Parcels by Rail: Festive Train Running Day

Parcels by Rail: Festive Train Running Day is on at The Brighton Toy and Model Museum on Saturday 5 December, from 10:30 to 17:00. It's a festive running day, and the main draw is the museum's historic model railway coming to life for the occasion. If you've never been, the museum is at 52-55 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4EB, just off the seafront.

For most of the year, the railway is a display, but on a running day the trains actually move. The museum describes it as a festive vintage train running day, so the whole thing has a Christmas feel to it. It's a good one to bring the kids along for, but it works just as well if you're more of a model railway enthusiast yourself.

The museum was founded in 1991 and is one of those proper Brighton institutions—they describe it as a truly extraordinary attraction full of childhood dreams and memories, and that's a fair summary. It's packed with toys and models from across the decades, and the railway is a big part of that. On a running day, you get to see it working rather than just sitting there.

Standard tickets are £12.00, which is a guide price and subject to change, so it's worth checking before you head down. The day runs from 10:30 until 17:00, so there's plenty of time to wander through the rest of the museum around the trains. If you're looking for something to do on a Saturday in early December, this is a solid, old-school Brighton day out.