Avon Valley Country Park
Avon Valley Country Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) country park in Keynsham, Somerset, England.
| Avon Valley Country Park | |
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 Fallow Deer in the park | |
  Location of Avon Valley Country Park in Somerset | |
| Type | Country park |
| Location | Keynsham, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°25′02″N 2°28′30″W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Created | 1976 |
The park which is next to the River Avon provides country walks, a boating lake, play areas for children, a small petting zoo and a miniature railway.[1]
The site was common grazing land in the fifteenth century and later became a farm. In 1976 it was purchased as a pick your own fruit farm[2] and subsequently developed into the country park.[3]
Miniature railway
Within the park is the "Strawberry Line", a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) length of 5 in (127 mm) gauge railway. It is Britain's only commercial ground-level 5 in (127 mm) railway.[4] It opened in 1999 and now has one steam and 10 mock diesel engines which are battery operated.[5]
References
- "Avon Valley Country Park". Bristol Link. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Call of the wild". Evening Post. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "History". Avon Valley Country Park. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Ride on Railways". Ride On Railways. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "The Railway". Strawberry Line Miniature Railway. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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