Exploring Bekonscot Model Village & Railway, Part 1. Arriving at Bekonscot Model Village we start by looking at the British Railways Mark 1 carriage and the 7 1/4" gauge Bekonscot Light Railway. Once we've entered the village we see Chesnade Zoo, named after the former zoo at Chessington World of Adventures Resort and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. We see some of animal enclosures which are modelled on those at ZSL London Zoo. As we go further into Bekonscot we explore the village of Greenhaily with it's ra