Miniature Railway at the Glebelands

18/10/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - PUBLIC RUNNING DAY! 👻🎃
Get ready for a frightfully good time at our final event of the year!
• Date: Saturday 31st October
• Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Please note our winter hours!) 🕒
• The Tracks & Trains: We will have both steam and electric engines ready to take you for a spin! Each ticket includes a double loop around our full perimeter track! 🚂⚡💨
• Ticket Prices: Entry is just £2 per person per ride (and little monsters under 12 months travel free!) 🎟️ We accept cash and most credit cards.
• Remote Control Experience: Want to be the driver? Come and try our Remote Experience where you can remotely control an engine on our raised track! 🎮🛤️
• Catering: Charollais Catering Company will be on site with tasty snacks (and ice cream, weather permitting!) 🍦🍔
• New Facilities: Make sure to check out our brand-new toilet block—a huge thank you to Hedyn and MVR Solutions for providing a substantial grant to make it happen! Keep your eyes peeled, as there just might be a spooky surprise waiting for you inside... 🚽👻
• Costumes: Fancy dress is completely optional, so feel free to dress up if you wish! 🧛‍♂️🧙‍♀️
• Parking & Location Info: Free parking is available on site at Glebelands Park! 🚗🆓
• 📍 Find us easily: Use what3words: economies.crest.dive
Come down, ride the rails, test your driving skills, and enjoy a spooktacular family day out! 🚂👻

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

Another well supported day by our many fans, we also welcomed some newcomers to the fun.
I hope you all 'enjoyed' the new toilet 🚽 block made possible by Laura and Rebecca from Hedyn and Andrew from MVR Solutions.
Thanks also to Jeremy from Charollais Catering Company and St John Ambulance Cymru Newport 😊
Our last Public Running Day for 2026 will be our Halloween Special, 🎃 Saturday 31st October. The clocks go back on 25th October so please note our event will be earlier than normal 12pm until 4pm.
See you soon!

03/10/2026

Rides begin at 1pm today. Come and ride on our miniature trains, steam and electric. £2 per person per ride. Cash and most debit/credit cards taken. Charollais Catering is on site for all food and drink requirements.
St John Ambulance will assist with any first aid if needed.
Visit our newly open toilet block! 🚽 🧻This facility was made possible by Laura and Rebecca from Hedyn and Andrew from MVR, many thanks to them 👏👏

02/10/2026

At tomorrow's running day we will be opening our new toilet block for your use. The City of Newport Model Engineering Society would like to give a huge thank you to Laura and Rebecca from Hedyn, and to Andrew from MVR, for their incredibly generous grant that made this project possible. Community support like this makes a massive difference!

02/10/2026

We hope you will come and join us tomorrow, Saturday 3rd October, at the Glebelands Park to ride on our miniature railway. We will have steam and electric locomotives pulling our passenger carriages around our 5 acre site.
Charollais Catering Company and St John Ambulance Cymru Newport will be on site.
Find us at What3words: economies.crest.dive
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27/09/2026

One week to go to our penultimate running day of 2026, We will open our gates at 12.30 pm next Saturday 3rd October for you to ride on our miniature steam and electric trains.
Charollais Catering Company will be with us to provide food and delicious ice cream.
Our rides take you on a 10 minute ride, twice around the perimeter of our 5 acre site. It costs £2 per person per ride.
We take most debit/credit cards and cash.
A wonderful family day out. Come and join in the fun!

19/09/2026

We will be open on Saturday 3rd October from 12.30 pm until 5 pm for some more family fun.
Come and ride on our steam and electric trains. We charge
£2 per person per ride. We take most debit/credit cards and cash.
You can explore most of our 5 acre site (some areas are not accessible due to keeping you safe)
We have picnic tables and catering by Charollais Catering Company
Come and spend the afternoon with us, you won't be disappointed.
See you soon! 😀 🚂

06/09/2026

Another successful Public Running Day. Thank you all for coming along, what a happy crowd you were!
Huge thanks to Basement Trains, their display in the Clubhouse was wonderful. Huge thanks also to Charollais Catering Company and St John Ambulance Cymru Newport, it is always reassuring to have you on site.
There are only two more open days this year, Saturday 3rd October and our Halloween Special on Saturday 31st October.
Watch out for our posts and come and see us if you can for more family fun!

05/09/2026

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