Nene Valley Railway
Visitors find Nene Valley Railway, a heritage railway, 500 m south of Castor and Ailsworth. Peterborough Cathedral, 6.8 km away, leads the 19 other places within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.
Heritage railway near Castor and Ailsworth
Just outside Castor and Ailsworth
Nene Valley Railway is 500 m south of Castor and Ailsworth. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Castor and Ailsworth
Warm weather in Castor and Ailsworth runs May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Nene Valley Railway
Heritage railway in the United Kingdom.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 500 m south of Castor and Ailsworth
- Official site
- nvr.org.uk
Nene Valley Railway and what surrounds it
The map puts Nene Valley Railway in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Nene Valley Railway, by distance
Peterborough tops the 8 for size, at 190,592 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Castor and Ailsworth
Peterborough
Elton
Yarwell
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Nene Valley Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castor and Ailsworth | 500 m north of it | 1,461 | 4 |
| Peterborough | 1.4 km east of it | 190,592 | 10 |
| Elton | 5 km southwest of it | 691 | 3 |
| Yarwell | 5.5 km west of it | 503 | 5 |
| Wansford | 5.7 km west of it | 506 | 3 |
| Nassington | 6.6 km west of it | 867 | 5 |
| Ufford | 7.2 km northwest of it | 272 | 5 |
| Yaxley | 7.6 km southeast of it | 9,403 | 4 |
What else is near Nene Valley Railway
There are 19 within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral among them.
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral6.8 km away2
CastleFotheringhay Castle7.8 km away3
Historic houseBurghley House12 km away4
Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower3.7 km away5
CastleWoodcroft Castle7.1 km away6
Historic houseElton Hall5.9 km away7
MuseumFlag Fen10 km away8
CastleBarnwell Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Nene Valley Railway
Where is Nene Valley Railway?
Nene Valley Railway is 500 m south of Castor and Ailsworth, Cambridgeshire.
What is Nene Valley Railway?
Heritage railway in the United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Nene Valley Railway?
May to September are the warmest months in Castor and Ailsworth, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Nene Valley Railway?
Within 15 km: Peterborough Cathedral (6.8 km), Fotheringhay Castle (7.8 km), Burghley House (12 km) and Longthorpe Tower (3.7 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)
- Nene Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elton Hall: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flag Fen: The original uploader was Kev747 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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