South Devon Railway
South Devon Railway is a heritage railway in the United Kingdon. The site is 1.2 km north of Dartington. Look also at Totnes Castle, 3.6 km away, first of 49 more within 15 km.
Heritage railway near Dartington
Just outside Dartington
South Devon Railway is 1.2 km north of Dartington. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Dartington
In Dartington the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.
South Devon Railway
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 1.2 km north of Dartington
- Official site
- southdevonrailway.co.uk
South Devon Railway on the map
The map puts South Devon Railway in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The biggest base of the 8 is Totnes (9,217 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Dartington
Totnes
Broadhempston
Buckfastleigh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where South Devon Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartington | 1.2 km south of it | 924 | 9 |
| Totnes | 2.3 km southeast of it | 9,217 | 8 |
| Broadhempston | 3.1 km northeast of it | 740 | 5 |
| Buckfastleigh | 3.7 km northwest of it | 2,720 | 12 |
| Buckfast | 5.6 km northwest of it | 283 | 11 |
| Ipplepen | 6.3 km northeast of it | 2,150 | 10 |
| Denbury | 6.8 km northeast of it | 1,482 | 10 |
| Ashburton | 7 km north of it | 3,368 | 11 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km you can add 3 historic houses, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle3.6 km away2
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey5.5 km away3
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle5.9 km away4
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle8.4 km away5
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House13 km away6
ZooPaignton Zoo10 km away7
MuseumTotnes Museum3.9 km away8
Historic house · English HeritageKirkham House11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about South Devon Railway
Where is South Devon Railway?
South Devon Railway is 1.2 km north of Dartington, Devon.
What is South Devon Railway?
Heritage railway in the United Kingdon.
When is the best time to visit South Devon Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Dartington, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near South Devon Railway?
Within 15 km: Totnes Castle (3.6 km), Buckfast Abbey (5.5 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (5.9 km) and Compton Castle (8.4 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)
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkham House: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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