Weardale Railway
Weardale Railway is a heritage railway in County Durham. It is within Stanhope’s built-up area. Nearby, Hall Hill Farm (14 km) heads a list of 3 within 15 km.
Heritage railway in Stanhope
Inside Stanhope
Weardale Railway is inside Stanhope’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Stanhope, at 18°C.
Weardale Railway
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Stanhope
- Official site
- weardale-railway.org.uk
Its place on the map
Weardale Railway is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Stanhope’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Weardale Railway
Each town here links to its own guide.
Stanhope
Frosterley
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Weardale Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | It’s in town | 1,575 | 1 |
| Frosterley | 2.8 km southeast of it | 574 | 1 |
Worth adding to a visit
Of the 3 within 15 km, look for 2 attractions and a theme park.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Weardale Railway
Where is Weardale Railway?
Weardale Railway is in Stanhope, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Weardale Railway?
Heritage railway in County Durham, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Weardale Railway?
July and August are the warmest months in Stanhope, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Weardale Railway?
Within 15 km: Hall Hill Farm (14 km), Low Force (14 km) and Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp) (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 (1)
- Weardale Railway: Hgt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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