Family Trails
Free 'I-Spy' style family trails to follow individually or as a family that explore the whole museum.
Junior Modelling
Free school holiday events on a 'drop-in', 'first come, first served' basis resulting in a completed model diorama.
Madder Valley Railway
John Ahern’s famous pioneering Madder Valley layout. It is operated on selected days during the year.
19 to 28 April: 3D photographs of Pendon
Outstanding 3D photographs of models from around the museum.
Vale Walks
Three short walks that explore Vale of White Horse passing buildings modelled at Pendon.
Friends of Pendon
Friends support the work of the museum and enjoy a range of benefits in return.
Advanced Weathering with Mick Bonwick
Led by Mick Bonwick
This workshop is for modellers with basic weathering skills who wish to progress towards something more innovative and individual.
Advanced weathering with Tim Shackleton
Led by Tim Shackleton
This workshop is for modellers with basic weathering skills who wish to progress towards something more innovative and individual.
Creating and painting figures
Led by Alan Buttler and Tim Shackleton
This workshop provides an opportunity to create unique figures. Tim Shackleton advises and coaches participants on how to paint miniature figures.
Detailing the Scene
Led by Mick Bonwick and Nick Wood
This workshop covers a number of aspects of detailing the scenery on a model railway. Basic techniques are used to create a small diorama.
Loco Chassis Construction: the Essentials (weekend workshop)
Led by Tim Shackleton
The early stages of building any model are critical. If key components aren’t straight, square, level and perfectly aligned from the start, then no amount of fiddling will ever put them right and the model will never run satisfactorily. This Workshop aims to encourage best practice in the fundamentals.
Make Trees the 'Pendon Way' (weekend workshop)
Led by Stuart Holt
Spend a weekend learning how to make trees the 'Pendon Way'.
Making Effective Model Railway Movies
Led by Andy York
This workshop provides advice on ‘best practice’ for all stages of the process of making a model railway movie.
Making locomotive sound realistic
Led by Mick Moignard
This workshop will equip you will skills and knowledge to make the very best of what DCC Sound has to offer.
Weathering with an airbrush
Led by Mick Bonwick
This Workshop covers many aspects of using an airbrush, from choosing appropriate equipment to applying the correct materials with relevant techniques.
Weathering without an airbrush
Led by Mick Bonwick
This Workshop concentrates on hand-crafted weathering techniques. It is an opportunity to try out and compare a number of materials.