Museum · Preston · Lancashire

Ribble Steam Railway

Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway and museum. Inside Preston’s built-up area is where it stands. Add Harris Museum, 3.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 18 places within 15 km.

Photo: Ribble Steam Railway, K A (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Preston

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Preston

Inside Preston

Ribble Steam Railway is inside Preston’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Preston peak at 18–20°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 2°92 mm

Feb8° / 2°79 mm

Mar10° / 3°64 mm

Apr13° / 5°56 mm

May16° / 8°62 mm

Jun19° / 11°76 mm

Jul20° / 13°86 mm

Aug20° / 12°97 mm

Sep18° / 10°97 mm

Oct14° / 8°115 mm

Nov10° / 5°103 mm

Dec8° / 2°118 mm

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

About

Ribble Steam Railway

Standard gauge preserved railway and museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

In Preston, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Preston
Official site: ribblesteam.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Ribble Steam Railway

Ribble Steam Railway sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Ribble Steam Railway

By population, Preston leads the 8 with 94,502. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Preston

94,502 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 900 m southeast of it

Penwortham

20,489 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km north of it

Cottam

5,507 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Fulwood

34,693 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ribble Steam Railway is	People	Places to visit
Preston	It’s in town	94,502	9
Penwortham	900 m southeast of it	20,489	8
Cottam	1.6 km north of it	5,507	6
Fulwood	1.8 km northeast of it	34,693	6
Hutton	2.2 km south of it	2,140	5
Longton	3.3 km southwest of it	10,912	7
Clifton	3.5 km west of it	1,022	2
New Gate	3.8 km southeast of it	300	7

Make a day of it

Next door to Ribble Steam Railway

The 18 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a cathedral.

MuseumHarris Museum3.6 km away 2

CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston3.8 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Lancashire4.3 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall14 km away 5

MuseumLancashire Infantry Museum4.9 km away 6

MuseumBritish Commercial Vehicle Museum8.2 km away 7

Historic houseSamlesbury Hall12 km away 8

Historic houseHoghton Tower12 km away

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

Asked about Ribble Steam Railway

Where is Ribble Steam Railway?

Ribble Steam Railway is in Preston, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ribble Steam Railway?

Standard gauge preserved railway and museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Ribble Steam Railway?

June to September are the warmest months in Preston, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ribble Steam Railway?

Within 15 km: Harris Museum (3.6 km), Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (3.8 km), Museum of Lancashire (4.3 km) and Rufford Old Hall (14 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)

Ribble Steam Railway: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancashire Infantry Museum: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Commercial Vehicle Museum: Sherpa_536, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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