The best Christmas gift ideas for your parents

What do the most special people in your life want for Christmas? Are they already model railway fans or are they looking for a new creative outlet? Whether they want to model together or separately, our festive gift finder will help you discover the best model railway gift ideas for mum and dad.

For parents who need a new hobby

R1230M High Speed Train Set

Perhaps they’re obsessed with trains or maybe this is just something they’ve been hinting at wanting for a while. Either way, if your mum and dad are looking for a new hobby, the GWR High Speed train set is the perfect introduction. It has everything they need to get up and running and represents a train that can still be seen on the railways today – they may have even taken a journey on it recently!

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For parents wanting to build their hobby world

BUNDLEH30 People & Animals Accessory Bundle

If their model railway track is in place, with locomotives and rolling stock already running around it, our People and Animals accessory bundle will complete the layout. This is also great if they’ve recently purchased a train set and are looking to take the next step in the hobby. This bundle includes lots of miniature people figures in a variety of poses to bring your model railway village to life. Meanwhile, the farm animals can spend their time grazing in your parent’s model railway fields.​​​​​​

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For parents with limited space

TT1004TXSM Inter-City 125 High Speed Digital Train Set (With Sound)

IIf they’ve been complaining that they don’t have the space for a proper train set, introduce your parents to Hornby TT:120! This HST train set has everything they need to get started and it takes up half the room of a traditional 00-gauge railway! See - you can actuallu make their Christmas dreams come true with our Christmas present ideas for mum and dad! These sets are small enough they can model together or side-by-side, creating model world’s full of detail and wonder.

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For parents with classical taste

R1255M Flying Scotsman Train Set

The Flying Scotsman is one of the most famous trains in the world, and has been around for over 100 years, making it a must-have for parents with an interest in history.  This set has everything they need to start on their model railway journey, including the iconic locomotive and rolling stock. One of our favourite hobby gifts for dad or mum and a rather handsome train set if we do say so ourselves!

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For parents who love their music

R30336 The Beatles 0-6-0T

Will your parents twist and shout when they open this locomotive this Christmas? Our charming model dedicated to the Fab Four features the faces of the band on the side of one of our most popular locomotives. Make sure to have one of the famous albums playing in the background when they unwrap this special gift.

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Or, if you want to keep that music magic running a little longer, buy them The Beatles, The Liverpool Connection: EP Collection Side B Train Pack - Limited Edition.

For parents who host every Christmas

R1248M Santa's Express Train Set

Nothing epitomises the tradition of Christmas better than a festive train set running around the Christmas tree. Our Santa’s Express train set is one of those genius gift ideas for mum and dad that they might not even realise they need until they have it! If they go all out every Christmas, but they don’t yet have a model railway track set up under their tree, then this is the ultimate finishing touch!

The set comes with everything they need to get the bright red locomotive and colourful Christmas wagons up and running. And this is a gift they can enjoy year after year!

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If you need more Christmas present ideas for mum, dad or grandparents, check out our train sets and accessories. There’s something for every modeller at Hornby!