On Bank Holiday Monday we visited the "Toys of Yesteryear" exhibition
at the

Peak Village Outlet
Chatsworth Road
Rowsley
Derbyshire
DE4 2NP

Just off the A6 between Bakewell & Matlock

http://www.toysofyesteryear.co.uk/index.html

Entrance to the museum was £3 for adults and £2 for our son.

In our opinion it was NOT good value for money !

The museum was quite small and dark.

The model railway only had one working loco.

It would have been good for the children to have a photo sitting in
the full size model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but it was roped off.

Done better going to Peak Rail just down the road,  they I understand
have a large model layout ?

"Dragon Heart"  wrote in message 
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On Bank Holiday Monday we visited the "Toys of Yesteryear" exhibition
at the

Peak Village Outlet
Chatsworth Road
Rowsley
Derbyshire
DE4 2NP

Just off the A6 between Bakewell & Matlock

> http://www.toysofyesteryear.co.uk/index.html

> Entrance to the museum was £3 for adults and £2 for our son.

> In our opinion it was NOT good value for money !

> The museum was quite small and dark.

> The model railway only had one working loco.

> It would have been good for the children to have a photo sitting in
the full size model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but it was roped off.

Probably to stop 'erberts damaging the thing.

You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.

-- 
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

"Brian Watson"  wrote

> You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.

I expect value for money, if the OP didn't feel he got that, then it's too 
expensive.

I once visited Steamtown at Carnforth, and fel I'd been totally ripped off - 
it was expensive and there was very little to see or photograph.  I never 
went again, and not long after it closed as a visitor attraction.

John.

John.

On Tue, 27 May 2008 08:23:49 +0100, "John Turner"
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>
>"Brian Watson"  wrote
>
>> You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.
>
>I expect value for money, if the OP didn't feel he got that, then it's too 
>expensive.
>
>I once visited Steamtown at Carnforth, and fel I'd been totally ripped off - 
>it was expensive and there was very little to see or photograph.  I never 
>went again, and not long after it closed as a visitor attraction.

Once upon a time it was good. But there was a fatal accident (on the
15"gauge AFAIR) and all of a sudden they tightened up where you could
and couldn't go.

"Christopher A. Lee"  wrote

> Once upon a time it was good. But there was a fatal accident (on the
> 15"gauge AFAIR) and all of a sudden they tightened up where you could
> and couldn't go.

I don't recall any restriction on where you could go, (although there may 
have been inside the shed itself because of the parlous state of the 
concrete roof beams - not sure) but there was only about three steam locos 
on site and all were tucked away inside the shed.

It was very poor and rather expensive.  They insisted on charging for my 
wife who only wanted to remain in the car in their car park.

John.

In message 
          "Brian Watson"  wrote:

> 
> "Dragon Heart"  wrote in message 
> news:565c3935-c581-4202-a962-28854e009c08@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Bank Holiday Monday we visited the "Toys of Yesteryear" exhibition
> at the
> 
> Peak Village Outlet
> Chatsworth Road
> Rowsley
> Derbyshire
> DE4 2NP
> 
> Just off the A6 between Bakewell & Matlock
> 
> > http://www.toysofyesteryear.co.uk/index.html
> 
> > Entrance to the museum was £3 for adults and £2 for our son.
> 
> > In our opinion it was NOT good value for money !
> 
> > The museum was quite small and dark.
> 
> > The model railway only had one working loco.
> 
> > It would have been good for the children to have a photo sitting in
> the full size model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but it was roped off.
> 
> Probably to stop 'erberts damaging the thing.
> 
> You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.
> 

We used to to Peak Village Outlet a lot (to get Yankee Candles, but 
then the snob running the candle shop made a "witty" remark about 
smelling of smoke, so now go elsewhere). The toy shop used to be
quite good, but has now gone distcinctly non-railway. The Toys Of
Yesteryear is best viewed by standing at the end of counter and 
looking in. A pound or two would be ok for entry, possibly.....

If you want to see some real "toys of yesteryear" go to Les Oaks's
emporium in Cheadle, Staffs. Apart from the wierd and wonderful 
outside, there is an upstairs stuffed with old stuff, including
many toys like Triang pedal cars, original Tonkas, Victorian prams
etc - very spooky. You might have to ask for the key. Not a lot of 
railway stuff though - but it's free! (Caravan/campng site over 
the road at Hales Hall, a bit Chav Tastic but not too bad) All the 
buldings (no planning permission!) incorporate old archtecture Les 
took a fancy too. As he used to say - "You are entering a fools 
paradise". There's currently a couple of complete church door and 
window arches if you fancy a folly in the back garden! TV people
go there looking for period props etc.

