Mid Suffolk Light Railway
Mid Suffolk Light Railway is a heritage railway. The site is 2.1 km east of Mendlesham. Within 15 km there are 10 more places to visit, starting with Eye Castle (8 km).
Museum near Mendlesham
Just outside Mendlesham
Mid Suffolk Light Railway is 2.1 km east of Mendlesham. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
June to September are the warmest in Mendlesham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.
Mid Suffolk Light Railway
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 2.1 km east of Mendlesham
- Official site
- mslr.org.uk
Getting to Mid Suffolk Light Railway
The numbers show what else is near Mid Suffolk Light Railway, in the order listed below.
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Towns a short way from Mid Suffolk Light Railway
The biggest base of the 4 is Debenham (2,294 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Mendlesham
Thorndon
Wickham Skeith
Debenham
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Mid Suffolk Light Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendlesham | 2.1 km west of it | 1,018 | 2 |
| Thorndon | 3.1 km north of it | 727 | 2 |
| Wickham Skeith | 4.2 km northwest of it | 306 | 2 |
| Debenham | 4.5 km southeast of it | 2,294 | 2 |
What else is near Mid Suffolk Light Railway
Our list has 10 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 3 castles and a zoo.
CastleEye Castle8 km away2
CastleHelmingham Hall10 km away3
CastleWingfield Castle15 km away4
MuseumThe Food Museum11 km away5MuseumMuseum95th Bomb Group Memorial Hospital9.5 km away6MuseumMuseumDiss Museum14 km away7ZooZooSuffolk Owl Sanctuary7 km away8MuseumMuseumHaughley Green Air Raid Shelter10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Mid Suffolk Light Railway
Where is Mid Suffolk Light Railway?
Mid Suffolk Light Railway is 2.1 km east of Mendlesham, Suffolk.
What is Mid Suffolk Light Railway?
Heritage railway in Suffolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mid Suffolk Light Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Mendlesham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Mid Suffolk Light Railway?
Within 15 km: Eye Castle (8 km), Helmingham Hall (10 km), Wingfield Castle (15 km) and The Food Museum (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 (5)
- Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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