Museums & Galleries · Essex
Mangapp's Farm
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Photo: Justin Foulger from UK (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Ride a 1 mile standard gauge passenger railway
- See 18 steam and diesel locomotives and carriages
- Explore restored stations and signal boxes
- Browse one of Britain's largest signalling collections
- View a large collection of smaller railway relics
Mangapps Railway Museum is a privately owned working railway and museum set on a farm at Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. You can ride along a 1 mile standard gauge passenger line, explore restored stations and signal boxes brought in from sites across East Anglia and beyond, and see 18 steam and diesel locomotives with over 80 carriages and wagons. The museum also houses a large collection of railway relics, with a particularly strong signalling collection. It's a good pick for railway enthusiasts and families, open every Saturday, Sunday and school holidays. Burnham-On-Crouch station is just 1.1 miles away, and there are 20 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy extending your visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Every Saturday, Sunday and school holidays
- Booking
- Trains operate on all open days
From the attraction's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Mangapp's Farm into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Burnham-On-Crouch 1.1 miles
- Southminster 1.5 miles
- Althorne 2.3 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page