Lea Bailey Light Railway
Lea Bailey Light Railway is a heritage light railway. Head 1.3 km north of Drybrook to reach it. There are 22 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Goodrich Castle (6.7 km).
Heritage railway near Drybrook
Just outside Drybrook
Lea Bailey Light Railway is 1.3 km north of Drybrook. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Warm weather in Drybrook runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
Lea Bailey Light Railway
It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1.3 km north of Drybrook
- Official site
- lblr.fod.uk
The way to Lea Bailey Light Railway
Spot Lea Bailey Light Railway in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Home to 8,778 people, Cinderford is the largest of these 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Drybrook
Mitcheldean
Ruardean
Lea
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lea Bailey Light Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drybrook | 1.3 km south of it | 2,572 | 3 |
| Mitcheldean | 1.5 km southeast of it | 2,163 | 2 |
| Ruardean | 2.4 km southwest of it | 1,195 | 4 |
| Lea | 2.6 km northeast of it | 501 | 2 |
| Ruardean Woodside | 2.7 km southwest of it | 317 | 4 |
| Cinderford | 3.3 km south of it | 8,778 | 5 |
| Weston under Penyard | 3.5 km north of it | 327 | 2 |
| Longhope | 3.7 km east of it | 760 | 4 |
Pair Lea Bailey Light Railway with these
Of the 22 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 museums and a garden.
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle6.7 km away2
CastleWilton Castle7.2 km away3
Garden · National TrustWestbury Court Garden9.3 km away4
ZooInternational Centre for Birds of Prey7.6 km away5
CastleClearwell Castle14 km away6Art galleryArt galleryForest of Dean Sculpture Trail7.8 km away7
MuseumDean Heritage Museum9.2 km away8
MuseumClearwell Caves13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Lea Bailey Light Railway
Where is Lea Bailey Light Railway?
Lea Bailey Light Railway is 1.3 km north of Drybrook, Gloucestershire.
What is Lea Bailey Light Railway?
Heritage light railway in England.
When is the best time to visit Lea Bailey Light Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Drybrook, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lea Bailey Light Railway?
Within 15 km: Goodrich Castle (6.7 km), Wilton Castle (7.2 km), Westbury Court Garden (9.3 km) and International Centre for Birds of Prey (7.6 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)
- Lea Bailey Light Railway: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westbury Court Garden: Flickr: Anguskirk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- International Centre for Birds of Prey: AmosWolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Heritage Museum: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clearwell Caves: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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