Jools Holland has revealed his rather original way of unwinding: working on a 100ft model railway in his attic that took 10 years to build and includes replicas of the Channel Tunnel and the streetscape of 1960s London.
The pianist said he finds tinkering with the set in the attic of his Kent mansion the perfect way to escape the chaos of everyday life - and particularly values the room's lack of a mobile signal.
After any work on the track is finished the 60-year-old pours a glass of wine, puts on some music and sits back in a comfortable chair as he watches the trains chug around the rails.
Jools Holland was revealed this astonishing model train set that he has spent 10 years building in his Kent attic, which shows a variety of buildings and street scenes from London and Continental Europe. All the following photos are undated
After any work on the track is finished the 60-year-old pours a glass of wine, puts on some music and sits back in a comfortable chair as he watches the trains move around. Pictured: A street scene in Greenwich
Holland doesn't miss any details - with canal boats seen floating in the London Docklands as an old steam train chugs past
Britain new and old: The BT Tower in Fitzrovia next to vintage advertisements (left) and a typical street scene from the 1960s (right)
The set shows an eclectic mix of buildings from across the world - some real and some made up. Pictured in the centre of this image is the Euston Arch
The shell of a London church damaged during the Blitz next to another ruined building in Holland's set
Holland's track is featured on the front page of Railway Modeller magazine, which hits the shops today.
He initially started the set to reflect the south-east London community of Greenwich where he grew up, before expanding to include Berlin and parts of the Continent.
'The layout begins with 25' of Europe… then beyond a compressed English Channel/River Thames we reach a tatty post-war London with its docks, pubs and bomb sites.
'Each 10' or so the scenes move chronologically along through the decades from the 1950s to the present.
'This gave me the great excuse to enjoy creating architectural capriccios, a working motorway network, underground rail connections and much more.'
An older house contained in the set, complete with a vintage car parked outside. What appears to be a mini Jules Holland is seen walking out of the front gate
Holland's set also goes overseas, as shown by this impressively detailed model of a Dutch sea port with ships and barges preparing to dock
The set includes buildings that remain standing and those that have been demolished, such as the famous Euston Arch
The pianist said he finds tinkering with the set in the attic of his Kent mansion to be the perfect way to escape the chaos of everyday life. Pictured: A station resembling Waterloo
This scene includes Walthamstow Stadium, a dog-racing track, and a double-decker bus driving past two blocks of flats
Holland does not miss any details - with canal boats seen floating in the London Docklands, and recreation of buildings bombed out in the Blitz.
There is also an impressively authentic replica of Arnos Grove underground station in north London.
Next he plans to add St Pancras Station and several landmarks in the north of England.
Holland isn't the only celebrity with a passion for model railways - Rod Stewart has also boasted about his own set.
That included a 1:87-scale version of New York's Grand Central Station, 100ft of track, period locomotives and skyscrapers.
It is a mishmash of different architectural styles, including a modernist office block and several semi-detached houses
There is also an impressively authentic - but extremely tiny - replica of Arnos Grove underground station in north London
Holland's track (left) is featured on the front page of Railway Modeller magazine, (right) which hits the shops today
Railway Modeller magazine has the full interview and is in shops on Thursday 13th December.
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