Curious Rabbit Beach Bathing Hut Flatpack Model Kit, showing assembled miniature beach hut with open door and bright colors.

BEACH COLLECTION

Bathing Machine - Model Kit

Name: Bathing Machine - Model Kit
Brand: Curious Rabbit
SKU: BCHS-002-1
Price: 28.99 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)

A miniature Victorian bathing machine, the wheeled hut that once carried bathers into the sea, now recreated as a piece of Britain's seaside history.

£28.99

Designed &

Made in Wales

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Built to Last

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Responsibly Crafted

ACT I · THE STORY

Why this Bathing Machine?

Before the beach hut, there was the bathing machine. Wheeled into the shallows by horse or by hand, it let Victorian sea-bathers change in private and step down the little ladder straight into the water, unseen in their bathing dress by the crowds on the shore.

Brighton, Scarborough, Llandudno: every seaside town had a row of them, rattling along the tideline at the height of summer.

As fashions changed, they gradually disappeared from Britain's beaches, but for more than a century this was what a trip to the seaside actually looked like.

Every wheel, panel and step has been carefully recreated from an original sketch, developed into a wooden model that preserves one of Britain's most distinctive seaside traditions.

"A little house that walked into the water, then walked back out."

ACT II · THE EXPERIENCE

Enjoy the Build

Building is part of the experience. Every Curious Rabbit kit is designed to be rewarding from the very first piece, with precision-cut parts that fit together beautifully. Take your time, enjoy the process, and create something that's uniquely yours.

An open brown cardboard box from Curious Rabbit on a wooden table, containing a product wrapped in white tissue paper and sealed with a round white sticker. The inside lid has printed text and a bunny illustration, and the box is styled with small plants and a ceramic mug in the background.

Beautifully
Presented

Thoughtfully packed with carefully organised parts, making opening the box part of the experience.

Close-up of two tan puzzle foam tiles with interlocking black zigzag edges being held by fingers.

Piece by
Piece

Apply the glue, follow the instructions and watch your model come together one satisfying step at a time.

Make it
Yours

Paint it, personalise it or leave the natural wood on show. Every finished model reflects the person who built it.

Enjoy
Every Day

Once complete, your model is ready to become part of everyday life: practical, decorative, or a little of both.

ACT III · THE DETAILS

DIFFICULTY

Advanced

BUILD TIME

2 hours

PARTS

44 AGE

14+

Specifications

Assembled Dimensions

19 cm × 12.5 cm × 20.5 cm

Materials

Laser-cut MDF
Clear glazing sheet
Wooden dowels
Textured roofing material

Included

Illustrated instructions
PVA glue
Fine-grit sandpaper

Proudly crafted in Wales

Every design begins in our workshop.

Before You Build

Dispatched within 1–3 working days and sent using a tracked service with Evri or Royal Mail. Standard delivery typically takes 2–4 working days after dispatch.

Need it sooner? Upgrade to Express at checkout.

We currently deliver within the UK only.

Handle pieces carefully during assembly, and your finished model with the same care.
Allow glue and paint to fully cure (typically around 24 hours) before regular handling.
Keep your model dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight to help preserve its finish.
Dust occasionally with a soft brush or dry microfibre cloth to keep it looking its best.

Contains small parts and glue. Recommended for ages 14+. Adult supervision is advised for younger builders. Use glue in a well-ventilated area and follow the instructions provided.

Kits are supplied unpainted and unassembled, ready for you to build and personalise.

Paint is not included, nor are any tools, props or decorative accessories shown in our photography unless specifically stated.

We reserve the right to refuse personalisation requests containing offensive or inappropriate wording. Any affected order will be refunded in full before production begins.

Designed to be built. Made to be kept.

DISCOVER MORE

A close-up of a Richard's hands holding a small beach hut with blue and white stripes while applying paint with a brush. Richrad is wearing a blue shirt, and a worktable with paint bottles is visible in the background.

From the workshop

Long before a model arrives on your doorstep, it begins here.

Ideas become sketches, sketches become prototypes, and prototypes become the finished models you see in our collection. Every detail is carefully considered, tested and refined before a design finds its place under the Curious Rabbit name.

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Prefer us to build it?

Many of our designs are also available expertly assembled in our Welsh workshop, ready to display, gift and enjoy.

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