Heritage railway · near Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook · Staffordshire

Foxfield Railway

Foxfield Railway is a railway near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It stands 100 m north of Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook. Around it, within 15 km, lie 52 more places, Alton Towers Resort (12 km) first on our list.

Photo: Foxfield Railway, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

north of Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Heritage railway near Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook

Just outside Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook

Foxfield Railway is 100 m north of Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The year in Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook

Warm weather in Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook runs June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°72 mm

Feb7° / 1°67 mm

Mar9° / 2°64 mm

Apr12° / 4°60 mm

May15° / 6°66 mm

Jun18° / 9°72 mm

Jul20° / 11°84 mm

Aug20° / 11°86 mm

Sep17° / 9°78 mm

Oct13° / 6°96 mm

Nov9° / 3°87 mm

Dec7° / 1°92 mm

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

About

Foxfield Railway

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Type: Heritage railway
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 100 m north of Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook
Official site: foxfieldrailway.co.uk

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

The map

Where to find Foxfield Railway

Orange marks Foxfield Railway, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Foxfield Railway

By population, Stoke-on-Trent leads the 6 with 260,560. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 100 m south of it

Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook

6,798 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Cookshill

311 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Stoke-on-Trent

260,560 people · 28 places to visit

4 · 3 km east of it

Cheadle

11,403 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Foxfield Railway is	People	Places to visit
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook	100 m south of it	6,798	6
Cookshill	1.1 km northwest of it	311	5
Stoke-on-Trent	1.2 km northwest of it	260,560	28
Cheadle	3 km east of it	11,403	6
Fulford	3.8 km south of it	655	4
Upper Tean	4.7 km southeast of it	3,244	4

Make a day of it

Close to Foxfield Railway

Nearby, 52 places within 15 km include 3 attractions, 2 castles and a theme park.

Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort12 km away · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)2

CastleCaverswall Castle1 km away 3

AttractionThe Smiler11 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey11 km away 5

AttractionOblivion11 km away 6

MuseumGladstone Pottery Museum4.7 km away 7

AttractionGalactica12 km away 8

CastleAlton Castle12 km away

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

Quick answers on Foxfield Railway

Where is Foxfield Railway?

Foxfield Railway is 100 m north of Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook, Staffordshire.

What is Foxfield Railway?

Railway near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

When is the best time to visit Foxfield Railway?

June to August are the warmest months in Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Foxfield Railway?

Within 15 km: Alton Towers Resort (12 km), Caverswall Castle (1 km), The Smiler (11 km) and Croxden Abbey (11 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 (9)

Foxfield Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caverswall Castle: Samuel Hall Carter (1800-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Croxden Abbey: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oblivion: DAllardyce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gladstone Pottery Museum: MartynDavies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Galactica: Andyfishburne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alton Castle: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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