Craigtoun Miniature Railway

The Craigtoun Park Railway is a 15 in gauge railway operating on a circular track around part of the Craigtoun Country Park in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Type: Rideable miniature railway
Description: UK railway company
Also known as: “Rio Grande Miniature Railway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Craigtoun Country Park and Bogward Dovecot.

Craigtoun Country Park

Park

Photo: colin mcadam, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craigtoun Country Park is a country park located approximately 2 miles to the south-west of St Andrews in the county of Fife, Scotland. The site is currently owned by Fife Council, with park amenities being operated as of 2012 by the charitable organisation Friends of Craigtoun Park. Craigtoun Country Park is situated 430 feet northwest of Craigtoun Miniature Railway.

Bogward Dovecot

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bogward Doocot is a rare early beehive-type doocot, or dovecote, in the Scottish town of St Andrews, Fife. In 1971, it was designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. Bogward Dovecot is situated 1 mile northeast of Craigtoun Miniature Railway.

St Andrews Community Hospital

Hospital

St Andrews Community Hospital is a small hospital to the south of the university town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The hospital serves the town of St Andrews and surrounding villages in North East Fife and is managed by NHS Fife. St Andrews Community Hospital is situated 1½ miles northeast of Craigtoun Miniature Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strathkinness and St Andrews.

Strathkinness

Village

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strathkinness is a small village located 3 miles to the west of St Andrews in North East Fife. A key characteristic of the village is the newly developed housing in the centre of the village. Strathkinness is situated 2 miles northwest of Craigtoun Miniature Railway.

St Andrews

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St Andrews is a town on the coast of Fife in northeast Scotland. With a population of 16,930 in 2021, it's an attractive place famous for its ancient university and as the "home of golf".

Peat Inn

Hamlet

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Peat Inn is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, around 7 miles southeast of Cupar on the B940 and 6 miles southwest of St Andrews, in the Riggin o Fife. The hamlet is centred on a Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms after which the village takes its name. Peat Inn is situated 3 miles southwest of Craigtoun Miniature Railway.

Craigtoun Miniature Railway

Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.31666° or 56° 19′ north

Longitude

-2.83973° or 2° 50′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C8V8586+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 98734757

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=miniature

Wikidata ID

Q5181763

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In Other Languages

“Craigtoun Miniature Railway” goes by many names.

Japanese: “クレイグトゥンミニチュア鉄道”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dutch Village and Japanese Garden.

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