Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a heritage railway. This one is within Wirksworth’s built-up area. Around it, within 15 km, lie 43 more places, National Tramway Museum (5.4 km) first on our list.
Heritage railway in Wirksworth
Inside Wirksworth
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is inside Wirksworth’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Afternoons in Wirksworth peak at 17–20°C, June to September.
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Wirksworth
- Official site
- e-v-r.com
The way to Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Orange marks Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Wirksworth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
In size, Matlock comes first of the 8, with 11,990 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Wirksworth
Middleton
Cromford
Bonsall
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirksworth | It’s in town | 4,904 | 18 |
| Middleton | 1.4 km northwest of it | 893 | 16 |
| Cromford | 1.9 km north of it | 1,395 | 18 |
| Bonsall | 3.1 km north of it | 277 | 18 |
| Matlock Bath | 3.1 km north of it | 671 | 17 |
| Holloway | 3.9 km northeast of it | 518 | 20 |
| Kirk Ireton | 4.2 km southwest of it | 533 | 2 |
| Matlock | 4.3 km north of it | 11,990 | 21 |
Places to add to Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
There are 43 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 castles among them.
MuseumNational Tramway Museum5.4 km away2
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle11 km away3
CastleCodnor Castle15 km away4
Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall14 km away5
MuseumNational Stone Centre1.2 km away6
Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway1.4 km away7
Historic houseRiber Castle5.3 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Where is Ecclesbourne Valley Railway?
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Ecclesbourne Valley Railway?
Heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Ecclesbourne Valley Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Wirksworth, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ecclesbourne Valley Railway?
Within 15 km: National Tramway Museum (5.4 km), Duffield Castle (11 km), Codnor Castle (15 km) and Kedleston Hall (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)
- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Pcgenius9, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Stone Centre: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeple Grange Light Railway: Eamon Curry from Derby, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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