The Scenic Railway
The Scenic Railway is a roller coaster at Dreamland Margate. It is within Margate’s built-up area. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building.
Attraction in Margate
Inside Margate
The Scenic Railway is inside Margate’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Margate has 303 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Expect highs of 17–23°C in Margate from May to September.
The Scenic Railway
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages. Our list has 35 more places within 15 km; first among them is Dreamland Margate, at 100 m.
- Type
- Attraction
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Margate
The area around The Scenic Railway
Orange is The Scenic Railway; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Margate’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around The Scenic Railway
Largest of the 5 is Margate, home to 63,315. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Margate
Broadstairs
Ramsgate
Minster (Thanet)
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where The Scenic Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margate | It’s in town | 63,315 | 28 |
| Broadstairs | 2.3 km southeast of it | 25,780 | 25 |
| Ramsgate | 2.9 km southeast of it | 42,031 | 26 |
| Minster (Thanet) | 3.3 km southwest of it | 4,739 | 30 |
| Cliffs End | 6.4 km south of it | 1,284 | 22 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km you can add 6 museums, a theme park and a historic house.
Theme parkDreamland Margate100 m away2MuseumMuseumCrab Museum600 m away3
MuseumCervia6.7 km away4
Historic houseQuex Park4.4 km away5
MuseumPowell-Cotton Museum4.8 km away6
MuseumDickens House Museum5.4 km away7
MuseumSundowner6.7 km away8
MuseumRamsgate Maritime Museum6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about The Scenic Railway
Where is The Scenic Railway?
The Scenic Railway is in Margate, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Scenic Railway?
Roller coaster at Dreamland Margate, in Kent, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit The Scenic Railway?
May to September are the warmest months in Margate, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Scenic Railway a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near The Scenic Railway?
Within 15 km: Dreamland Margate (100 m), Crab Museum (600 m), Cervia (6.7 km) and Quex Park (4.4 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 (8)
- The Scenic Railway: Peet13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dreamland Margate: Ruth Johnston from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cervia: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quex Park: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powell-Cotton Museum: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dickens House Museum: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sundowner: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsgate Maritime Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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