Pendon Museum
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At Pendon we aim to recapture, in detailed and colourful miniature, scenes showing the beauty of the English countryside as it used to be in the years around 1930. Realistically modelled cottages , farms, fields and lanes recall the peaceful country ways of that period. Cavalcades of trains, accurately represented, provide a fascinating record of the railways of the time. Pendon is being created entirely by volunteer modellers who work to the most exacting standards. The photograph above shows the work of the late Roye England, the Museum's founder. It is just one of the many fine model buildings in the Vale Scene.
Pendon is enjoyed by people of all generations and with many different interests. You can watch a fascinating collection of model trains go by on the Dartmoor Scene, or spend hours taking in the detail of the model village in the Vale Scene. Our volunteer staff is there to make your visit as enjoyable and informative as possible, and will be only too happy to tell you more about anything you see at the Museum.
Facilities
Provider Preferences
- In countryside
- Indoor Attraction
- No Smoking Attraction
Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Ramp/Level Access
Parking & Transport
- On site parking
- Parking (free)
Catering
- On-Site cafe/restaurant - Light refreshments
Payment Methods
- Approx length of visit - 01:30
- Groups Accepted - Essential to prebook.Coaches and groups by appointment
- Maestro Accepted
- MasterCard accepted
- Max group size - 60
- Min group size - 10
- Open by appointment outside normal opening times
- Solo accepted
- Special group rates
- Visa accepted
Establishment Features
- Toilets
Specialist Features
- Marketed Towards Families
Tours and Demonstrations
- Educational Visits Accepted
- Guided Tours Available for Groups
- Guided Tours Compulsory for Groups
Awards
- Tourism South East Award -
Visit Oxfordshire Member 2012
Road Directions
M4 exit J13 head north on A34;
Take Didcot exit A4130 eastwards round the Didcot north ring road then turn left onto B4016 Abingdon Road. After 1 mile at T- junction turn right towards Long Wittenham, on entering the village where road bears right take the left - hand slip road to Pendon Museum.
M40 Travelling South leave at J8, turn left onto A418 and right onto A40 to M40 J7 then right onto A239 towards Stadhampton and Clifton Hampdew. Right then left at Clifton hampdew signed Long Wittenham.
Public Transport Directions
Train - Didcot Parkway is the nearest major station . Taxi firms operate or you can walk to the Museum, its about 2.5 miles along the National Cycle Route number 5.
Bus - Thames Travel Buses operate Monday to Saturday from Didcot to Oxford via Long Wittenham. This is a limited service. See www.thames-travel.co.uk for details.
Bicycle - The newly opened National Cycle Route number 5 runs past the entrance to the museum.
