Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a heritage railway. It lies 800 m west of Horsted Keynes. Within 15 km there are 29 more places to visit, starting with Wakehurst (4.8 km).
Heritage railway near Horsted Keynes
Just outside Horsted Keynes
Bluebell Railway is 800 m west of Horsted Keynes. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Afternoons in Horsted Keynes reach 19–22°C from June to September.
Bluebell Railway
Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 800 m west of Horsted Keynes
- Official site
- bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/bluebell.html
Getting your bearings
Bluebell Railway sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Bluebell Railway
Haywards Heath tops the 8 for size, at 40,186 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
- 1Horsted Keynes
- 2Ardingly
- 3Haywards Heath
- 4Danehill
- 5Scayne's Hill
- 6Sharpthorne
- 7West Hoathly
- 8Chelwood Gate
Horsted Keynes
Ardingly
Haywards Heath
Danehill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Bluebell Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsted Keynes | 800 m east of it | 1,121 | 5 |
| Ardingly | 2.5 km northwest of it | 1,646 | 9 |
| Haywards Heath | 2.6 km southwest of it | 40,186 | 6 |
| Danehill | 2.9 km east of it | 227 | 5 |
| Scayne's Hill | 3.9 km south of it | 717 | 4 |
| Sharpthorne | 4.4 km north of it | 705 | 9 |
| West Hoathly | 4.6 km north of it | 730 | 9 |
| Chelwood Gate | 4.7 km east of it | 554 | 2 |
Next door to Bluebell Railway
The 29 places within 15 km include 4 gardens, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.
Garden · National TrustWakehurst4.8 km away2
Garden · National TrustSheffield Park6.1 km away3
Historic houseBrantridge Park8.7 km away4GardenGardenBorde Hill5.2 km away5
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor8.2 km away6
Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens11 km away7
Museum · National TrustStanden8.1 km away8
MuseumPriest House4.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Bluebell Railway: common questions
Where is Bluebell Railway?
Bluebell Railway is 800 m west of Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.
What is Bluebell Railway?
Heritage railway in East Sussex, England.
When is the best time to visit Bluebell Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Horsted Keynes, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Bluebell Railway?
Within 15 km: Wakehurst (4.8 km), Sheffield Park (6.1 km), Brantridge Park (8.7 km) and Borde Hill (5.2 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 (8)
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Standen: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priest House: Meagainreally, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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