St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust

nice！

Lovely bunch of volunteers who have restored an old and derelict signal box and made it into a community asset. Open around twice a month and worth visiting. Lots of good stories about the railway, and demonstrations that would be good for children. Nice little garden as well. Book shop and tea and biscuits on offer.

We have been here a few times for their open days which have been a big hit with both of my young children. It is run by volunteers who love what they do and maintain the place to a high standard. It's worth a visit.

Fascinating place. Variety of displays for adults and children. My friend and I enjoyed the demonstration in the signal box very interesting.

Really excellent, detailed experience. Shown around by 3 knowledgeable guides, with plenty of hands on bits to keep a 12 year old boy and 9 year old girl entertained. Ended up spending more than an hour there

A great little gem of a signal box and gardens alongside the railway. The staff there are very friendly and will show you around the working signals that are in the garden. The highlight is a demonstration of signal working from the signal box from a very informative gentleman. Refreshments are mugs of tea and free biscuits and you can keep the mugs for a nominal fee. You can also watch the mainline trains from the garden or from the signal box. A big thankyou to all the staff and including the lady that sold me a DVD of past lines in Hertfordshire. Highly recommended for all ages even adults. Free entrance but do please give donations to the running of this amazing place in St Albans

Well restored and maintained, able to see how it worked, and operate it, plus loads of railway relics and other activities. Well worth a visit

Super piece of railway heritage. Brought the cubs here for an evening and the team laid on a fantastic evening of demos and interactive signalling. The cubs can't wait to return.The place is kept in fantastic condition and is a real credit to the dedicated volunteers that keep it running.

To see the work that has gone into the restoration of the building you can understand the devotion everyone had and has to keep the Signal Box up and running for people to see.It may well be free entry but I'm pretty sure every penny donated by visitors is used to the last penny in the upkeep or to purchase more historic items before they are lost.

This was a brilliant couple of hours. The people running this place have so much knowledge about the history of the signal box, local area, trains running on the tracks right now, physics and engineering of the signal operations.They were excellent at engaging my 9yr old son with both knowledge and hands on operation of the signals. They shared their enthusiasm for railways and history and connected with him in a way that other museums have not been able.Just brilliant.