Heritage railway · Burntwood · Staffordshire

Chasewater Railway

Chasewater Railway is a heritage railway. Its location is inside Burntwood’s built-up area. Within 15 km there are 32 more places to visit, starting with Lichfield Cathedral (7.9 km).

Photo: Chasewater Railway, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Burntwood

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Heritage railway in Burntwood

Inside Burntwood

Chasewater Railway is inside Burntwood’s built-up area, with 2 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

The seasons here

From June to September, Burntwood sees highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 1°49 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr13° / 4°54 mm

May17° / 7°57 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug21° / 12°62 mm

Sep18° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°68 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 2°71 mm

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

About

Chasewater Railway

Heritage railway in Staffordshire, England.

In Burntwood, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Heritage railway
Town: in Burntwood
Official site: chasewaterrailway.co.uk

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

The map

The area around Chasewater Railway

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

Towns near it

Towns near Chasewater Railway

The largest of the 8 towns is Cannock, with 63,057 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Burntwood

27,891 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 900 m west of it

Norton Canes

8,155 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km south of it

Brownhills

21,238 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Cannock

63,057 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chasewater Railway is	People	Places to visit
Burntwood	It’s in town	27,891	12
Norton Canes	900 m west of it	8,155	4
Brownhills	1.6 km south of it	21,238	10
Cannock	2.3 km northwest of it	63,057	6
Hammerwich	2.7 km east of it	668	10
Cannock Wood	3 km north of it	886	4
Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay	3.6 km west of it	17,647	5
Rawnsley	3.6 km northwest of it	2,470	6

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km are 32 places, among them 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralLichfield Cathedral7.9 km away 2

MuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum8 km away · 16K visitors a year 3

Historic house · National TrustShugborough Hall14 km away 4

Art galleryThe New Art Gallery10 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall11 km away 6

MuseumAston Manor Transport Museum7.3 km away 7

Historic houseErasmus Darwin House7.7 km away 8

Abbey or prioryHawkesyard Priory8.1 km away

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

Know before you visit Chasewater Railway

Where is Chasewater Railway?

Chasewater Railway is in Burntwood, Staffordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chasewater Railway?

Heritage railway in Staffordshire, England.

When is the best time to visit Chasewater Railway?

June to September are the warmest months in Burntwood, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Chasewater Railway?

Within 15 km: Lichfield Cathedral (7.9 km), The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (8 km), Shugborough Hall (14 km) and The New Art Gallery (10 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)

Chasewater Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shugborough Hall: Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The New Art Gallery: Popsracer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aston Manor Transport Museum: Martin Fisher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Erasmus Darwin House: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hawkesyard Priory: Rev Steve Walters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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