1 / 3Country Park Express Miniature Train Rides
π Matakana, Auckland
Country Park Express runs miniature train rides through Matakana Country Park on Leigh Road. Reviewers describe the setting as feeling like a little village. Toddler-friendly with pram access. Weekends and school holidays, weather permitting.
Wonderful trip on the train with the grandkids this morning. The loveliest hosts with their beautiful dog Mischa. She drives the train!! The kids loved it. It's a great set up. Very reasonable prices.
π Family Action Verdict
Reviewers with young children describe this as a genuinely entertaining stop that leaves kids talking. The hosts are called lovely and welcoming, and the country park setting gives the experience a charm a commercial attraction rarely achieves. The short ride suits younger attention spans, and the fare makes repeat rides easy to justify.
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π¬ What Families Are Saying
View all reviews β20 Google reviews
Mary Fitzgibbon
6 years ago
βWonderful trip on the train with the grandkids this morning. The loveliest hosts with their beautiful dog Mischa. She drives the train!! The kids loved it. It's a great set up. Very reasonable prices.β
Phil
8 years ago
βThis place is great, a nice cheap way to entertain the kids for a while and leave them with something to talk aboutβ
K Turley
8 months ago
βVisited a friend staying on site. The place is awesome, like a little village.β
Charlie O
a year ago
βgreat fun for my little one. two rounds, 4 dollars.β
Reviews from Google
Overview
Country Park Express runs within Matakana Country Park on Leigh Road, about an hour north of Auckland. The train circuit passes through a rural setting reviewers call magical. Multiple laps per ride. Babies under one ride free; under-fives ride with an adult. Locally owned; hosts praised for warmth, along with their dog Mischa at the station. Toddler-friendly, pram accessible, outdoors. Weekends and school holidays, weather permitting.
