Welcome to Pendon Museum
A glimpse of English rural life around 1930 through extraordinary dioramas featuring railways, villages and landscapes.
A glimpse of English rural life around 1930 through extraordinary dioramas featuring railways, villages and landscapes.
Our normal opening times are from 11:00 to 16:00 (with last entry at 15:15).
You can purchase admission tickets at the museum.
Free drop-in model making sessions for children on selected dates throughout the year.
Scenic Modelling courses for adults covering a range of topics.
Madder Valley Railway dates from the 1930s, the earliest days of scenic railway modelling. This important historical railway has trains running on only a select few days a year, so don't miss out!
An ambitious model of the countryside of the Vale of White Horse as it was in the 1930s. It captures in miniature an impression of the calm unhurried beauty of the past.
Part of an imaginary Great Western branch line meandering from South Devon into Cornwall.
A famous, pioneering layout on permanent display. It runs on specific days during the year.