Slightly outside E11, but…

One of the best kept secrets in Chingford is the 2 model train tracks at the back of Ridgeway Park, Peel Close, off Old Church Road, Chingford (just after the Green Man pub near the top of Chingford Mount). Alternative entrances off Endlebury Road and Chingford Avenue, E4.

Every Sunday and Bank Holiday afternoon between 2pm and 5:30pm during the summer (up to the end of September) train rides are available at 50p or £1 depending on the train track in use. During the school summer holidays,
rides are also available on Wednesday afternoons. Private hire events can also be arranged.

The Chingford & District Model Engineering Club, formed in 1945, run the trains, tracks and rides. There is a 1000 foot long 5″ raised level track and a 3000 foot long 7¼” ground level track. The respective rides are 50p and £1 per person per ride.

For further information: see http://www.chingford-model-engineering.com/diary.htm#public for running days or http://www.chingford-model-engineering.com/index.htm for the home page.

This year the Chingford Day at the park on 5th July will be celebrated by the use of both tracks. Something not to be missed!

Many (grand) parents would probably love to take their children along for a lovely Sunday (Bank Holiday) afternoon out, but just don’t know about it.