Tanfield Railway
Tanfield Railway is a preserved railway in County Durham. Its address puts it 1.3 km south of Sunniside. 64 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Beamish Museum (2.7 km).
Heritage railway near Sunniside
Just outside Sunniside
Tanfield Railway is 1.3 km south of Sunniside. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Expect highs of 17–20°C in Sunniside from June to September.
Tanfield Railway
It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.3 km south of Sunniside
- Official site
- tanfield-railway.co.uk
Tanfield Railway on the map
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Tanfield Railway is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Tanfield Railway
Largest of the 8 is Gateshead, home to 115,278. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Sunniside
Tanfield Lea
Whickham
Stanley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tanfield Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunniside | 1.3 km north of it | 3,422 | 9 |
| Tanfield Lea | 2.5 km southwest of it | 2,399 | 6 |
| Whickham | 2.6 km north of it | 15,680 | 33 |
| Stanley | 2.6 km south of it | 19,423 | 6 |
| Kibblesworth | 3 km east of it | 1,500 | 7 |
| Burnopfield | 3.2 km west of it | 2,998 | 6 |
| Hobson | 3.4 km west of it | 710 | 7 |
| Gateshead | 3.5 km northeast of it | 115,278 | 49 |
While you are near Tanfield Railway
Nearby, 64 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.
MuseumBeamish Museum2.7 km away · 350K visitors a year2
MuseumTurbinia7.5 km away3
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral8 km away4
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle7.9 km away5
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral7.6 km away6
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock9 km away · 638K visitors a year7
MuseumCentre for Life7.4 km away · 225K visitors a year8
CastleRavensworth Castle3.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Tanfield Railway
Where is Tanfield Railway?
Tanfield Railway is 1.3 km south of Sunniside, Tyne and Wear.
What is Tanfield Railway?
Preserved railway in County Durham, England.
When is the best time to visit Tanfield Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Sunniside, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Tanfield Railway?
Within 15 km: Beamish Museum (2.7 km), Turbinia (7.5 km), Newcastle Cathedral (8 km) and Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (7.9 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)
- Tanfield Railway: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ravensworth Castle: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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