Crafty Hobbies Barrow in Furness

20/06/2026

All set up and ready to sell. Why not come and visit our stand at the Buxton model railway exhibition? Our stall is in the pavilion in the beautiful peak district town of Buxton.
We are just round the corner from the Railway station, and with regular trains from Manchester, we'll see you later?

18/06/2026

A reminder that we will be closing (very) early tomorrow 19th June, and closed all day Saturday 20th June to attend Railex Buxton.
We're sorry to miss it, but we hope you all have a wonderful Dave Day, and we'll see you all as usual next week.

16/06/2026

Accurascale have announced the line up for thier 4th batch of class 37 models for future release..

37 516 'Loch Laidon in WCRC maroon.
37 106 in BR Engineers Dutch livery
37 185 in BR Blue with Cornish lizard branding
37 088 in plain BR blue
D6713 in British Railways green.

All will be available in both DC analogue or DCC sound fitted.
If you are interested in ordering any of these models then either pop in to our Cavendish Street shop or give us a call for further details

09/06/2026

Thank you Barrow BID for the flowers. All the lovely pots are really brightening up the street.

05/06/2026

Tomorrow's cardmaking session focuses on butterflies and bees. Drop in anytime from 1.30 - 3.30. No equipment needed.

04/06/2026

A reminder that we will be closed tomorrow. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Open as usual on Saturday, with drop-in card making session 1.30 - 3.30 too

30/05/2026

Never mind the forecast, we have our own Wilson's Wilson’s Weather Service in the shop today. Pop in to ask any questions on weathering models or adding scenics or ballasting track.

27/05/2026

The Class 37s are the latest locos to arrive from Accurascale.
I can't imagine that they'll hang around for long as the Class 37s are always a popular model. We miss the days when they used to run to Barrow and customers would be checking their watches as they didn't want to miss the opportunity to hear two of them pass the station in opposite directions.
https://craftyhobbies.co.uk/our-web-shop/ols/products/accurascale-acc3162-dcc-37420

27/05/2026

26/05/2026

We still have a small number of Revolution Trains N gauge1938 Tube Stock & Class 483 EMUs available.
https://craftyhobbies.co.uk/our-web-shop/ols/search?keywords=revolution&page=1&sortOption=descend_by_created_at
RT-N-LU1938-RED402B
RT-N-LU1938-MAR401A
RT-N-LU1938-MAR202A
RT-N-LU1938-NSE201B