SteamWorks!
SteamWorks! is an independent museum. Head 1.5 km northeast of North Chailey to reach it. The site is run by Bluebell Railway.
Museum near North Chailey
Just outside North Chailey
SteamWorks! is 1.5 km northeast of North Chailey. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
In North Chailey, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–22°C.
SteamWorks!
Top of the 35 other places within 15 km is Sheffield Park, 1.5 km off.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Bluebell Railway
- Town
- 1.5 km northeast of North Chailey
- Official site
- bluebell-railway-museum.co.uk
The area around SteamWorks!
The map centres on SteamWorks!, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The biggest base of the 7 is Haywards Heath (40,186 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
North Chailey
Newick
Scayne's Hill
Danehill
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where SteamWorks! is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Chailey | 1.5 km southwest of it | 1,008 | 4 |
| Newick | 1.7 km south of it | 2,689 | 5 |
| Scayne's Hill | 3 km west of it | 717 | 4 |
| Danehill | 3.2 km north of it | 227 | 5 |
| Horsted Keynes | 4.4 km northwest of it | 1,121 | 5 |
| Haywards Heath | 4.5 km west of it | 40,186 | 6 |
| Horney Common | 5 km northeast of it | 217 | 3 |
While you are near SteamWorks!
3 gardens, 3 historic houses and a heritage railway are among the 35 within 15 km.
Garden · National TrustSheffield Park1.5 km away2
Heritage railwayBluebell Railway5.3 km away3
CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate14 km away4
Garden · National TrustWakehurst10 km away5
Historic houseBrantridge Park13 km away6GardenGardenBorde Hill8.6 km away7
Historic houseGlyndebourne14 km away8
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on SteamWorks!
Where is SteamWorks!?
SteamWorks! is 1.5 km northeast of North Chailey, East Sussex.
What is SteamWorks!?
Independent Museum in South East England.
Who runs SteamWorks!?
Bluebell Railway.
When is the best time to visit SteamWorks!?
May to September are the warmest months in North Chailey, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near SteamWorks!?
Within 15 km: Sheffield Park (1.5 km), Bluebell Railway (5.3 km), Lewes Castle - Barbican gate (14 km) and Wakehurst (10 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 (7)
- Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyndebourne: Wolfiewolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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