Museum · near Newcastle-under-Lyme · Staffordshire

Moseley Railway Trust

Moseley Railway Trust is an industrial railway museum & narrow gauge railway. It stands 300 m northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme. There are 34 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Apedale Heritage Centre (100 m).

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

Where

300 m

northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Newcastle-under-Lyme

Just outside Newcastle-under-Lyme

Moseley Railway Trust is 300 m northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

Aim for June to September, when Newcastle-under-Lyme reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°71 mm

Feb8° / 2°62 mm

Mar10° / 3°57 mm

Apr13° / 5°56 mm

May16° / 8°63 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°74 mm

Aug20° / 12°78 mm

Sep18° / 10°74 mm

Oct14° / 7°87 mm

Nov10° / 4°78 mm

Dec7° / 2°88 mm

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

About

Moseley Railway Trust

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 300 m northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Official site: mrt.org.uk

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

The map

Where it sits

On this map, Moseley Railway Trust is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

The 8 towns are led in size by Stoke-on-Trent, with 260,560 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 300 m southeast of it

Newcastle-under-Lyme

76,511 people · 21 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km west of it

Halmer End and Alsagers Bank

1,158 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Bignall End

3,184 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Miles Green

865 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Moseley Railway Trust is	People	Places to visit
Newcastle-under-Lyme	300 m southeast of it	76,511	21
Halmer End and Alsagers Bank	1.1 km west of it	1,158	10
Bignall End	1.6 km northwest of it	3,184	7
Miles Green	2.2 km northwest of it	865	6
Keele	2.8 km south of it	2,607	12
Audley	2.8 km northwest of it	1,984	4
Stoke-on-Trent	3.2 km east of it	260,560	28
Madeley	3.8 km southwest of it	3,293	6

Make a day of it

What else is near Moseley Railway Trust

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses.

MuseumApedale Heritage Centre100 m away 2

CastleHeighley Castle5.3 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall11 km away 4

Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle9.5 km away 5

MuseumMiddleport Pottery3.9 km away 6

MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre13 km away · 30K visitors a year 7

Historic houseWhitmore Hall7.3 km away 8

Water parkWaterworld4.6 km away

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

Know before you visit Moseley Railway Trust

Where is Moseley Railway Trust?

Moseley Railway Trust is 300 m northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

What is Moseley Railway Trust?

Industrial railway museum & narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, England.

When is the best time to visit Moseley Railway Trust?

June to September are the warmest months in Newcastle-under-Lyme, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Moseley Railway Trust?

Within 15 km: Apedale Heritage Centre (100 m), Heighley Castle (5.3 km), Little Moreton Hall (11 km) and Mow Cop Castle (9.5 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)

Moseley Railway Trust: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Apedale Heritage Centre: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Middleport Pottery: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whitmore Hall: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waterworld: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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