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Coleford Great Western Railway Museum

14 Reviews

#14 of 23 things to do in Coleford

Speciality Museums, Museums

Railway Drive, Coleford GL16 8RH, England

+44 7812 059004

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“Excellent Railway Museum”

We have had such an interesting afternoon, extremely informative and knowledgeable staff/owners who... read more

Reviewed 5 days ago

Derson

England

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“Brilliant”

Coleford had vehicle festival and the engine shed was open. We had a lovely visit and we had a... read more

Reviewed 6 April 2018

AndrewSarah B

Swindon, United Kingdom

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A Museum housed in the original G.W.R. Goods station of 1883! The Great western railway Museum is housed in one of the last remaining permanent railway buildings left in the Forest of Dean on the original site of Coleford's railway yard. Its full of local railway history and artefacts it also has a 71/4 gauge miniature railway which runs around its site for all age groups! also has a full size Peckett locomotive in the engine shed and restored signal box.

4.5

14 reviews

Excellent72%
Very good21%
Average0%
Poor0%
Terrible7%

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“guided tour” (2 reviews)

“model” (2 reviews)

“steam” (4 reviews)

Suggested Duration: 1-2 hours

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Railway Drive, Coleford GL16 8RH, England

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Derson

England

Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile

Excellent Railway Museum

We have had such an interesting afternoon, extremely informative and knowledgeable staff/owners who are rightly proud of their museum. Definitely worth a visit, I’m sure we’ll go again!

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AndrewSarah B

Swindon, United Kingdom

Reviewed 6 April 2018 via mobile

Brilliant

Coleford had vehicle festival and the engine shed was open. We had a lovely visit and we had a drive around in the small carriages behind the steam engine. Lovely time was had by all our family.

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Claire F

Bristol, United Kingdom

Reviewed 25 February 2018

A Hidden Gem for all lovers of Steam and Nostalia

What a lovely little museum, full of lots, and I mean lots, of steam related memorabilia. Highly recommend that you visit

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Patricia M

Walsall, United Kingdom

10733

Reviewed 26 January 2018

A 70th birthday visit

A bizarre little museum that I visited with my husband on his 70th birthday. He is a steam enthusiast and loved it. A mixture of steam items, thrown together, in a strange way including a large steam train!! Collected by a gentleman who loved the...More

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MrSkyfever

Littledean, United Kingdom

Reviewed 9 December 2017

An excellent place to visit whilst out doing the Christmas shopping.

An excellent and incredible collection of local railway related material and equipment .Brilliant guided tour with a knowledgeable and friendly guide.Far more material in the museum than you can possibly imagine from the outside,well worth the visit.

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frisbeegirl

London

Reviewed 27 November 2017

Great little museum

What a lovely afternoon spent at this wonderful museum. Full (and I mean full!) of fantastic artefacts - I real insight into local rail history of the area. Our 4 year old train-mad son absolutely loved it, as did our 6 year old. Thanks so...More

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sue c

Kent, United Kingdom

Reviewed 10 September 2017 via mobile

Great museum

We had a brilliant guided tour of the shed and museum, thanks to Richard who passed his knowledge to us.

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Julie B

Worksop, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 17 August 2017

A bit of nostalgia

Found this a very informative and interesting place. Was lovely to look around the musem and chat to the very informative staff. Good facilities, toilets spotless and an excellent cafe, ideal for before or after your journey. Well worth a visit

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Sarah H

Reviewed 1 July 2017 via mobile

Really sweet family run museum

A really sweet local railway museum run by a family who have worked to save the buildings from being demolished during a period of redevelopment. Our children enjoyed the train ride and looking at the trains and models although I think the museum as a...More

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greenmodelmonkey

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 15 April 2017

It was shut!.... Again

On a number of occasions over the last ten years we have tried to vist this attraction but every time it's been shut. Today (good Friday) was no exception as we decided to vist after our trip to Perrygrove railway. Sadly we arrived one of...More

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We are sorry that you missed out visiting the museum however the opening times are from 2.30pm until 5.00pm every Friday and Saturday or there is a contact email or phone number to arrange other visiting times on our website. Thank you

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