Steeple Grange Light Railway
Steeple Grange Light Railway is a heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Within 15 km there are 45 more places to visit, starting with Chatsworth House (15 km). 3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
Heritage railway in Wirksworth
Inside Wirksworth
Steeple Grange Light Railway is inside Wirksworth’s built-up area, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
If warmth matters, go June to September: Wirksworth reaches 17–20°C.
Steeple Grange Light Railway
Heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.
In Wirksworth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Wirksworth
- Official site
- sglr.co.uk
The map
The orange dot is Steeple Grange Light Railway; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Wirksworth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Steeple Grange Light Railway
Home to 11,990 people, Matlock is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Wirksworth
Cromford
Middleton
Bonsall
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Steeple Grange Light Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirksworth | It’s in town | 4,904 | 18 |
| Cromford | 600 m northeast of it | 1,395 | 18 |
| Middleton | 600 m west of it | 893 | 16 |
| Bonsall | 1.7 km north of it | 277 | 18 |
| Matlock Bath | 1.8 km north of it | 671 | 17 |
| Matlock | 3 km north of it | 11,990 | 21 |
| Holloway | 3.5 km east of it | 518 | 20 |
| Tansley | 5 km northeast of it | 1,176 | 16 |
Other places close by
3 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle are among the 45 within 15 km.
Historic houseChatsworth House15 km away2
MuseumNational Tramway Museum5.5 km away3
MuseumNational Stone Centre300 m away4
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle13 km away5
Historic houseRiber Castle4 km away6
Heritage railwayEcclesbourne Valley Railway1.4 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall12 km away8
Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom2.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Steeple Grange Light Railway: questions
Where is Steeple Grange Light Railway?
Steeple Grange Light Railway is in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Steeple Grange Light Railway?
Heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.
When is the best time to visit Steeple Grange Light Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Wirksworth, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Steeple Grange Light Railway?
Within 15 km: Chatsworth House (15 km), National Tramway Museum (5.5 km), National Stone Centre (300 m) and Duffield Castle (13 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)
- Steeple Grange Light Railway: Eamon Curry from Derby, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Stone Centre: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Pcgenius9, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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