Useful Links

Societies, Clubs and Organizations

• Hornby Railway Collectors Association (HRCA) – hrca.net
• Dinky Toys Collectors Association (DTCA) – dtcawebsite.com/
• The Bassett-Lowke Society –  bassettlowkesociety.org.uk
• Trix-Twin Railway Collectors’ Association (TTRCA) –  ttrca.co.uk
• Wrenn Railways Collectors Club –  wrennrailways.co.uk
• Kitmaster Model Railways –  kitmaster.org.uk
• Lionel Collectors Club UK –  lccuk.org.uk
• Bachmann’s Collectors Club –  bachmann-collectorsclub.co.uk
• Hornby Collectors Club –  hornby.com/uk-en/club
• Leeds Stedman Trust – leedsstedmantrust.org/

• The Train Collectors Society (TCS) –  traincollectors.org.uk
• Gauge ‘O’ Guild –  gauge0guild.com
• Gauge One Model Railway Association –  g1mra.com
• The Three Millimetre Society –  3mmsociety.org.uk

• Model Railway Express Online Magazine –   mremag.com
• The Historical Model Railway Association – hmrs.org.uk

• Sussex Vintage Model Railways Collectors – escis.org.uk/
• Warley Model Railway Club –  warley-mrc.org.uk
• Falmouth Society of Railway Modellers –  fsrm.weebly.com
• Erith Model Railway Society – ukmodelshops.co.uk/erithmrs/index.html

• Bringing back the Brighton Belle – brightonbelle.com
• The Pullman Society – thepullmansociety.org.uk
• Coupé News and Pullman & CIWL News – sremg.org.uk/coach/coupe/index.shtml

Similar Attractions (British Isles)

• V&A Museum of Childhood (Bethnal Green) – museumofchildhood.org.uk
• Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh) – edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/museum-childhood
• West Wales Museum of Childhood –  toymuseumwales.co.uk
• Museum of Childhood (Ireland) – museumofchildhood.ie

• Hornby Visitor Centre, Margate – uk.hornby.com/hornby-hobbies-visitor-centre
• House on the Hill Toy Museum –  stanstedtoymuseum.com
• Pollocks Toy Museum – pollockstoys.com
• Tynemouth Toy Museum –  tynemouthtoymuseum.co.uk
• Ilkley Toy Museum –  ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk
• Glendale Toy Museum –  toy-museum.co.uk
• Montacute Museum –  montacutemuseum.co.uk
• The Liliput Antique Doll & Toy Museum – lilliputmuseum.org.uk
• Pendon Museum –  pendonmuseum.com

• Bluebell Railway – bluebell-railway.com
• Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line –  watercressline.co.uk
• Dover Transport Museum –   dovertransportmuseum.org.uk
• The Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection –   cotswoldmotoringmuseum.co.uk
• National Motor Museum, Beaulieu – beaulieu.co.uk/
• National Railway Museum (NRM), York – railwaymuseum.org.uk/
• Bressingham Steam Museum –  bressingham.co.uk
• London Museum of Water and Steam (was: Kew Bridge Engines) – waterandsteam.org.uk
• Bure Valley Railway –  bvrw.co.uk

 Similar Attractions (International)

• Märklineum (Märklin Museum), Germany – maerklineum.de 
• Musée Rambolitrain, France – rambolitrain.com
• Nuremberg Toy Museum, Germany  – museums.nuremberg.de/toy-museum/opening-times.html
• Toy Museum of Seiffen, Germany  – spielzeugmuseum-seiffen.de
• Rhodes Toy Museum, Greece –   toymuseum.gr
• Swiss Museum of Games, Switzerland  – museedujeu.com/web
• Tartu Toy Museum, Estonia –   www.mm.ee
• Království železnic, Czech Republic –   kralovstvi-zeleznic.cz/en

• Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys (Denver, CO) – dmmdt.org
• Los Angeles Slot Car Museum (LA) – lascm.com/
• National Farm Toy Museum (Dyersville, IA)  – nationalfarmtoymuseum.com
• National Toy Train Museum (Strasburg, Penn) – nttmuseum.org
• The National Museum of Toys/Miniatures (Kansas City, MO) – toyandminiaturemuseum.org
• NC Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures (Spencer, NC) – ncmdtm.com/
• The Strong National Museum of Play (Rochester, NY) – museumofplay.org
• The Toy and Plastic Brick Museum (Bellaire, OH) – brickmuseum.net
• The Toy Museum of New York (Brooklyn, NY) – toymuseumny.org

• Shankar’s International Doll House (India, Asia)  – childrensbooktrust.com/dm.html
• Penang Toy Museum (Malaysia, Asia) –  penang-vacations.com/penang-toy-museum.html

Brighton links

• Visit Brighton –  visitbrighton.com
• Royal Pavilion, Museums and Libraries –  brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/Pages/home.aspx
• Brighton Pier –  brightonpier.co.uk
• Volk’s Electric Railway –  volkselectricrailway.co.uk
• Brighton Fishing Museum –  brightonfishingmuseum.org.uk
• West Pier Trust –  westpier.co.uk
• i360 – britishairwaysi360.com
• South East Community Rail Partnership –  southeastcrp.org

• Brighton History – brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Brighton
  • Brighton Timeline – brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Brighton_Timeline
• Brighton & Hove Heritage Commission – bhhc.uk.com
• The Brighton Society – brighton-society.org.uk
• The Regency Society – regencysociety.org
• My Brighton And Hove –  mybrightonandhove.org.uk
• The Brighton Circle – lbscr.org/History/Circle/index.html

Other

• Train Times (Eastbourne) – traintimesmodelshop.co.uk
• Barry Potter Toy Fairs – bpfairs.com
• Collectors Club of Great Britain – collectors-club-of-great-britain.co.uk
  • Collectors Gazette – www.warnersgroup.co.uk/collecting/collectors-gazette/
• ACE Trains – acetrainslondon.com
• ETS Trains – ets-trains.com
• W.J.Vintage (Paul Lumsden) – wjvintage.co.uk
• Sue Pearson Bears and Bygones – www.suepearson.co.uk/
• The Sewing Room and Bear Shop – www.thesewingroom.uk/