Godmanchester Miniature Railway (GMR)

Image: GMR logo established 2025

Discover GMR

Godmanchester Miniature Railway (GMR) is dedicated to bringing the joy of railways to the Godmanchester community. Explore our site to learn about our events, future plans, and how you can get involved!

Railway in progress, running t.b.c. in 2026!

📷 Photo 1: Locomotive 5 gauge Wren at GMR Jan 2026

Explore our railway

 

GMR are a volunteer run, community, non-profit miniature railway. 

 

From exciting events to future expansions, there's always something happening at Godmanchester Miniature Railway (GMR). Please see our events page and follow our Facebook GMR page. 

 

We are located within Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery & Cafe, Park Lane, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.

Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery 

 

Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery covers four and a half acres with orchards, nuttery, meadows, vegetable gardens, flower gardens, bee hives, a woodland walk, and a large variety of wildlife!

Onsite you can purchase plants, and there is also a gift shop. 

📷 Photo 2: Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery 2025/2026

 

Muddy Trowel Cafe 

 

The Muddy Trowel Cafe offers homemade lunches, locally sourced savouries (famous sausage rolls), cakes, and hot drinks, with vegan/gluten-free options and both indoor and outdoor seating. 

 

It is also child-friendly, dog-friendly and wheelchair accessible.

📷 Photo 3: Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery Cafe 2025

 

📸 Photo 4: Locomotive Jetsam 5 gauge running on Apple 🍏 Day 10 October 2025

See our fundraising page

 

Construction Progress

3rd February 2026

📸 Photo 5: Track construction at GMR 

📸 Photo 6: Track construction at GMR 

📸 Photo 7: Track construction GMR volunteers

Photos 5-7: GMR 30 Jan 2026 to 03 Feb 2026

📸 Photo 8: Donated to GMR a train themed plant container 

📸 Photo 9: Donated to GMR a train themed bug station

Photos 8-9: Wild About Huntingdon Jan 2026

📸 Photo 10: Supplies delivered to GMR

03 February 2026

 

GMR has made amazing progress so far: 

Volunteers doing amazing work for their community;

  • Digging track foundations, clearing large bramble areas and building fencing, from repurposed fences. Thank you for your time and dedication. 
  • Essential digger work, clearing and digging trenches for the railway track. Thank you Cambridge Grandscapes Ltd, for your kindness and support. 
  • A lovely donation of a beautiful bug hotel by Wild about Huntingdon. Thank you, it will be enjoyed by the community.
  • Rose Building Supplies have donated and delivered building materials for the main station platform. Thank you this has really sped up progress and helped with the project immensely. 

Location

 

Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Image 2: Google Maps 2026

GMR Address 

Located within Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery, Park Lane, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, PE29 2AG

Image 3: Google Maps 2026

 

GMR is located within Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery & Cafe. 

 

Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery & Cafe

Tuesday–Saturday  10am-3pm 

 

The Muddy Trowel Cafe

Thursday–Saturday  10am-2pm

 

Train running days will be mostly on select Saturdays and selected dates in school holidays, throughout the year. 

Train running season: March to October. 

 

All train running dates are subject to weather permitting.

 

Train 🚂 running dates 2026

  • Sat 23rd May.          1st running day
  • Sat 20th June          SEN Day
  • Sat 11th July           Shunter Gala
  • Sat 10th October  Apple Day

Opening Times

See poster for times 

Facilities

Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery & Cafe & Godmanchester Miniature Railway (GMR) shared onsite facilities include:

  •  Plant nursery 
  • Cafe
  • Gift shop 
  • Toilets 
  • Car park 

Image: GMR logo established 2025