Tesco Wooden Train Sets

My son was given his first train set for Christmas when he was nearly 2 years old. My husband was overjoyed because obviously this meant that he would need to put it together, and test the train, and…you get the picture. I don’t think that men ever really grow out of train-sets. The set that our son was given was from Tesco and comprised wooden track in a figure of eight, complete with hump-backed bridge where the tracks crossed, a wooden engine and three carriages, plus a couple of buildings, animals and trees. The sections of track fitted together quite easily but loosely enough that now, age 3, my son is able to put it together himself. They are reasonably robust, and ...

I’ve wanted a Brio train set since I was about six. My mum often took my sister and me to her friend’s house, and we always played with her little boys’ Brio train set (see, Brio isn’t just for boys, or babies!). When I found out I was pregnant, it seemed a perfect excuse to fulfil my desire for Brio. So off we went to the toyshop…but we were shocked to find out how much it costs! With so many other expenses at the time, we thought we should it give it a miss for the time being. Some weeks later, we discovered a very similar looking wooden train set in Tesco, and at £12.99 for a ‘starter set’ (a figure of eight track, a ...

Tesco do a brilliant range of Wooden Train Sets and I'd recommend everyone give these a go if they've got a child between about 2 and 5yrs of age. In fact slightly older children would probably still like this. You can get a starter set from Tesco for £10 which includes plenty of wooden track (straights and two different sized curves), a bridge, sloped track to go up and down the bridge and loads of little wooden animals, people, trees and buildings. For £10 you just won't get more for your money elsewhere I don't think. You can add to this set as you go if you like and they seem to vary which items them have for sale in which Tesco ...