Bluebell Railway

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The Bluebell Railway is an 11 mi heritage line almost entirely in West Sussex in England, except for Sheffield Park which is in East Sussex. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead, with intermediate stations at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°1'58"N, 0°2'48"W

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Bluebell Railway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wakehurst Place, Ouse Valley Viaduct, Ardingly Reservoir, St Margaret's Church.

3.1 miNW
Botanical garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
Wakehurst Place, Haywards Heath
80 min walk • Wakehurst, previously known as Wakehurst Place, is a house and botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, owned by the National Trust but used and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2.9 miW
Bridge
Ouse Valley Viaduct, Haywards Heath
76 min walk • The Ouse Valley Viaduct carries the London-Brighton Railway Line over the River Ouse in Sussex. It is located to the north of Haywards Heath and to the south of Balcombe.
2.8 miNW
Park
Ardingly Reservoir, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
72 min walk • Ardingly Reservoir is west of Ardingly in West Sussex. The southern end is a 74.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by South East Water. The reservoir feeds the River Ouse located in West Sussex, England 5 miles north of Haywards Heath.
3 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly
77 min walk • St Margaret's Church is an Anglican church in the village of West Hoathly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. By the late 11th century, a simple single-room stone building existed on the high, open ridge upon which the village developed.
3.8 miSE
Park
Sheffield Park Garden
97 min walk • Sheffield Park Garden is an informal landscape garden five miles east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed as a woodland garden in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames. It is now owned by the National Trust.
4.1 miSW
Park
Ashenground and Bolnore Woods, Haywards Heath
104 min walk • Ashenground and Bolnore Woods is a 14.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Haywards Heath in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council. These woods have oak, beech and field maple, together with old coppice hornbeam, ash and hazel. Fauna include bats, woodpeckers and owls. Both woods are open to the public.
1.4 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Forest Way
37 min walk • The Forest Way is a linear Country park providing walking, cycling, horse riding and the quiet enjoyment of the countryside. It runs for around 16 km from East Grinstead to Groombridge.
3 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
The Priest House, West Hoathly
77 min walk • The Priest House is a Grade II* listed fifteenth century timber framed hall house in the centre of West Hoathly, in West Sussex, England. It is close to The Cat Inn and St Margaret's Church. It is now a museum, open to the public six days a week from March to October.
2.3 miNW
Church
St Peter's Church
59 min walk • St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church of the parish of Ardingly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
3.2 miW
Botanical garden
Borde Hill Garden
83 min walk • Borde Hill Garden is a garden located 1.5 miles north of Haywards Heath, West Sussex in southern England. It is set in over 200 acres of garden, park and woodlands which has views across the Sussex High Weald.
3.9 miSW
Park
Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow, Haywards Heath
99 min walk • Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow is a 28.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Haywards Heath in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council.

Bluebell Railway

Facts and practical information

Bluebell Railway plan & book

Bluebell Railway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)