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Toy and Model Museum, Brighton
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| Looking for: | Learning/Historical, Museums/Art Galleries | | Address: | Toy and Model Museum
52/55 Trafalgar Street
Brighton
East Sussex | | Postcode: | BN1 4EB | | Nearest City: | Brighton & Hove | | Age Group: | All Ages | | Kids Activity: | Indoors | | Telephone: | 01273 749494 |
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Description
The Brighton Toy
and Model Museum is
is a treasure trove
of
Toys
and Models that extends over four thousand square feet of floorspace,
through four of the Early Victorian arches
supporting Brighton Railway Station's forecourt. Founded in
1991,
it has over
ten thousand toys and models in its
catalogue, including priceless model train
collections and many period antique toys. Its display area includes two
large operational model railway layouts (in 00-gauge and gauge 0), and
displays of period pieces from a range of classic manufacturers that
includes Bing, Dinky, Hornby,
Marklin, Meccano, Pelham
Puppets, and Steiff. The museum also
includes individually-engineered
pieces such as the working quarter-scale traction engine and the
Spitfire
fighter planes in the lobby, and a range of other working scale models
throughout the museum.
Opening Times
Mondays
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10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Tuesday to
Friday: | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
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admission at 4:00pm) |
| Saturdays: |
11:00am - 5:00pm |
| Closed Sundays |
Access to Arch Four may sometimes be restricted during school
visits, which typically happen between 10am-~2pm, on weekdays. The
larger visits are scheduled for Wednesdays.
Group visits should be arranged in advance to avoid
scheduling conflicts, especially during term time. Admission Fees
| Adults |
£4.00 |
| Children (ages 4 to 14) |
£3.00 |
| Students (under 20) |
£3.00 |
| OAPs |
£3.00 |
| Family (2+2) |
£12.00 |
| Concessions for Disabled
Visitors |
£3.00 |
Admission to the Shop and Visitor Information Point is
free, and customers are not obliged to visit the Museum.
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