Railway Museum
Railway Museum is a museum in Folkestone. Around it, within 15 km, lie 38 more places, Dover Castle (15 km) first on our list.
Museum near Folkestone
Just outside Folkestone
Railway Museum is 100 m northwest of Folkestone. Towns near it ↓
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Seasons in Folkestone
The warmest stretch in Folkestone is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.
Railway Museum
Museum in Folkestone, England, UK.
100 m northwest of Folkestone.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 100 m northwest of Folkestone
- Official site
- elhamvalleylinetrust.org
Where to find Railway Museum
Orange: Railway Museum.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Railway Museum
By population, Folkestone leads the 7 with 51,987. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Folkestone
Hythe
Etchinghill
Hawkinge
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Railway Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone | 100 m southeast of it | 51,987 | 10 |
| Hythe | 1.8 km southwest of it | 14,613 | 13 |
| Etchinghill | 2 km northwest of it | 621 | 6 |
| Hawkinge | 2.4 km northeast of it | 8,499 | 7 |
| Saltwood | 2.9 km southwest of it | 857 | 8 |
| Lyminge | 3.4 km northwest of it | 1,918 | 5 |
| Densole | 3.8 km northeast of it | 888 | 5 |
While you are near Railway Museum
Among the 38 within 15 km are 5 castles, a heritage railway and a museum.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle15 km away2
CastleSaltwood Castle3 km away3
CastleSandgate Castle 15393.4 km away4
CastleLympne Castle7.2 km away5
CastleWestenhanger Castle6.1 km away6
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway11 km away7
MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum2.9 km away8
ZooPort Lympne Reserve8.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Railway Museum
Where is Railway Museum?
Railway Museum is 100 m northwest of Folkestone, Kent.
What is Railway Museum?
Museum in Folkestone, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Railway Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Folkestone, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Railway Museum?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (15 km), Saltwood Castle (3 km), Sandgate Castle 1539 (3.4 km) and Lympne Castle (7.2 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)
- Railway Museum: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Battle of Britain Museum: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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