberry Line", a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) length of 5 in (127 mm) gauge railway. It is Britain's only commercial ground-level 5 in (127 mm) railway. It opened in 1999 and now has one steam and 10 diesel engines which are battery operated.
References
Avon Valley Country Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA