Bowes Railway
Bowes Railway is a British preserved standard gauge cable railway system (built 1826). Look for it within Springwell’s built-up area. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.
Museum in Springwell
Inside Springwell
Bowes Railway is inside Springwell’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Springwell has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Aim for June to September, when Springwell reaches 17–20°C.
Bowes Railway
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Within 15 km there are 82 more places to visit, starting with Turbinia (6.6 km).
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Springwell
- Official site
- bowesrailway.uk
The map
Numbered points are the places near Bowes Railway, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Springwell’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Largest of the 8 is Newcastle upon Tyne, home to 286,472. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Springwell
Gateshead
Washington
Birtley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Bowes Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springwell | It’s in town | 2,141 | 7 |
| Gateshead | 500 m northwest of it | 115,278 | 49 |
| Washington | 1.1 km southeast of it | 51,318 | 9 |
| Birtley | 1.7 km south of it | 13,840 | 11 |
| Kibblesworth | 4.1 km southwest of it | 1,500 | 7 |
| Hebburn | 4.2 km northeast of it | 21,341 | 24 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 4.3 km northwest of it | 286,472 | 46 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 4.5 km southwest of it | 7,305 | 9 |
More to see nearby
Among the 82 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.
MuseumTurbinia6.6 km away2
MuseumBeamish Museum7.8 km away · 350K visitors a year3
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral6.2 km away4
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle6.1 km away5
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral6.5 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey12 km away7
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock7.3 km away · 638K visitors a year8
MuseumCentre for Life6.3 km away · 225K visitors a yearWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Bowes Railway: questions
Where is Bowes Railway?
Bowes Railway is in Springwell, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bowes Railway?
British preserved standard gauge cable railway system (built 1826).
When is the best time to visit Bowes Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Springwell, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bowes Railway a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Bowes Railway?
Within 15 km: Turbinia (6.6 km), Beamish Museum (7.8 km), Newcastle Cathedral (6.2 km) and Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (6.1 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 (9)
- Bowes Railway: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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