Winchcombe Railway Museum, Winchcombe

Name: Winchcombe Railway Museum
Address: 23 Gloucester Street, Winchcombe, United Kingdom

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Winchcombe Abbey is a now-vanished Benedictine abbey in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire; this abbey was once in the heart of Mercia, an Anglo Saxon kingdom at the time of the Heptarchy in England. The Abbey was founded c. 798 for three hundred Benedictine monks, by King Offa of Mercia or King Coenwulf of Mercia. In its time, it was the burial place of two members of the Mercian ruling class, the aforementioned Coenwulf and his son Cynehelm, later venerated as Saint Kenelm. ()

Established: 798 (1226 years ago)Coordinates: 51°57'8"N, 1°58'10"W

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23 Gloucester StreetWinchcombe United Kingdom

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Winchcombe Railway Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sudeley Castle, Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Whaddon Road, Stanway House.

0.7 miSE
Fortress with artefacts and famous gardens
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe
17 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Sudeley Castle emerges as a quintessential example of England's rich historical tapestry. This enchanting castle, located in the picturesque town of Winchcombe, offers visitors a unique glimpse into the country's royal past.
2.6 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Cheltenham
66 min walk • Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Gloucestershire, England. The course used for most events is 1,128 yards in length, and the hill record is held by Wallace Menzies who took the outright hill record in a Gould GR59M single seater with a time of 34.65 seconds on Sunday 5 September 2021.
5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
128 min walk • Whaddon Road, known as the Jonny-Rocks Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cheltenham, England. It is the home ground of Cheltenham Town F.C. It has a total capacity of 7,066, with a mixture of seating and terracing.
3.6 miNE
Garden, Museum, Fountain
Stanway House, Broadway
91 min walk • Stanway House is a Jacobean manor house, located near the village of Stanway in Gloucestershire, England. The manor of Stanway was owned by Tewkesbury Abbey for 800 years then for 500 years by the Tracy family and their descendants, the Earls of Wemyss and March.
2.1 miNE
Ruins, Monuments and statues, History museum
Hailes Abbey, Broadway
54 min walk • Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey, in the small village of Hailes, two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in 1246 as a daughter establishment of Beaulieu Abbey. The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Little remains of the abbey. It is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.
1.7 miS
Historical place, Archaeological site
Belas Knap, Winchcombe
44 min walk • Belas Knap is a neolithic, chambered long barrow situated on Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham and Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument in the care of English Heritage but managed by Gloucestershire County Council. "Belas" is possibly derived...
3.1 miN
Church
St Andrew's Church, Cotswold Water Park
80 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Toddington is a Grade I Listed Building in the town of Toddington, Gloucestershire, England. The present church is the third to occupy the site.
2.2 miW
51°56'36"N • 2°1'4"W
Cleeve Hill Golf Course, Cotswold Water Park
55 min walk • Golf
4.9 miSW
Architecture, Museum, Historical place
Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
125 min walk • Pittville School is a coeducational foundation secondary school located in the Pittville area of Cheltenham in the English county of Gloucestershire.
3.8 miW
Church
St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve
97 min walk • St Michael & All Angels is the Anglican church in the village of Bishop's Cleeve, just north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Informally the church is known simply as St Michael's.
2.5 miE
Church
St Faith, Cotswold Water Park
63 min walk • St Faith, Farmcote is a chapel of ease in Farmcote, Gloucestershire, 2 miles west-north-west of Temple Guiting. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.