Heritage railway · Robertsbridge · East Sussex

Rother Valley Railway

Rother Valley Railway is a railway taking its name from the Sussex and Kent River Rother. It is within Robertsbridge’s built-up area. Nearby, Bodiam Castle (5.5 km) heads a list of 18 within 15 km.

Where

In Robertsbridge

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Heritage railway in Robertsbridge

Inside Robertsbridge

Rother Valley Railway is inside Robertsbridge’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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

The seasons here

In Robertsbridge, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°101 mm

Feb8° / 2°72 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 8°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°68 mm

Sep19° / 10°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°108 mm

Nov11° / 5°111 mm

Dec8° / 2°110 mm

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

About

Rother Valley Railway

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Type: Heritage railway
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Robertsbridge
Official site: rvr.org.uk

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

The map

The area around Rother Valley Railway

Spot Rother Valley Railway in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Rother Valley Railway

Of these 5 towns, the largest is Robertsbridge (1,439 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Robertsbridge

1,439 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km north of it

Hurst Green

1,181 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km northwest of it

Etchingham

420 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km northeast of it

Bodiam

395 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Rother Valley Railway is	People	Places to visit
Robertsbridge	It’s in town	1,439	4
Hurst Green	2.9 km north of it	1,181	2
Etchingham	3.1 km northwest of it	420	3
Bodiam	4.6 km northeast of it	395	4
Staplecross	4.7 km east of it	825	4

Make a day of it

Next door to Rother Valley Railway

Among the 18 within 15 km are 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 gardens.

Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle5.5 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey8 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustBateman's6.3 km away 4

Castle · National TrustScotney Castle13 km away 5

GardenGreat Dixter8.7 km away 6

GardenBedgebury National Pinetum9.9 km away 7

Historic houseBrickwall9.6 km away 8

Historic houseFinchcocks Music Museum13 km away

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

Rother Valley Railway: what to know

Where is Rother Valley Railway?

Rother Valley Railway is in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rother Valley Railway?

Railway taking its name from the Sussex and Kent River Rother.

When is the best time to visit Rother Valley Railway?

May to September are the warmest months in Robertsbridge, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Rother Valley Railway?

Within 15 km: Bodiam Castle (5.5 km), Battle Abbey (8 km), Bateman's (6.3 km) and Scotney Castle (13 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)

Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bateman's: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Dixter: Miles Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bedgebury National Pinetum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brickwall: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Finchcocks Music Museum: Clavecin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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