What’s New at Torquay’s Model Village
New models & displays are added all the time, here are some of the more major additions…..
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Oast Houses – Added February 2024
An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process. They can be found in most hop-growing (and former hop-growing) areas and are often good examples of vernacular architecture.
NOW OPEN – The Mythical Kingdom
The Creepy Manor Hotel – Added March 2023
The creepy Raven’s Rest Manor Hotel was added during March 2023. This hand-crafted hotel is being adorned by hand made gargoyles and gothic detail to develop its eerie character. The The display tingle the spines of our miniature residents, who will dare stay in such a hotel!
The Bug & Diamond Trail – From Easter 2023
NEW FOR 2023 – From March 25th, available every day, all year! Just for fun.
Grab a spotter sheet and find all our cute hidden creepy crawlies.
(Butterfly, Snail, Spider, Ladybird, Slug, Beatle, Dragonfly, Ant, Bumble Bee, Grasshopper, Fly, Caterpillar)
Find our ’60th anniversary’ diamond (not a real one of course!), hidden somewhere in the displays
Shakespeare’s Birthplace – Added October 2022
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage – Added September 2022
Housing estate full of calamity and comedy – Added August 2022
Shakespeare’s Globe – Added May 2022
Crazy Golf – Opened April 2022
Luxury Holiday Park – Added summer 2021
Frayda Heights – Added summer 2021
Arc Veterinary Surgery, Gnashers Dental and Feel Good Medical Centre – Added summer 2021
‘Clucky Fried Chicken’ drive thru – Added summer 2021
New summer evening fire and lighting effects – Added summer 2021
A model in the style of The Royal Crescent in Bath – Added spring 2020
If you haven’t been for a while – here’s what was added in recent years
Peek Inside House
ADDED MAY 2019 – Our newly developed peek inside house is now on display indoors and beautifully lit up. Come along, be a ‘nosey neighbour’ and see what the little folk are up to indoors, including one or two familiar faces. Be aware though – you may see more than you bargained for.
Wildflower Garden
ADDED MAY/JUNE 2019 – Our newly planted wildflower garden is taking shape and should start to grow and mature over the coming weeks. Framed by a fabulous new flower mural and complete with our own ‘Air Bee n Bee’ residence, all skillfully created by the team at the model village. The residence is only taking bookings for bees though, not humans!
A great new city scene
Our city was completely redesigned and rebuilt during 2018 and early 2019, with many new models, scenes and stunning illuminations.
