Drumawhey Junction Railway
This is Drumawhey Junction Railway, a theme park 3.2 km east of Newtownards. Management falls to Belfast & County Down Miniature Railway Society. There are 24 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Mount Stewart (6.4 km).
Theme park near Newtownards
Just outside Newtownards
Drumawhey Junction Railway is 3.2 km east of Newtownards. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in Newtownards run June to September, at 17–19°C.
Drumawhey Junction Railway
Theme park.
It is run by Belfast & County Down Miniature Railway Society.
- Type
- Theme park
- Run by
- Belfast & County Down Miniature Railway Society
- Town
- 3.2 km east of Newtownards
- Official site
- bcdmrs.org.uk
Drumawhey Junction Railway and what surrounds it
Numbered points are the places near Drumawhey Junction Railway, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
The nearest towns
Bangor is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (64,596 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
Newtownards
Bangor
Donaghadee
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Drumawhey Junction Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtownards | 3.2 km west of it | 29,677 | 10 |
| Bangor | 3.6 km northwest of it | 64,596 | 14 |
| Donaghadee | 4.6 km northeast of it | 7,325 | 4 |
Also near Drumawhey Junction Railway
2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 24 within 15 km.
Historic houseStormont Castle14 km away3
Abbey or prioryBangor Abbey6.8 km away4
CastleBangor Castle6.6 km away5
MuseumUlster Folk and Transport Museum13 km away6CastleCastleMahee Castle12 km away7MuseumMuseumSomme Heritage Centre4.9 km away8
FortGrey Point Fort11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Drumawhey Junction Railway: questions
Where is Drumawhey Junction Railway?
Drumawhey Junction Railway is 3.2 km east of Newtownards, Ards and North Down.
What is Drumawhey Junction Railway?
Theme park.
Who runs Drumawhey Junction Railway?
Belfast & County Down Miniature Railway Society.
When is the best time to visit Drumawhey Junction Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Newtownards, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Drumawhey Junction Railway?
Within 15 km: Mount Stewart (6.4 km), Stormont Castle (14 km), Bangor Abbey (6.8 km) and Bangor Castle (6.6 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).
Photo credits (5)
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Abbey: Andrew Muir from Bangor, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Castle: MartinRobinson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulster Folk and Transport Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grey Point Fort: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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