Museums · East of England
Mangapps Railway Museum
In or near Althorne.
Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway centre located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. The 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of standard gauge running line
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Burnham-on-Crouch · 1.5 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway centre located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. The 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of standard gauge running line and museum are owned and operated by the Jolly family assisted by volunteers.
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Official information
Mangapps Railway Museum is a privately owned working railway and museum located in Burnham on Crouch, Essex. It features a ¾ mile passenger line with restored stations and a collection of steam and diesel locomotives, as well as a significant array of railway relics, particularly focused on the railways of East Anglia.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Crouch and Roach Estuaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Foulness SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5)
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway centre located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. The 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of standard gauge running line and museum are owned and operated by the Jolly family assisted by volunteers.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
John Jolly, his wife June and their son James moved from Halesworth in Suffolk to Mangapps Farm near Burnham-on-Crouch in 1984. He already had a large collection of railwayana, and shortly after moving, was asked if he still wanted Brampton waiting shelter, which he had tried to obtain while in Halesworth. It arrived some months later, was set up in his garden and filled with railway artefacts. He built a wooden platform and installed some station furniture. Visitors started to arrive, and suggested that Jolly should hold open days for the public. With the government suggesting that farmers should diversify to generate additional income, he enquired whether the railwayana could meet their…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6469, 0.8083
- County
- Essex
- District
- Maldon
- Parish
- Burnham-on-Crouch
- Postcode
- CM0 8QG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maldon
- Phone
- 01621 784898
- Established
- 1986
- Nearest railway station
- Burnham-on-Crouch — 1.5 km
- Opening
- Weekends and school holidays 11:30am–5pm; last entry 4pm
- Official site
- www.mangapps.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Mangapps Railway Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mangapps Railway Museum?
- Mangapps Railway Museum is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CM0 8QG), in the parish of Burnham-on-Crouch.
- What is Mangapps Railway Museum?
- Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway centre located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. The 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of standard gauge running line
- How do I get to Mangapps Railway Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Burnham-on-Crouch, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode CM0 8QG.
- When was Mangapps Railway Museum built?
- Built or established in 1986.
- Is Mangapps Railway Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Mangapps Railway Museum is part of the Crouch and Roach Estuaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Foulness SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Mangapps Railway Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Burnham-on-Crouch, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CM0 8QG.