Churnet Valley Railway
Churnet Valley Railway is a heritage railway 100 m east of Cheddleton. There are 45 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Alton Towers Resort (13 km). Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
Heritage railway near Cheddleton
Just outside Cheddleton
Churnet Valley Railway is 100 m east of Cheddleton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
In Cheddleton the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.
Churnet Valley Railway
Heritage railway in England.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 100 m east of Cheddleton
- Official site
- churnet-valley-railway.co.uk
Where to find Churnet Valley Railway
The map centres on Churnet Valley Railway, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Churnet Valley Railway
Largest of the 8 is Leek, home to 19,388. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Cheddleton
Leekbrook
Longsdon
Wetley Rocks
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Churnet Valley Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheddleton | 100 m west of it | 4,027 | 7 |
| Leekbrook | 1.5 km north of it | 432 | 7 |
| Longsdon | 2.4 km northwest of it | 280 | 7 |
| Wetley Rocks | 2.4 km southwest of it | 276 | 3 |
| Birchall | 2.4 km north of it | 377 | 7 |
| Leek | 2.8 km north of it | 19,388 | 7 |
| Ipstones | 3.6 km southeast of it | 567 | 5 |
| Werrington | 4.5 km southwest of it | 6,012 | 10 |
Next door to Churnet Valley Railway
Nearby, 45 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 3 attractions and a theme park.
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort13 km away · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)2
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle14 km away3
AttractionThe Smiler12 km away4
AttractionOblivion12 km away5
CastleCaverswall Castle9.7 km away6
AttractionGalactica13 km away7
CastleAlton Castle13 km away8
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Churnet Valley Railway: common questions
Where is Churnet Valley Railway?
Churnet Valley Railway is 100 m east of Cheddleton, Staffordshire.
What is Churnet Valley Railway?
Heritage railway in England.
When is the best time to visit Churnet Valley Railway?
June to August are the warmest months in Cheddleton, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Churnet Valley Railway?
Within 15 km: Alton Towers Resort (13 km), Mow Cop Castle (14 km), The Smiler (12 km) and Oblivion (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 (8)
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oblivion: DAllardyce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caverswall Castle: Samuel Hall Carter (1800-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Galactica: Andyfishburne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Castle: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croxden Abbey: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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