Museum · near Carlton · Leicestershire

Shackerstone railway station

Shackerstone railway station is a preserved railway station and heritage museum. The site is 2 km northwest of Carlton. Its status is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Shackerstone railway station, Robpics69 (Public domain)

Where

2 km

northwest of Carlton

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum near Carlton

Just outside Carlton

Shackerstone railway station is 2 km northwest of Carlton. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Carlton has 4 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

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Carlton peak at 18–22°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°46 mm

Apr13° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun19° / 10°67 mm

Jul22° / 12°67 mm

Aug21° / 12°62 mm

Sep18° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 2°65 mm

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

About

Shackerstone railway station

Articles on it exist in 3 languages. Nearby, Ashby de la Zouch Castle (10 km) heads a list of 26 within 15 km.

Carlton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 2 km northwest of Carlton
Official site: battlefieldline.co.uk

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

The map

Where it sits

The numbers show what else is near Shackerstone railway station, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Shackerstone railway station

With 6,806 people, Ibstock is the largest of the 7. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 2 km southeast of it

Carlton

364 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Market Bosworth

2,104 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km east of it

Nailstone

566 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km north of it

Heather

1,068 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Shackerstone railway station is	People	Places to visit
Carlton	2 km southeast of it	364	6
Market Bosworth	3.4 km southeast of it	2,104	6
Nailstone	3.5 km east of it	566	2
Heather	3.8 km north of it	1,068	3
Ibstock	3.8 km northeast of it	6,806	3
Barlestone	3.8 km east of it	2,563	3
Twycross	4.3 km west of it	303	4

Make a day of it

After Shackerstone railway station

Of the 26 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, a zoo and an abbey or priory.

Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle10 km away 2

ZooTwycross Zoo5.8 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle15 km away 4

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey12 km away 5

CastleHartshill Castle13 km away 6

CastleGroby Castle14 km away 7

Heritage railwayBattlefield Line Railway6.4 km away 8MuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House7.4 km away

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

Shackerstone railway station in questions

Where is Shackerstone railway station?

Shackerstone railway station is 2 km northwest of Carlton, Leicestershire.

What is Shackerstone railway station?

Preserved railway station and heritage museum in Leicestershire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Shackerstone railway station?

June to September are the warmest months in Carlton, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Shackerstone railway station a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Shackerstone railway station?

Within 15 km: Ashby de la Zouch Castle (10 km), Twycross Zoo (5.8 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (15 km) and Mount St Bernard Abbey (12 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)

Shackerstone railway station: Robpics69, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Groby Castle: Charles Wall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Battlefield Line Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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