Bourton Model Railway & My Own...

The tranquil, Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water lies not too far from the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Today, for the first time in 10 years or so, we took a visit. The village includes attractions such as a model village, motor museum, bird sanctuary, maze and many quirky and mostly independant shopping outlets. The motor museum has a claim to fame of its own: It is the home of the little yellow motor car which was the star of the television show "Brum". "Brum" is on display in the museum everyday for fans to see. The museum shots in the "Brum" episodes were filmed on site at Bourton. "Brum" would leave the museum through the main entrance and trundle through the village towards the 'Big Town' before returning later on. Therefore, he is iconic to the little village. The centrepiece of the village is the small river which runs straight through, crossed by many small, stone bridges which carry both road & footpath across the trickling waters. My favourite piece of the village is, naturally, the model railway shop & exhibition. The shop is very well-stocked and to be honest I could buy the whole place if I had the funds to do so!! It is fabulous!! The shop's model railway exhibition, which includes some visitor control, is also well worth a visit if you're passing by. When I got home, as it was such a nice evening, it was straight out into the garden for some 'playing with trains' of my own....(seen above)...Thanks for readng folks. More posts coming soon.