Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust, Northampton

Name: Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust
Address: Hunsbury Hill Country Park, Hunsbury Hill Rd, Northampton, United Kingdom

#22 among attractions in Northampton

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Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust

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Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust, Northampton

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The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1+1⁄2-mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, south-west of Northampton. The line is mainly dedicated to freight working, featuring many sharp curves and steep gradients which were typical of the industrial railway, but rides are available in a variety of vehicles including a converted brake van. ()

Coordinates: 52°13'11"N, 0°55'34"W

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Hunsbury Hill Country Park, Hunsbury Hill RdWest HunsburyNorthampton United Kingdom

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Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sixfields Stadium, Sol Central, Northampton Castle, West Hunsbury.

1.1 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Football
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
29 min walk • Sixfields Stadium is a 7,798-capacity all-seater sports stadium in the Sixfields area on the west side of Northampton, England. It has been the home ground of Northampton Town Football Club following their move from the County Ground in October 1994. It was also rented by Coventry City between July 2013 and August 2014.
1.6 miNE
Cinema, Nightlife
Sol Central, Northampton
41 min walk • Sol Northampton is a leisure complex in Northampton, England, with a multi-screen cinema, gym and beauty salon among other facilities. It was constructed in 2002 to replace the Barclaycard head office building previously sited there from the 1970s before relocating to the nearby Brackmills industrial estate.
1.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Northampton Castle, Northampton
38 min walk • Northampton Castle at Northampton, was one of the most famous Norman castles in England. The castle site was outside the western city gate, and defended on three sides by deep trenches.
~1050 ftSE
Park, Archaeological site
West Hunsbury, Northampton
6 min walk • West Hunsbury is a large housing estate in the south of the town of Northampton, 2 miles from the town centre, 0 miles from the M1 motorway, junction 15A and 2 miles from junction 15.
1.5 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Peter's Church, Northampton
39 min walk • St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Marefair, Northampton, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
0.8 miN
Park
Duston Mill Meadow, Northampton
22 min walk • Duston Mill Meadow is a one hectare nature reserve in Northampton. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
1 miN
Park
Storton's Pits, Northampton
26 min walk • Storton's Pits is a 21.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Northampton. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This site on the bank of the River Nene has old gravel pits, meadow and fen ditch. Around 350 invertebrate species have been recorded, including some which are rare.
1.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Northampton
39 min walk • St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Upton, Northamptonshire, England. This was formerly a separate hamlet, and is now part of the town of Northampton.
~1270 ftE
Park
Hunsbury Hill, Northampton
7 min walk • Hunsbury Hill is an Iron Age hill fort two miles south-west of the centre of the town of Northampton in the county of Northamptonshire. It is probable that defences were built at Hunsbury Hill between the 7th and 4th centuries BC. The deep ditch excavated has survived to the present day.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
St. James End, Northampton
33 min walk • St. James End also known as simply St. James and historically St James's End is a district west of the town centre in Northampton, England.
1.4 miNE
Watermill
Marvel's Mill, Northampton
36 min walk • Marvel's Mill on the River Nene in Northampton, England, was the world's second factory for spinning cotton, the first to be operated as a water mill, and the first to be driven by an inanimate power-source.

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Which popular attractions are close to Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust?

Nearby attractions include West Hunsbury, Northampton (6 min walk), Hunsbury Hill, Northampton (7 min walk), Hunsbury Hill Tunnel, Northampton (10 min walk), Duston Mill Meadow, Northampton (22 min walk).