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Statfold Barn Railway and Museum

Statfold Barn Railway and Museum is a railway line and museum in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Within 15 km there are 26 more places to visit, starting with Lichfield Cathedral (13 km). Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Photo: Statfold Barn Railway and Museum, A M Hurrell (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1.3 km

northeast of Tamworth

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum near Tamworth

Just outside Tamworth

Statfold Barn Railway and Museum is 1.3 km northeast of Tamworth. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Highs of 19–22°C mark June to September in Tamworth.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 4°45 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°58 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

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

About

Statfold Barn Railway and Museum

Railway line and museum in Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

1.3 km northeast of Tamworth.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 1.3 km northeast of Tamworth
Official site: statfold.com/museum

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

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Statfold Barn Railway and Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Largest of the 7 is Tamworth, home to 76,074. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Tamworth

76,074 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Polesworth

1,955 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 4 km south of it

Polesworth and Dordon

7,552 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southeast of it

Warton

1,472 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Statfold Barn Railway and Museum is	People	Places to visit
Tamworth	1.3 km southwest of it	76,074	9
Polesworth	3.4 km southeast of it	1,955	3
Polesworth and Dordon	4 km south of it	7,552	4
Warton	4.1 km southeast of it	1,472	4
Clifton Campville	4.7 km north of it	691	2
Austrey	4.8 km east of it	1,140	4
Fazeley	4.9 km southwest of it	7,571	7

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Among the 26 within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 zoos and a cathedral.

CathedralLichfield Cathedral13 km away 2

CastleTamworth Castle4.2 km away 3

ZooTwycross Zoo7.8 km away 4

ZooDrayton Manor Zoo6.4 km away 5

MuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum13 km away · 16K visitors a year 6

Abbey or prioryPolesworth Abbey4.2 km away 7

CastleHartshill Castle14 km away 8

AttractionStormforce 106.6 km away

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

What people ask about Statfold Barn Railway and Museum

Where is Statfold Barn Railway and Museum?

Statfold Barn Railway and Museum is 1.3 km northeast of Tamworth, Staffordshire.

What is Statfold Barn Railway and Museum?

Railway line and museum in Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Statfold Barn Railway and Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Tamworth, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Statfold Barn Railway and Museum?

Within 15 km: Lichfield Cathedral (13 km), Tamworth Castle (4.2 km), Twycross Zoo (7.8 km) and Drayton Manor Zoo (6.4 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)

Statfold Barn Railway and Museum: A M Hurrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Polesworth Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stormforce 10: Cz98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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