The Engine House
The Engine House is a transport museum at Highley station on the Severn Valley Railway. This is a site of Severn Valley Railway. A short trip away is Bridgnorth Castle, 10 km off, the first of 33 within 15 km.
Museum near Highley
Just outside Highley
The Engine House is 500 m southeast of Highley. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Highley peak at 18–22°C, June to September.
The Engine House
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Severn Valley Railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 500 m southeast of Highley
The way to The Engine House
The map puts The Engine House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near The Engine House
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Close to The Engine House
2 castles, 2 historic houses and a heritage railway are among the 33 within 15 km.
CastleBridgnorth Castle10 km away2
Heritage railwaySevern Valley Railway11 km away3
Museum · National TrustDudmaston Hall6 km away4
CastleHartlebury Castle14 km away5
ZooWest Midland Safari Park9.3 km away6
FortDrakelow Tunnels8.1 km away7
Historic houseEnville Hall8.3 km away8
Historic house · National TrustMorville Hall14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about The Engine House
Where is The Engine House?
The Engine House is 500 m southeast of Highley, Shropshire.
What is The Engine House?
Transport museum at Highley station on the Severn Valley Railway.
Who runs The Engine House?
Severn Valley Railway.
When is the best time to visit The Engine House?
June to September are the warmest months in Highley, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Engine House?
Within 15 km: Bridgnorth Castle (10 km), Severn Valley Railway (11 km), Dudmaston Hall (6 km) and Hartlebury Castle (14 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)
- The Engine House: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgnorth Castle: Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Severn Valley Railway: Duncan Harris, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudmaston Hall: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartlebury Castle: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Midland Safari Park: Robek, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Drakelow Tunnels: Joesaphine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enville Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morville Hall: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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