Cockington Green Gardens

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Cockington Green Gardens
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Location Canberra, Australia, Gold Creek Village
Coordinates 35°11′30.62″S149°5′13.01″E / 35.1918389°S 149.0869472°E / -35.1918389; 149.0869472
Opened1979
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]

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The business is family owned and operated, incorporating over four generations.

On September 28, 2023, four people were injured when a miniature train derailed due to excessive speed. [3]

References

  1. "Guide For Visitors to the ACT: Cockington Green" (scan). The Canberra Times . 2 November 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 16 January 2022 via Trove.
  2. "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, ..
  3. Knaus, Christopher (28 September 2023). "Four injured after miniature train derails at Cockington Green Gardens in Canberra". The Guardian.