Rocks by Rail
Rocks by Rail is a railway museum. Its address puts it 1.4 km west of Cottesmore. 14 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Woolsthorpe Manor (11 km).
Museum near Cottesmore
Just outside Cottesmore
Rocks by Rail is 1.4 km west of Cottesmore. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
June to September are the warmest in Cottesmore, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C.
Rocks by Rail
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.4 km west of Cottesmore
- Official site
- rocks-by-rail.org
Where Rocks by Rail is
Spot Rocks by Rail in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Oakham is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (12,159 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Cottesmore
Greetham
Market Overton
Oakham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Rocks by Rail is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottesmore | 1.4 km east of it | 811 | 4 |
| Greetham | 1.8 km east of it | 2,807 | 4 |
| Market Overton | 2.2 km north of it | 564 | 2 |
| Oakham | 2.7 km southwest of it | 12,159 | 8 |
| Langham | 4.4 km southwest of it | 1,400 | 6 |
| Exton | 4.6 km southeast of it | 581 | 4 |
| Whissendine | 4.7 km west of it | 930 | 3 |
| Barleythorpe | 4.9 km southwest of it | 1,344 | 7 |
Beyond Rocks by Rail
There are 14 within 15 km, 3 castles, a garden and a museum among them.
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor11 km away2
CastleOakham Castle5.5 km away3CastleCastleExton Hall4.5 km away4
MuseumRutland County Museum5.8 km away5
Fort · English HeritageBurrough Hill12 km away6
CastleCastle Mound12 km away7
Theme parkTwin Lakes Adventure Park13 km away8
Historic houseStoke Rochford Hall15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Rocks by Rail, answered
Where is Rocks by Rail?
Rocks by Rail is 1.4 km west of Cottesmore, Rutland.
What is Rocks by Rail?
Railway museum in Oakham, Rutland.
When is the best time to visit Rocks by Rail?
June to September are the warmest months in Cottesmore, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Rocks by Rail?
Within 15 km: Woolsthorpe Manor (11 km), Oakham Castle (5.5 km), Exton Hall (4.5 km) and Rutland County Museum (5.8 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)
- Rocks by Rail: A.M.Hurrell, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rutland County Museum: Lorraine Cornwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrough Hill: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Mound: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twin Lakes Adventure Park: Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoke Rochford Hall: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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