- PROGRAMME FOR 2022
The Ashton Court Miniature Railway reopens Sunday 27th March 2022
The Bristol Model Engineers are pleased to announce the public running dates at the Ashton Court Railway for 2022.
March: Sunday 27th
April: Sunday 3rd, Sunday 17th, Monday 18th
May: Sunday 1st, Monday 2nd, Sunday 15th, Sunday 22nd
June: Sunday 12th, Sunday 19th
July: Sunday 3rd, Sunday 10th, Sunday 24th, Sunday 31st
August: Sunday 21st, Sunday 28th, Monday 29th
September: Sunday 11th, Sunday 18th
October: Sunday 2nd, Sunday 23rd, Sunday 30th
Please follow our Facebook page for further updates, and read all of the below information before your visit.
These dates are however subject to the weather (as always), the availability of volunteers and we also reserve the right to suspend or amend operations if the government reintroduces any Covid-19 regulations or advice.
The railway will be open from 12.00hrs until 17.00hrs with the exception of October 30th 2022 when the railway will close at 16.00hrs. We may have to close the queue a little earlier to avoid any disappointments if many people are waiting.
* What’s different this year?
We need to avoid overcrowding within the railway site so that we can all have a happy and safe afternoon.
Anyone showing or experiencing any of the symptoms of Covid-19 MUST NOT come to the site or ride the railway.
A one-way route into and out of the site, and to and from the trains, will be in operation. Please queue outside the ticket office, and along the boundary fence of the railway enclosure.
Tickets will cost £1.50 each, or 5 for £6.50. Multiple tickets may be purchased, cash and cards are accepted.
We are running trains on both our railways: On the raised track railway there is usually only space for one household per train and on the ground level one household per carriage will be the norm. Railway volunteers will give guidance on which carriages can be used in order to avoid overcrowding.
Railway volunteers will also wipe down the carriages periodically throughout the day.
* What about parking?
Please remember that parking at Ashton Court is controlled by Bristol City Council, and visitors will need to pay and display. Only members of the Bristol Society of Model & Experimental Engineers are permitted to park their vehicles in the area immediately adjacent to the railway.
| Public Running Calendar 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th March | Sunday | 1st Public running day | Mothers Day - Summer time starts | |
| 3rd April | Sunday | 2nd Public running day | ||
| 17th April | Sunday | 3rd Public running day | Easter Sunday | |
| 18th April | Monday | 4th Public running day | Bank Holiday | |
| 1st May | Sunday | 5th Public running day | ||
| 2nd May | Monday | 6th Public running day | Bank Holiday | |
| 15th May | Sunday | 7th Public running day | ||
| 22nd May | Sunday | 8th Public running day | ||
| 12th June | Sunday | 9th Public running day | ||
| 19th June | Sunday | 10th Public running day | Fathers Day | |
| 3rd July | Sunday | 11th Public running day | ||
| 10th July | Sunday | 12th Public running day | ||
| 24th July | Sunday | 13th Public running day | Schools Holidays start | |
| 31st July | Sunday | 14h Public running day | ||
| 21st August | Sunday | 15th Public running day | ||
| 28th August | Sunday | 16th Public running day | ||
| 29th August | Monday | 17th Public running day | Bank Holiday | |
| 11th September | Sunday | 18th Public running day | ||
| 18th September | Sunday | 19th Public running day | ||
| 2nd October | Sunday | 20th Public running day | ||
| 23rd October | Sunday | 21st Public running day | ||
| 30th October | Sunday | Final Public running day | Halloween - Summer time ends | |
| 4th December | Sunday | Santa Special |
We look forward to seeing you. Toot Toot!
[If in doubt phone 0117 946 7110 on the day]