Llangollen Railway
Llangollen Railway is a heritage railway 600 m west of Llangollen. It holds the status of a National Monument of Wales. Add Valle Crucis Abbey, 2.1 km away, to a visit; it leads 22 places within 15 km.
Heritage railway near Llangollen
Just outside Llangollen
Llangollen Railway is 600 m west of Llangollen. Towns near it ↓
National Monument of Wales
On the official list of protected heritage; Llangollen has 170 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
From June to September, Llangollen sees highs of 17–20°C.
Llangollen Railway
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Listed
- National Monument of Wales
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 600 m west of Llangollen
- Official site
- llangollen-railway.co.uk
Llangollen Railway on the map
Find Llangollen Railway in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Llangollen Railway
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Llangollen
Glyn Ceiriog
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Llangollen Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llangollen | 600 m east of it | 3,048 | 11 |
| Glyn Ceiriog | 3.5 km south of it | 435 | 8 |
Nearby, too
Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses, among 22 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey2.1 km away2
CastleCastell Dinas Brân2.4 km away3
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle7.9 km away4
MuseumPlas Newydd1.8 km away5
MuseumLlangollen Motor Museum1.6 km away6
Historic houseTrevor Hall5.6 km away7
Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall14 km away8
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Llangollen Railway in questions
Where is Llangollen Railway?
Llangollen Railway is 600 m west of Llangollen, Clwyd.
What is Llangollen Railway?
Heritage railway in the UK.
When is the best time to visit Llangollen Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Llangollen, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Llangollen Railway a listed building?
Yes: National Monument of Wales.
What else is there to see near Llangollen Railway?
Within 15 km: Valle Crucis Abbey (2.1 km), Castell Dinas Brân (2.4 km), Chirk Castle (7.9 km) and Plas Newydd (1.8 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)
- Llangollen Railway: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plas Newydd: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Motor Museum: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Hall: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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