Cheers
Richard
 
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Brian Watson wrote:
> "Dragon Heart"  wrote in message 
> news:565c3935-c581-4202-a962-28854e009c08@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Bank Holiday Monday we visited the "Toys of Yesteryear" exhibition
> at the
> 
> Peak Village Outlet
> Chatsworth Road
> Rowsley
> Derbyshire
> DE4 2NP
> 
> Just off the A6 between Bakewell & Matlock
> 
>> http://www.toysofyesteryear.co.uk/index.html
> 
>> Entrance to the museum was £3 for adults and £2 for our son.
> 
>> In our opinion it was NOT good value for money !
> 
>> The museum was quite small and dark.
> 
>> The model railway only had one working loco.
> 
>> It would have been good for the children to have a photo sitting in
> the full size model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but it was roped off.
> 
> Probably to stop 'erberts damaging the thing.
> 
> You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.

The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill 
open day in Sussex.

-- 
Arthur Figgis               Surrey, UK

I copied my original message to Steve Fulford @ Toys Of Yesteryear and
this is the reply I received :-

"  After 4 years this is the ONLY complaint - how strange. Our
visitors comment
book is proof of thousands of very satisfied visitors, many make
return
visits.
I must assume that you were expecting some other form of attraction -
not
thousands of vintage toys including moving pelham puppet display, full
size
replica of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, (health & safety prevent children
climbing into Chitty) the largest Dinky military Vehicle display in
the UK,
'50 years of Corgi' display going back to their Mettoy days, plus
many
other rare and unique exhibits.
So if you would like to contact me I will happily refund your
admission fees
so that you can put this towards another day out. (must be lots of
choice
for £3 & £2)!!! And by the way, Peak Rail does NOT have a model
railway  "
and this is my reply

'thousands of vintage toys' most left in their boxes

'moving pelham puppet display' which needed another 10p to operate

'full size replica of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, (health & safety
prevent children climbing into Chitty)' but your promotional leaflet
says "Have your picture taken with our life size model of CCBB", it
also shows two children in the car.

Your leaflet also refers to your "extensive and working Hornby 'OO'
railway layout" 'extensive' of great extent; wide; broad OR covering
or extending over a great area OR far-reaching; comprehensive;
thorough OR great in amount, number, or degree @ about only 3' x 4' it
was non of those and 'working' ? only just, with one loco.

You assume that we were expecting some other form of attraction ? YES
we were expecting a museum full of Toys of Yesteryear on display. What
has upset us is that our son was VERY disappointed.

  Chris

"Arthur Figgis"  wrote

> The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill open 
> day in Sussex.

Free in my shop for regulars!  :-)

John.

"John Turner" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
> "Brian Watson"  wrote
>
>> You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.
>
> I expect value for money, if the OP didn't feel he got that, then it's too 
> expensive.

That doesn't follow.

It may be too expensive *for him*, but that's not the same thing.

-- 
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

"Arthur Figgis" <afiggis@example.com.invalid> wrote in message 
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> Brian Watson wrote:
>> "Dragon Heart"  wrote in message 
>> news:565c3935-c581-4202-a962-28854e009c08@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> On Bank Holiday Monday we visited the "Toys of Yesteryear" exhibition
>> at the
>>
>> Peak Village Outlet
>> Chatsworth Road
>> Rowsley
>> Derbyshire
>> DE4 2NP
>>
>> Just off the A6 between Bakewell & Matlock
>>
>>> http://www.toysofyesteryear.co.uk/index.html
>>
>>> Entrance to the museum was £3 for adults and £2 for our son.
>>
>>> In our opinion it was NOT good value for money !
>>
>>> The museum was quite small and dark.
>>
>>> The model railway only had one working loco.
>>
>>> It would have been good for the children to have a photo sitting in
>> the full size model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but it was roped off.
>>
>> Probably to stop 'erberts damaging the thing.
>>
>> You ask a lot for the price of a cup of tea and a cake.
>
> The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill open 
> day in Sussex.


Now don't that take you back, I can just see John Pertwee, "cup o' tea and a 
slice o' cake for ol' Worzel".
-- 
Keith W
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)

John Turner wrote:
> "Arthur Figgis"  wrote
> 
>> The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill open 
>> day in Sussex.
> 
> Free in my shop for regulars!  :-)

Does "once a year when I go back Hull (unless I go to York like last 
year 'cos Anlaby still hadn't dried out)" count :-)

-- 
Arthur Figgis               Surrey, UK

"Arthur Figgis" <afiggis@example.com.invalid> wrote in message 
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> John Turner wrote:
>> "Arthur Figgis"  wrote
>>
>>> The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill 
>>> open day in Sussex.
>>
>> Free in my shop for regulars!  :-)
>
> Does "once a year when I go back Hull (unless I go to York like last year 
> 'cos Anlaby still hadn't dried out)" count :-)
>
> -- 
> Arthur Figgis               Surrey, UK

What about the email order customers - how about a bit of cake and a tea bag 
in the parcel ?

