Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village is a miniature village and railway located in Babbacombe in Torquay, Devon, England.

This outdoor model village was opened in 1963 by Tom Dobbins. [cite book |author=Barber, Chips |title=devon's wild and wicked weather |year=2005 |publisher=Obelisk Publications |isbn=9781903585528 |pages=p. 29] [cite news |title=The bard of Exeter does a banksy with mini-druids |work=Western Daily Press |publisher=Europe Intellence Wire |date=11 November 2005 ( [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11397801_ITM Access My Library] )] Mr Dobbins had previously opened another model village at Southport in 1957. The site covers convert|4|acre|ha and includes over 400 models along with over convert|1000|ft|m|abbr=on of model train track.

References

External links

* [http://www.babbacombemodelvillage.co.uk/ Babbacombe Model Village website]
* [http://www.devon-online.com/attractions/babbacombemodelvillage/Welcome.html Babbacombe Model Village] at Devon Online


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