Volk's Electric Railway
Volk's Electric Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway. On the map, it sits 100 m southeast of Brighton and Hove. 63 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Royal Pavilion (800 m).
Heritage railway near Brighton and Hove
Just outside Brighton and Hove
Volk's Electric Railway is 100 m southeast of Brighton and Hove. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warm weather in Brighton and Hove runs June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.
Volk's Electric Railway
Articles on it exist in 7 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 100 m southeast of Brighton and Hove
- Official site
- volksrailway.org.uk
Around Volk's Electric Railway, mapped
The orange dot is Volk's Electric Railway; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Volk's Electric Railway
Of the 5, Brighton and Hove is the largest, at 277,096 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Brighton and Hove
East Saltdean
Southwick
Telscombe Cliffs
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Volk's Electric Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | 100 m northwest of it | 277,096 | 54 |
| East Saltdean | 7.4 km east of it | 2,892 | 5 |
| Southwick | 7.6 km west of it | 12,242 | 29 |
| Telscombe Cliffs | 8.4 km east of it | 4,237 | 6 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 9.9 km west of it | 23,659 | 16 |
While you are near Volk's Electric Railway
There are 63 within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 piers and 2 attractions among them.
Historic houseRoyal Pavilion800 m away2
Theme parkBrighton Pier500 m away3
MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery800 m away · 200K visitors a year4
PierWest Pier1.6 km away5
AttractionBrighton i3601.6 km away6
MuseumBrighton Toy and Model Museum1.4 km away7PierPierThe Royal Suspension Chain Pier100 m away8
AttractionBrighton Zip Line400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Volk's Electric Railway: the answers
Where is Volk's Electric Railway?
Volk's Electric Railway is 100 m southeast of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.
What is Volk's Electric Railway?
Narrow gauge heritage railway in Brighton, England.
When is the best time to visit Volk's Electric Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Brighton and Hove, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Volk's Electric Railway?
Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (800 m), Brighton Pier (500 m), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (800 m) and West Pier (1.6 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)
- Volk's Electric Railway: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- West Pier: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton i360: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Eric Baird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Zip Line: Jvhertum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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