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 now open for 2026. We have plenty of running days on for you to enjoy, please see our full list for more.
We offer steam hauled trains from our main station at Burtonshaw to Sitooterie Halt station. Diesel trains operate further to Angel Green Station. On limited days only, we operate a special ‘Barnards Belle’ pullman style service to the Lake End station.
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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.