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Lappa Valley Steam Railway

St. Newlyn East, Newquay TR8 5HZ, England
44 1872 510317
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Ranked #5 of 19 attractions in Newquay
Type: Scenic Railroads
Fee: Yes
Owner description: Everyone, young or old, loves a train ride and Lappa Valley Steam Railway offers three different railways experiences, with over three miles of track!... more » Owner description: Everyone, young or old, loves a train ride and Lappa Valley Steam Railway offers three different railways experiences, with over three miles of track! Your journey begins with the mile-long trip, from Benny Halt Station, on a miniature steam locomotive taking you through the picturesque wooded valley to East Wheal Rose. Here you will find more railways, a fabulous wooded valley to explore with a boating lake, a maze, crazy golf, play area, plus delicious food in the Old Forge cafe and a gift shop packed with everything about trains and more. Lappa Valley is the ideal day out for a family, loads for the kids to do all day and plenty to entertain mums and dads too! « less
Useful Information: Bathroom facilities, Activities for older children, Activities for young children, Wheelchair access
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london
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2013 NEW via mobile

We take our grandsons here every time we visit Cornwall,at their request,they love it! Never fails! We also love the cafe,good homemade food and brilliant cream teas. Just what you need after a walk through the woods!

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Warwickshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW via mobile

Our 2 year old had a great time here... therefore we did too! Access to the park is by mini steam train. Once in all rides are included (except the electric cars for over 5s). There are 2 more mini trains. One takes a loop with various things for the kids to spot, like a crocodile & upturned wellies in... More

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Heckmondwike, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

It was a brilliant day for all the family not just the young and train mad ones. A lot of thought has gone in to the the attraction and they are now building a new indoor attraction. Lots of things to do including 3 trains to ride and a brilliant play area. Lots of space to run around for young... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

This was a brilliant day and perfect for our 1 and 3 year olds. Cannot fault it. I would recommend it wholeheartedly. It is mainly outdoors and we were blessed with great weather, but they are building a new indoor attraction for those wet weather days.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

Boring very dull and lifeless. Cornwall needs an enema. Ok for camping and walking but nothing else.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013 via mobile

What a fabulous little place! Three different trains to ride, fabulous play areas, boats, electric cars and plenty of green space for the kids (young and old!) to run wild. Our son is train mad so it had a lot to live up to and thankfully it didn't let him down. He was in his element! The men running the... More

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Cornwall
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

First off, it's important to stress that this isn't specifically an attraction for train spotters or steam fetishists. Fascinating as the little engines are, they probably won't rock the world of the average anorak. But... Lappa Valley is a great little place. Created around an old mine (using the tracks that once would have been for moving tin ore) it's... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013 via mobile

We spent a lovely sunny day here. Our nearly-2 yr old is mad on trains, diggers etc so this was perfect for him. Three trains onsite and two you can ride as much as you like. Great play areas at base, main centre and at end of 2nd train ride. Food at cafe was excellent and very reasonable. 3x cakes... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

We had a nice day out here, since we last came the pool had been cleared of weeds and the old kayaks had been replaced. The children enjoyed the train rides and the park. The advert for 18 holes of crazy golf was very misleading, 9 holes were just a grassy pitch and put then it becomes a crazy golf... More

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Derby, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

This is a true gem of an attraction for all the family. A one mile journey by steam engine to the main play area which is well set out. All the grounds were neat and tidy and the staff were extremely helpful. An additional two miniature trains are available to ride and there are lots of other activities that are... More

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