Cheers,
Simon

"Dragon Heart"  wrote in message 
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I copied my original message to Steve Fulford @ Toys Of Yesteryear and
this is the reply I received :-

"  After 4 years this is the ONLY complaint - how strange. ....<snip> full
size
replica of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, (health & safety prevent children
climbing into Chitty)...."


Strange that, am sure Disneyland Paris has a similar looking model that tots 
are allowed to climb into. It has no company supervisors.

The real one from the film goes to Shackerstone family festival, with a 
fellow that was in the film.

"<snip>
 (must be lots of choice for £3 & £2)!!!
..<snip>"
Oh look do we detect PR wit or sarcasm ?


....
You assume that we were expecting some other form of attraction ? YES
we were expecting a museum full of Toys of Yesteryear on display. What
has upset us is that our son was VERY disappointed.

  Chris

we went to see Thomas TT at loughborough and had a great day out - thanks to 
other visitors and the staff at the GCR - didnt detect any added value from 
HIT !

Cheers,
Simon

Yes the staff @ Loughborough do appear to get into the spirit of these
events as do those at Ruddington.

Our son especially likes the lady with the 'dog' @ Loughborough.

Many of the staff at these heritage railway sites are volunteers,
those at model rail clubs simply enjoy showing you their hobby skills
( well most of them ) I think that's what makes the difference.

I found this a good site for reference http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/

The chap from Toys of Yesteryear is right they're are not many
attractions for £3 and £2 but that's not the point.  We spent £22 on
the entrance fees at the National Tramway Museum last year but that
gave us access for one full year except for 'special events'.  You
could spend £40,  £50,  £80 on a day out and it still be value for
money.

Our son's autism is a good indicator to see if he's enjoyed himself.
If he has he complains and gets upset when we have to leave .... not
one murmur on Monday when we left Toys of Yesteryear.

Am I expecting too much for £8 ?  I don't think so,  we may have been
'spoilt' by other more attractive attractions but even though Toys of
Yesteryear did bring back some fond childhood memories ( and not so
fond .... does anyone remember the 'Johnny Severn' One Man Army Gun
http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=3343  my mate had one
but my parents could not afford one ).

As a footnote HIT Entertainment are probably a dirty word @ most
heritage railway sites !

In message 
          "simon"  wrote:

> 
> "Arthur Figgis" <afiggis@example.com.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:rsCdnQ0zbv26G6HVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@plusnet...
> > John Turner wrote:
> >> "Arthur Figgis"  wrote
> >>
> >>> The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill 
> >>> open day in Sussex.
> >>
> >> Free in my shop for regulars!  :-)
> >
> > Does "once a year when I go back Hull (unless I go to York like last year 
> > 'cos Anlaby still hadn't dried out)" count :-)
> >
> > -- 
> > Arthur Figgis               Surrey, UK
> 
> What about the email order customers - how about a bit of cake and a tea bag 
> in the parcel ?
> 

When I first started out I used to have "Pop in for a brew, but bring
coffee as we always run out" on the web site.

The number of people who turned up with coffee, tea and/or sugar (and
even mugs) got embarassing so I took it off....

I didn't think of cake - buggerit!

> Cheers,
> Simon 
> 
> 

Cheers
Richard

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www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk       sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk
              I have become... comfortably numb

"Arthur Figgis"  wrote

> Does "once a year when I go back Hull (unless I go to York like last year 
> 'cos Anlaby still hadn't dried out)" count :-)

LOL - yes, but you're so regular you'll need to remind me who you are?  ;-)

John.

"simon"  wrote

> What about the email order customers - how about a bit of cake and a tea 
> bag in the parcel ?

So you want soggy trains then Simon?  ;-)

John.

"John Turner" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
> "simon"  wrote
>
>> What about the email order customers - how about a bit of cake and a tea 
>> bag in the parcel ?
>
> So you want soggy trains then Simon?  ;-)
>
> John.
Does your Good Lady know what youre saying about her cake ?

Cheers,
Simon

"simon"  wrote

> Does your Good Lady know what youre saying about her cake ?

She's free to read this newsgroup!  ;-)

I can't remember the last time she did cakes.

Johm

"John Turner" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in
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> 
> "Arthur Figgis"  wrote
> 
>> The other day I paid a quid for a cup of tea and a cake at a windmill
>> open day in Sussex.
> 
> Free in my shop for regulars!  :-)
> 
> John. 
> 
> 

Does that include mail order? :-)
(Once a year is regular <g>)

-- 
All the best,

Chris Wilson

email to cwilson at britwar dor co dot uk, reply address is spamtrapped.
http://www.the-dormouse.org The Dormouse Line model railway

LOL - yes, but you're so regular you'll need to remind me who you
are?  ;-)

So you'll be sending a fig cake ?     (regular / figs) :-))))))

Sorry

Chris