Bekonscot Model Village, Warwick Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2PL, England; Timings: 10am-5pm; Entrance fee: £9 for adults and £5.50 for children. www.bekonscot.com ...

Bekonscot (what a masterpiece of a British word!) is the oldest original, model village in the world. To my mind, it’s also the most memorable and exceptional tourist scene you’ll ever see.

A model village. “Would you like to come with me and visit a village so small that you will tower above the houses?” asked Enid Blyton in her 1951 book about Bekonscot, The Enchanted Village .

Bekonscot opened publicly in 1929 was visited by Queen Elizabeth II during her childhood. Students were asked to make the designs of the character match the 1930s theme of the model village.

But often deemed the world's first model village, Bekonscot in Beaconsfield opened in August 1929. Some 160,000 people a year visit the 1930s village, which has around 200 buildings.

The walled garden was closed to the public and the model village and railway were left to fall into disrepair. Tim Dunn, who is a volunteer at Bekonscot Model Village, has been looking after the ...

Bekonscot Model Village is the oldest model village in the world and is located at Beaconsfield in Bucks. Drag mouse while holding left mouse button Use A & Z to zoom in out last updated: 18/03 ...

But for historian Tim Dunn, who worked at Bekonscot and describes himself as "probably the world's only model village expert", the appeal is obvious. He tweeted about his enduring love for model ...

This didacticism is highlighted in the correspondence between the two meanings of “model village”. There is the miniature and there is the exemplar.

The Bekonscot Model Railways (BMR) intrigues many visitors. About 10 trains weave their way along the village, and the control room is at the Mary Loo signal box.

Students at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, were tasked with designing a new set of characters for Bekonscot, a nearby model village built in the 1920s.