Mountsorrel Railway
Mountsorrel Railway is a heritage railway. Inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area is where it stands. Within 15 km there are 41 more places to visit, starting with Leicester Cathedral (11 km).
Heritage railway in Mountsorrel
Inside Mountsorrel
Mountsorrel Railway is inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Warmest in Mountsorrel are June to September, at 19–22°C.
Mountsorrel Railway
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Mountsorrel
- Official site
- heritage-centre.co.uk
Mountsorrel Railway at a glance
On this map, Mountsorrel Railway is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Mountsorrel’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Mountsorrel Railway
By population, Mountsorrel leads the 8 with 12,879. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Mountsorrel
Barrow upon Soar
Quorndon
Rothley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mountsorrel Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountsorrel | It’s in town | 12,879 | 7 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 900 m north of it | 6,823 | 7 |
| Quorndon | 900 m northwest of it | 5,576 | 7 |
| Rothley | 1.7 km south of it | 770 | 5 |
| Sileby | 1.8 km east of it | 8,954 | 2 |
| Cossington | 2.8 km southeast of it | 543 | 2 |
| Swithland | 3.2 km southwest of it | 256 | 6 |
| Woodhouse | 3.7 km west of it | 608 | 9 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km are 41 places, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral11 km away2
GardenBradgate Park7 km away3
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle12 km away4
MuseumNational Space Centre8.8 km away5
CastleLeicester Castle11 km away6
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey9.4 km away7MuseumMuseumStonehurst Motor Museum300 m away8
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Mountsorrel Railway
Where is Mountsorrel Railway?
Mountsorrel Railway is in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Mountsorrel Railway?
Heritage railway in Leicestershire.
When is the best time to visit Mountsorrel Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Mountsorrel, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Mountsorrel Railway?
Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (11 km), Bradgate Park (7 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (12 km) and National Space Centre (8.8 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 (8)
- Mountsorrel Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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