Tourist Stamps » Steam Railways http://touriststamps.co.uk Tourist Stamps Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:57:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= No.457 Lappa Valley Steam Railway http://touriststamps.co.uk/steam-railways/no-457-lappa-valley-steam-railway/ http://touriststamps.co.uk/steam-railways/no-457-lappa-valley-steam-railway/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:49:14 +0000 admin http://touriststamps.co.uk/?p=881 In the unique historic setting of the Lappa Valley you will find loads of fun things to do and discover! There are three separate miniature railways running through this oasis of conservation, where wildlife thrives in a protected environment. It’s a great place to enjoy peace and quiet away from it all. The Lappa Valley runs on one of the oldest trackbeds in Cornwall. Opened in 1849 as a mineral line from Newquay to East Wheal Rose, in 1906 it became part of the Great Western Railway’s Newquay to Chacewater branch line. This was closed in 1963, and in 1974 Eric Booth, the founder of Lappa Valley, re-opened part of the line as a narrow gauge railway.

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Lappa Valley Steam Railway
St. Newlyn East
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 5LX
Tel: +44 (0) 1872 510 317
For opening Times & Prices please see website: www.lappavalley.co.uk
GPS location: +50° 22′ 30.78″, -5° 2′ 29.42″

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