Dean Forest Railway
Dean Forest Railway is a heritage railway. On the map, it sits 500 m southwest of Yorkley and Whitecroft. Within 15 km there are 42 more places to visit, starting with Tintern Abbey (11 km).
Heritage railway near Yorkley and Whitecroft
Just outside Yorkley and Whitecroft
Dean Forest Railway is 500 m southwest of Yorkley and Whitecroft. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
The warmest afternoons in Yorkley and Whitecroft run May to September, at 17–22°C.
Dean Forest Railway
Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 500 m southwest of Yorkley and Whitecroft
- Official site
- deanforestrailway.co.uk
Around Dean Forest Railway, mapped
The numbers show what else is near Dean Forest Railway, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
By population, Lydney leads the 8 with 9,655. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Yorkley and Whitecroft
Lydney
Bream
Blakeney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dean Forest Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 500 m northeast of it | 2,678 | 10 |
| Lydney | 1.3 km southeast of it | 9,655 | 6 |
| Bream | 1.5 km west of it | 3,117 | 10 |
| Blakeney | 2.1 km east of it | 1,303 | 8 |
| Aylburton | 3.3 km south of it | 338 | 2 |
| Sling | 4.2 km northwest of it | 895 | 9 |
| Alvington | 4.9 km southwest of it | 595 | 2 |
| Sharpness | 4.9 km southeast of it | 1,237 | 14 |
Beyond Dean Forest Railway
Nearby, 42 places within 15 km include 5 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and an attraction.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey11 km away2
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle14 km away3
CastleBerkeley Castle8.9 km away4
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle15 km away5
Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle6.8 km away6
CastleClearwell Castle5.9 km away7
Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory14 km away8AttractionAttractionMonmouth Heritage Trail14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dean Forest Railway: common questions
Where is Dean Forest Railway?
Dean Forest Railway is 500 m southwest of Yorkley and Whitecroft, Gloucestershire.
What is Dean Forest Railway?
Heritage railway in Gloucestershire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dean Forest Railway?
May to September are the warmest months in Yorkley and Whitecroft, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dean Forest Railway?
Within 15 km: Tintern Abbey (11 km), Monmouth Castle (14 km), Berkeley Castle (8.9 km) and Chepstow Castle (15 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)
- Dean Forest Railway: Jamielw, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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