Cockington Green Gardens
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| Location | Canberra, Australia, Gold Creek Village |
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| Coordinates | 35°11′30.62″S 149°5′13.01″E / 35.1918389°S 149.0869472°E |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Website | www.cockingtongreen.com.au |
Cockington Green Gardens is a park of miniatures, situated in Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory. Doug and Brenda Sarah had the idea to create a miniature village in 1972, and Cockington Green was opened on 3 November 1979.[1][2]
The business is family owned and operated, incorporating over four generations.
On September 28, 2023, a miniature train derailed due to excessive speed, 4 people were injured.[3]
Gallery
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Al-Khazneh in miniature -
Stonehenge miniature -
Jason Voorhees with chainsaw, from the Friday the 13th films -
The Stig and the Loch Ness Monster
References
[edit]- ^ "Guide For Visitors to the ACT: Cockington Green" (scan). The Canberra Times. 2 November 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "Untitled" (scan). The Canberra Times. 3 November 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Trove.
The miniature English village will open today as a tourist attraction, ..
- ^ Knaus, Christopher (28 September 2023). "Four injured after miniature train derails at Cockington Green Gardens in Canberra". The Guardian.
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