Suprised not to see some of the older Triang stuff like Mimic ships and Arkitex buildings and the early overhead wire stuff inc the early locos like electra . Nice video, I've never been there myself

Like many, I preferred walking around each room in turn and seeing different surprises. I too wished to see the big engine out the back. I also think there may be a market available if they look at their paints, contrast and washes a friends opinion 😊

A 25 minute video ? Longer than my actual visit! 😊😊😊

Sorry to be annoying but why does everyone say Robin Reliant when they should say Reliant Robin? Actually it's a Reliant Regal anyway!

Did you not notice the Reliant Regal (Robin) was set up to be a giant Scalextric car?

If you want to see how a model railway should be presented, visit Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg

I find it funny they call it the wonder works and the way in is a non descript doorway with a sun faded Walls branded bin leaning over to the side of it lol

I agree it is quite bad now.

Hornby "du-blow"? Eeek! It's dub-low (as in double-o). Dear me!

I'm not a fan of the new atmosphere, there is way too much mint green in places. Feels like i'm im a chocolate shop or something! All the new layouts are boring and simple in my opinion.

don't like the decor, was much better before this so called upgrade. the entrance is so poor very un-inspiring and when you get inside it looks a mess. colour schemes awful.

The 1:1 museum is nothing to do with hornby, and the whole site including Wonderworks doesn't belong to Hornby anymore. Since Hornby returned back to Margate, they hire back office space and the space housing thebshop, winderworks and cafe from the owners of the site, who are " Locomotives Services Limited" based at Crewe. The museum also belongs to LSL and has been storing various items of rolling stock, the museum is 2 yrs behind schedule but progressing. Bittern is due to leave for the NYMR where a purpose built shed is being constructed for its overhaul, its due to leave around June time and head North. The Pullman car was the observation car from Swanage and is only temporary, it too will head back if not already gone, back to Swanage for the 2024 season. Hornby have no jurisdiction over anything at their former HQ. The Wonderworks is constructed in exactly the same square footage as the former visitor centre, it's just had all the walls taken down, samevsoace, new look ( and very poor at that too, everything that was of interest regarding the early years and progression of hornby has been swept away, a shocking shame, Wonderworks is simply a glorified expansion of a showroom, and not worth paying to access in my opinion. Hope these details help clarify things for you.

looking at this i wont be wasting my time and money going, you can see the kids in the background running around as not much to interest them, lots of plain stuff spread around to make it look full up and with the over priced shop at the end. All the displays in plain glass cases with non inspiring writing and little interaction for the kids, a big no from me.