- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport39 km
- MME Teesside International Airport65 km
About National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum is a museum. Location: York, England.
The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York, England, forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, a Stirling 'Single', Duchess of Hamilton and a Japanese bullet train.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1975
- Opened
- 1975
- Visitors per year
- 807,591
- Official website
- railwaymuseum.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of National Railway Museum
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Climate of National Railway Museum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (58 mm)
- Driest month
- February (37 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 37 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 47 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
How to get to National Railway Museum
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 1 km to the east.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 39 kmwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 65 kmnorth
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 65 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 1 kmeast
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 35 kmsouthwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 41 kmsouthwest
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 47 kmsouthwest
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 49 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from National Railway Museum
Within 100 km: 478 historic and cultural sites, 784 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km84 places
- The Island Island 12 kmSE
- Bank Island Island 12 kmSE
- The Island Island 13 kmNW
- Heron Island Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km453 places
- Great Britain Island 59 kmW
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 59 kmE
- The Island Island 48 kmNW
- Read's Island Island 47 kmSE
60–100 km883 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 78 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 74 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 67 kmNE
- North Beach Beach 62 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
York Minster Attraction, York0.9 km E -
Bootham Crescent Landmark, Clifton Without1.2 km NE -
Mickelgate Bar Landmark, York0.5 km SE
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St. Mary's Cathedral Historic site, York0.6 km NE
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Lendal Bridge Landmark, York0.6 km E
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St Mary's Church Attraction, York1.1 km E
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York Baile Hill Historic site, York1.1 km SE
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Clifford's Tower Landmark, York1.1 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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York City, York0.9 km E
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Archidiocese of York Village, York0.9 km E
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Clementhorpe Neighbourhood, York1.2 km SE
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The Groves Neighbourhood, York1.4 km NE
More sights in York
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York Community Stadium Landmark, Huntington3.9 km NE -
Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum, Murton5.7 km E -
York Castle Historic site, York1.3 km SE
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Fulford Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast North Landmark, Fulford2.4 km SE
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Fulford Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast South Landmark, Fulford2.5 km SE
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Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill Historic site, Stockton-on-the-Forest9 km NE
Sources & licences
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