Museum · near Lydney · Gloucestershire

Dean Forest Railway Museum

On the map, Dean Forest Railway Museum is 400 m northwest of Lydney. Close by, Tintern Abbey is 10 km away, one of 43 within 15 km.

Where

400 m

northwest of Lydney

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum near Lydney

Just outside Lydney

Dean Forest Railway Museum is 400 m northwest of Lydney. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Lydney

Warm weather in Lydney runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°86 mm

Feb9° / 2°77 mm

Mar11° / 3°65 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°68 mm

Aug21° / 12°82 mm

Sep19° / 10°66 mm

Oct15° / 7°102 mm

Nov11° / 4°102 mm

Dec8° / 2°106 mm

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

About

Dean Forest Railway Museum

Museum in South West England, United Kingdom.

Type: Museum
Town: 400 m northwest of Lydney
Official site: deanforestrailway.co.uk/museum

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Dean Forest Railway Museum

Spot Dean Forest Railway Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Dean Forest Railway Museum

With 9,655 people, Lydney is the largest of the 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 400 m southeast of it

Lydney

9,655 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km north of it

Yorkley and Whitecroft

2,678 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Aylburton

338 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Bream

3,117 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dean Forest Railway Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lydney	400 m southeast of it	9,655	6
Yorkley and Whitecroft	1.8 km north of it	2,678	10
Aylburton	2.1 km southwest of it	338	2
Bream	2.3 km northwest of it	3,117	10
Blakeney	2.3 km northeast of it	1,303	8
Alvington	4 km southwest of it	595	2
Sharpness	4.1 km southeast of it	1,237	14
Woolaston	4.8 km southwest of it	830	2

Make a day of it

Beyond Dean Forest Railway Museum

Within 15 km you can add 5 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum.

Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey10 km away 2

CastleBerkeley Castle7.8 km away 3

Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle15 km away 4

Castle · CadwChepstow Castle14 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle7 km away 6

CastleClearwell Castle6.8 km away 7

Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory15 km away 8

MuseumShire Hall Museum15 km away

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

Visiting Dean Forest Railway Museum

Where is Dean Forest Railway Museum?

Dean Forest Railway Museum is 400 m northwest of Lydney, Gloucestershire.

What is Dean Forest Railway Museum?

Museum in South West England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Dean Forest Railway Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Lydney, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dean Forest Railway Museum?

Within 15 km: Tintern Abbey (10 km), Berkeley Castle (7.8 km), Monmouth Castle (15 km) and Chepstow Castle (14 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)

Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, 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
Shire Hall Museum: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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