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Damhead Miniature Railway

Damhead Miniature Railway is a theme park 2.2 km southeast of Coleraine. It comes under Coleraine and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd. Nearby, Dunluce Castle (11 km) heads a list of 13 within 15 km.

Where
2.2 km
southeast of Coleraine
Run by
Coleraine and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd
the operator on record
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Theme park near Coleraine

Just outside Coleraine

Damhead Miniature Railway is 2.2 km southeast of Coleraine. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Coleraine run June to August, at 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°103 mm
Feb8° / 2°85 mm
Mar10° / 3°78 mm
Apr12° / 5°65 mm
May15° / 7°66 mm
Jun17° / 9°78 mm
Jul19° / 11°89 mm
Aug18° / 11°98 mm
Sep16° / 9°80 mm
Oct13° / 7°105 mm
Nov10° / 4°112 mm
Dec8° / 2°116 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Coleraine, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Coleraine. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Coleraine’s full climate →
About

Damhead Miniature Railway

Theme park.

It is run by Coleraine and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd.

Type
Theme park
Run by
Coleraine and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd
Town
2.2 km southeast of Coleraine
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The area around Damhead Miniature Railway

The places near Damhead Miniature Railway are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Coleraine

24,483 people · 5 places to visit

Make a day of it

Around Damhead Miniature Railway

Choose from 13 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, a castle and a garden.

1CastleDunluce Castle11 km away2GardenGardenDark Hedges14 km away3Theme parkCurry's Fun Park11 km away4Heritage railwayHeritage railwayGiant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway12 km away5AttractionAttraction · National TrustHezlett House13 km away6MuseumMuseumColeraine Museum5.2 km away7MuseumMuseumBallymoney Museum6.7 km away8ZooZooNorth Coast Alpacas7.3 km away

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

Asked about Damhead Miniature Railway

Where is Damhead Miniature Railway?

Damhead Miniature Railway is 2.2 km southeast of Coleraine, Causeway Coast and Glens.

What is Damhead Miniature Railway?

Theme park.

Who runs Damhead Miniature Railway?

Coleraine and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd.

When is the best time to visit Damhead Miniature Railway?

June to August are the warmest months in Coleraine, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Damhead Miniature Railway?

Within 15 km: Dunluce Castle (11 km), Dark Hedges (14 km), Curry's Fun Park (11 km) and Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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).

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