Spa Valley Railway
Spa Valley Railway is a heritage railway in southeast England. Its address puts it 200 m southwest of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Nearby, Hever Castle (11 km) heads a list of 24 within 15 km.
Heritage railway near Royal Tunbridge Wells
Just outside Royal Tunbridge Wells
Spa Valley Railway is 200 m southwest of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Royal Tunbridge Wells peak at 19–22°C, June to September.
Spa Valley Railway
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 200 m southwest of Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Official site
- spavalleyrailway.co.uk
Spa Valley Railway at a glance
The map puts Spa Valley Railway in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Home to 51,215 people, Royal Tunbridge Wells is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
- 1Royal Tunbridge Wells
- 2Rusthall and Langton Green
- 3Bullingstone
- 4Speldhurst
- 5Southborough
- 6Groombridge
- 7Frant
- 8Fordcombe
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Rusthall and Langton Green
Bullingstone
Speldhurst
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Spa Valley Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 200 m northeast of it | 51,215 | 7 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 600 m northwest of it | 7,783 | 5 |
| Bullingstone | 2.5 km northwest of it | 196 | 5 |
| Speldhurst | 2.7 km northwest of it | 947 | 4 |
| Southborough | 3.3 km northeast of it | 9,632 | 6 |
| Groombridge | 3.3 km west of it | 1,077 | 4 |
| Frant | 3.4 km southeast of it | 701 | 3 |
| Fordcombe | 3.6 km northwest of it | 570 | 4 |
Around Spa Valley Railway
Our list has 24 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 3 historic houses and an abbey or priory.
Historic houseHever Castle11 km away2Historic houseHistoric housePenshurst Place6.8 km away3
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse8.5 km away4
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle12 km away5
Historic houseSalomons Museum3.2 km away6
CastleChiddingstone Castle9.5 km away7
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBayham Old Abbey8.6 km away8
CastleSomerhill House7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Spa Valley Railway
Where is Spa Valley Railway?
Spa Valley Railway is 200 m southwest of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
What is Spa Valley Railway?
Heritage railway in southeast England.
When is the best time to visit Spa Valley Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Spa Valley Railway?
Within 15 km: Hever Castle (11 km), Penshurst Place (6.8 km), Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse (8.5 km) and Scotney Castle (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)
- Spa Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chiddingstone Castle: Hjamesberglen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayham Old Abbey: Mstanyauk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerhill House: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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