Our visit as a school information is designed to assist teachers with booking their visit.
Play Central
Recommended for all ages
Important notice: Play Central maintenance closure
Our beloved Play Central will be temporarily closed from Monday 8 September to Saturday 13 September 2025 for essential repairs.
This short closure will allow us to refresh the space and ensure it continues to deliver endless rail adventures for everyone to enjoy.
Play Central will reopen Monday 15 September 2025 and we can't wait to welcome you back.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Things to see and do for the kids:
- All aboard a kid-sized train to practice your train driving skills.
- Move and control signals and boom gates at level crossings.
- Sell tickets at Central Station.
- Move goods from the Workshops Wharf to the goods yard.
- Climb into the train carriage at the Country Station.
- Climb up into the signal box to see the area and change the signal.
- Chill out at the play tables and build your own network from the wooden railway sets.
Play Central has over 425m2 of soft-fall flooring and plenty of room to explore.
Parental supervision is required at all times, but for best results – join in the fun as well!
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