The station at the HSBA Garden Railway lit up with fairy lights at night

St. Mary, Jersey

A G Scale Garden Railway in Jersey

Since 2021, a childhood dream of model railways and a love of gardening have grown into a working G Scale (1:22.5) layout - trains travel through tunnels, over the waterfall, and around the pond, in the heart of St. Mary. Visit us on 18-19 December 2026, with all proceeds going to Healing Waves and Finni's Ark Sanctuary.

Get early access See the layout

Tickets on sale 17 Nov

Garden Railway Winter Wonderland 2026

18-19 December 2026

£5 adult - £3 child - under 2s free

All proceeds go to Healing Waves and Finni's Ark Sanctuary.

Early access

Mailing list gets first pick

Tickets go on general sale 17 November. Join the mailing list and I'll send you a private booking link a few days earlier, so you can pick your slot before it opens to everyone.

How it began

A childhood hobby, finally with room to grow

Model railways were a childhood fixture long before there was a garden to put one in. That changed once I moved into this house - what began as a single loop of track has grown, season by season, into a full layout with tunnels, bridges, and a run around the pond.

Construction began in August 2021, and the whole line runs on more than a tonne of Jersey granite - trains were testing the track by March 2022.

It's still not really finished - I don't think a garden railway ever is. Now I open the garden a handful of times a year so you can walk the whole line, and every ticket, in full, goes to charity.

- Curtis

Read the full story

The numbers so far

Since 2022

£29,000+

Raised for Jersey charities

Open days held

3,000+

Visitors welcomed

See the full fundraising history

What to expect on a visit

On the day

Step through the gate and you're on a G-scale railway that winds through a St Mary back garden, past different buildings and miniature scenes, and over bridges. You'll see multiple locos moving around the railway at once so there is always something to look at. Bring the kids, bring a camera, and expect to have a lot of fun peering into tunnels, following trains and finding all those little details. Teas and cakes are sold in the "Railway Cafe" to keep you refreshed while you chat to volunteers about the layout. All proceeds go to the charities chosen for that open day.

Plan your visit

Sponsorship

Sponsor a wagon

Put your business's livery on a custom wagon for one of the open days. Sponsorship goes straight on top of that event's charity total.