Our two-in-one Super Sunday started at the local sports centre - Lynnsport!
How many people around here know that there’s a miniature railway there? Not a lot, including Old Bob from The Woolpack, and he knows everything there is to know about King’s Lynn.
After a visit to the Skatepark we wandered around the corner of the main building, following the “Train Rides 50p!” signs, and easily found our next railway. There weren’t many people there, maybe partly thanks to the showery weather, but that just means less queuing doesn’t it.
Lynnsport railway is contained in a small area, and the track is probably 200 metres around, so the rides won’t take up your whole afternoon. This doesn’t make it less fun than other mini-railways though, as the enthusiasts who run it maintain it very neatly and with obvious care and attention. The gauge apparently varies depending on which engines are running - we travelled behind and electric engine called Oska, liveried as a British Rail engine, fab.
The Lynnsport Railway website is here: http://www.kldsme.org.uk/index.htm
We had a cool THREE laps ride for our 50p, which is great value for money. The track is surprisingly smooth - I was expecting the smaller gauge to be a little more rattly, but no, you hardly feel a bump.
The people running Lynnsport Railway are extremely friendly and more than happy to chat about their hobby, and were interested to hear about our challenge.
Four down, nine to go.
Recommended!
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