Rhyl Miniature Railway
Rhyl Miniature Railway is a miniature railway museum. This one stands 100 m west of Rhyl. It is protected as a National Monument of Wales.
Museum near Rhyl
Just outside Rhyl
Rhyl Miniature Railway is 100 m west of Rhyl. Towns near it ↓
National Monument of Wales
On the official list of protected heritage; Rhyl has 99 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
June to September are the warmest in Rhyl, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
Rhyl Miniature Railway
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Close by, Rhuddlan Castle is 3.7 km away, one of 19 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National Monument of Wales
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 100 m west of Rhyl
- Official site
- rhylminiaturerailway.co.uk
Mapping Rhyl Miniature Railway
Numbered points are the places near Rhyl Miniature Railway, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Rhyl tops the 6 for size, at 26,982 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Rhyl
Kinmel Bay
Rhuddlan
Prestatyn
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Rhyl Miniature Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl | 100 m east of it | 26,982 | 10 |
| Kinmel Bay | 400 m southwest of it | 9,016 | 12 |
| Rhuddlan | 2.8 km southeast of it | 3,791 | 11 |
| Prestatyn | 4.1 km northeast of it | 16,678 | 7 |
| Bodelwyddan | 4.3 km south of it | 1,785 | 10 |
| Pensarn | 4.9 km southwest of it | 1,329 | 7 |
Also near Rhyl Miniature Railway
Around it, within 15 km, lie 19 more, including 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle3.7 km away2
Castle · CadwTwthill Castle4 km away3
Historic houseBodelwyddan Castle5.7 km away4
CathedralSt Asaph Cathedral7.4 km away5
CastleGwrych Castle7.7 km away6
Water parkSC2 Rhyl1.1 km away7
Historic houseBodrhyddan Hall5 km away8
CastlePrestatyn Castle7.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Rhyl Miniature Railway: the answers
Where is Rhyl Miniature Railway?
Rhyl Miniature Railway is 100 m west of Rhyl, Clwyd.
What is Rhyl Miniature Railway?
Miniature railway museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Rhyl Miniature Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Rhyl, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rhyl Miniature Railway a listed building?
Yes: National Monument of Wales.
What else is there to see near Rhyl Miniature Railway?
Within 15 km: Rhuddlan Castle (3.7 km), Twthill Castle (4 km), Bodelwyddan Castle (5.7 km) and St Asaph Cathedral (7.4 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)
- Rhyl Miniature Railway: AHEMSLTD~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twthill Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodelwyddan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Asaph Cathedral: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwrych Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SC2 Rhyl: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodrhyddan Hall: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prestatyn Castle: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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