Epping Ongar Railway
Epping Ongar Railway is a heritage railway. It is 1 km southeast of North Weald Bassett. Look also at Brentwood Cathedral, 13 km away, first of 28 more within 15 km.
Heritage railway near North Weald Bassett
Just outside North Weald Bassett
Epping Ongar Railway is 1 km southeast of North Weald Bassett. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Aim for May to September, when North Weald Bassett reaches 17–23°C.
Epping Ongar Railway
Its story is told in 7 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 1 km southeast of North Weald Bassett
- Official site
- eorailway.co.uk
Its place on the map
Find Epping Ongar Railway in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Among the 8, Epping is the biggest, home to 10,693 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
- 1North Weald Bassett
- 2Thornwood Common
- 3Coopersale
- 4Moreton
- 5Shelley
- 6Chipping Ongar
- 7Epping
- 8Hatfield Broad Oak
North Weald Bassett
Thornwood Common
Coopersale
Moreton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Epping Ongar Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Weald Bassett | 1 km northwest of it | 4,323 | 7 |
| Thornwood Common | 3.1 km west of it | 1,030 | 7 |
| Coopersale | 3.2 km west of it | 1,067 | 7 |
| Moreton | 3.4 km northeast of it | 433 | 5 |
| Shelley | 3.5 km east of it | 2,405 | 5 |
| Chipping Ongar | 3.6 km east of it | 3,922 | 4 |
| Epping | 4 km west of it | 10,693 | 7 |
| Hatfield Broad Oak | 14 km north of it | 904 | 3 |
Combine it with these
There are 28 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, a cathedral and a fort among them.
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral13 km away2
Historic houseHill Hall4.7 km away3
FortKelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker6.6 km away4
GardenHarlow Town Park9.4 km away5
Historic houseCopped Hall8.3 km away6
Historic houseDown Hall9.5 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills14 km away8
MuseumHavering Museum15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Epping Ongar Railway
Where is Epping Ongar Railway?
Epping Ongar Railway is 1 km southeast of North Weald Bassett, Essex.
What is Epping Ongar Railway?
Heritage railway in Essex, England.
When is the best time to visit Epping Ongar Railway?
May to September are the warmest months in North Weald Bassett, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Epping Ongar Railway?
Within 15 km: Brentwood Cathedral (13 km), Hill Hall (4.7 km), Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker (6.6 km) and Harlow Town Park (9.4 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)
- Epping Ongar Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker: Genesisman26 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Down Hall: Polly, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Havering Museum: Mx. Granger, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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