Museum · Hoveton and Wroxham · Norfolk

Barton House Railway

You can find Barton House Railway, a museum, in Hoveton and Wroxham. Our list has 5 more places within 5 km. Add Norwich Cathedral, 11 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Hoveton and Wroxham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Hoveton and Wroxham

Inside Hoveton and Wroxham

Barton House Railway is inside Hoveton and Wroxham’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Hoveton and Wroxham).

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr13° / 5°38 mm

May17° / 8°42 mm

Jun19° / 10°55 mm

Jul22° / 12°57 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°72 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hoveton and Wroxham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hoveton and Wroxham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hoveton and Wroxham’s full climate →

About

Barton House Railway

Museum.

In Hoveton and Wroxham, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Hoveton and Wroxham
Official site: bhrw.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Barton House Railway

The map centres on Barton House Railway, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 6 towns, the largest is Hoveton and Wroxham (3,620 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Hoveton and Wroxham

3,620 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Coltishall and Horstead

2,255 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Horning

753 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3 km south of it

Salhouse

1,431 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Barton House Railway is	People	Places to visit
Hoveton and Wroxham	It’s in town	3,620	6
Coltishall and Horstead	2.7 km northwest of it	2,255	3
Horning	2.9 km east of it	753	10
Salhouse	3 km south of it	1,431	7
Butcher's Common	4.1 km northeast of it	283	7
Rackheath	4.2 km southwest of it	1,761	2

Make a day of it

What else is near Barton House Railway

Within 15 km are 34 places, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 castles and a heritage railway.

CathedralNorwich Cathedral11 km away 2

CastleNorwich Castle Museum12 km away 3

Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway1 km away 4

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral12 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey8.2 km away 6

Historic houseHoveton Hall2.6 km away 7Theme parkTheme parkBeWilderwood Norwich2.8 km away 8

CastleClaxton Castle14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Barton House Railway: common questions

Where is Barton House Railway?

Barton House Railway is in Hoveton and Wroxham, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barton House Railway?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Barton House Railway?

June to September are the warmest months in Hoveton and Wroxham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Barton House Railway?

Within 15 km: Norwich Cathedral (11 km), Norwich Castle Museum (12 km), Bure Valley Railway (1 km) and St John the Baptist Cathedral (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bure Valley Railway: Northmetpit 14:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hoveton Hall: GaryReggae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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