A JOURNEY through the solar system is on offer at Ruislip Lido railway.

Families can experience the trip through space, with planets scaled down to the size of the railway and the spacing between them is the same as you would find in space.

The starlight express trains start at Ruislip Lido station, Reservoir Road, Ruislip, where the Sun is based, with the solar system running through to Woody Bay station where Pluto is.

The trains run from 6pm to 10pm every night this week with the last one running this on Friday, August 31.

For more information call 01895 622595.