Kerr's Miniature Railway, Arbroath

Name: Kerr's Miniature Railway
Address: West Links Park, Arbroath, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Arbroath

Amusement, Amusement park

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Kerr's Miniature Railway was a 10+1⁄4 in gauge railway, a 1⁄2 mi return ride, adjacent to the Dundee-Aberdeen line in West Links Park Arbroath. It was the oldest miniature railway in Scotland, having first opened for business in 1935. Under its original owner, Matthew Kerr, it was a commercial business but since 1979, when it passed to his son, Matthew Kerr Jnr, it had been run as a non-profit concern. ()

Coordinates: 56°33'5"N, 2°36'17"W

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West Links ParkArbroath United Kingdom

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Kerr's Miniature Railway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arbroath Abbey, Signal Tower Museum, St. John's Methodist Church, St Andrew's Parish Church.

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12th-century ruins and abbot's house
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Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
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Church
St. John's Methodist Church, Arbroath
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1.1 miNE
Church
St Andrew's Parish Church, Arbroath
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Church
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Museum
Hospitalfield House
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1 miNE
56°33'29"N • 2°34'52"W
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Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Gayfield Park, Arbroath
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Sport, Sport venue
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