I had heard of it previously but never felt the need to visit until this project. I was expecting all sort of complaints from my children, but was somewhat surprised when they all enjoyed it (even the teenager!). We actually walked around a couple of times, spotting different things each time. The level of detail put into the 1.5 acres is really impressive.
The model village first began to be built in 1928 and has grown and evolved since then. More details can be found at http://www.bekonscot.co.uk/history/full/ but be warned, the site is somewhat annoying, employing not only comic sans (cringe), but the home page greets you with a friendly 'hullo!' bleurgh!!!!!
anyway..... I took the camera, funnily enough, and here are a few pictures from the day. I have included a couple of images to show the scale (that being the name of the game after all) and the rest I have tweaked, just for fun.
This makes me feel like I'm about six again. I approve. :D
ReplyDeleteHurrah!
ReplyDeleteI would like to point out that in the final picture I am not kicking in the shoe shop window, it was just to show the scale!!!
Ah yes Bekonscot, I remember going there many times when I was little. A small fact to know is that in the 80’s they tried to modernize it by adding an 80’s feel airport. It did not fit with the 1930’s-1950’s feel (obviously) so they got rid of it.
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that is awesome Ben, thank you!
ReplyDeletewish I had a valid passport and a couple of months spare..... :(