BABBACOMBE MODEL VILLAGE & GARDENS
Quick glance – Useful things to know .….
The Model Village is a large outdoor attraction set in 4 acres of beautiful gardens with hundreds of unique and hand-crafted models and scenes to enjoy – miniature in scale but a big experience awaits you!
Coffee Shop & Food (new menu) – serves barista coffees, teas, cold drinks, snacks, plus hot & cold food – details & food menu here
Crazy Golf included free with admission – details here
The Cute Bug TRAIL will you find all the bugs? A fun challenge for all!
What’s On/Events – Easter Trail & Illuminations – details here
The Weather & Your Visit – click here
The Car Park adjacent to us is a council operated pay and display car park accessed from St Marychurch Road (A379). We’d recommend using the RingGo App (Hampton Ave. 15829) as it operates start/stop. {tip content=”A second car park is down Chilcote Close, across the main road, just 2 or 3 mins walk. Free street parking may be found in Higher Downs road, but this is limited and you would need to arrive early to have any chance..”}More parking options{/tip}
TOP TIP – Allow at least 2.5 hours and take your time! The Model Village is much bigger than most people anticipate, as everything is in miniature you will miss a lot at a fast pace. The attention to detail is amazing with lot’s of ‘hidden’ and subtle detail, puns, humour and animated scenes at time intervals. Take a slower pace and/or go around twice, it will greatly enhance your experience.
What’s New – check out some of the recent additions and what’s coming new – details here
No cash – we are a cashless business and only taking card payments on-site (Visa & Mastercard). {tip content=”Over the last few years businesses face increasing difficulty paying in cash, and getting change, as many banks are closing. Our nearest bank branch is now in another town. This is causing an increased risk for staff travelling further to deposit cash. The vast majority of our customers were paying by card anyway and it is no longer economically viable for us to pay a security cash courier a lot of money to collect a relatively small amount of cash and deliver coins for change. Having no cash on site vastly increases the security of our staff.”}Why is this?{/tip}
CLICK HERE TO BOOK IN ADVANCE. This books a one-hour arrival time and will give you a booking discount confirmation. Pay on arrival. You can book from 21 days ahead up to the day/evening before your visit. (Subject to spaces available). BOOKING IS OPTIONAL, walk-ups welcome if visiting last-minute!. {tip content=”Bookings give us a good idea how many people are visiting at any given day or time. This helps us to manage our services and it can help to spread out visitor numbers during the busier periods, making the visit even more enjoyable. As a thank you for booking you will receive a voucher for discounted admission tickets, but you do have to book an arrival-time window and it needs to be booked at least 1 hour ahead of your visit (subject to spaces available). No advance payment is taken, you purchase your tickets at the gate as normal.”}Why we take bookings?{/tip}
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