Plym Valley Railway
The Plym Valley Railway is a 1-mile-14-chain heritage railway based on part of the now-closed South Devon and Tavistock Railway, a branch line of the Great Western Railway in Devon, England.Photo: Mark A Coleman, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: heritage railway in the UK
- Address: Coypool Road, Plympton, PL7 4NW
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plymouth Coliseum and Fort Efford.
Plymouth Coliseum
Sports venue
Plymouth Coliseum, formerly known as St Boniface Arena, is a rugby field and speedway venue in Plymouth, Devon. It is situated adjacent to the River Plym near Marsh Mills. Plymouth Coliseum is situated 1,500 feet south of Plym Valley Railway.
Fort Efford
Fort
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Efford is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. It was built to defend the landward approaches to the North East of Plymouth. Fort Efford is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Plym Valley Railway.
Laira Battery
Historic site
Laira Battery is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. It was built to defend the landward approaches to the North East of Plymouth. Laira Battery is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Plym Valley Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigham and Efford.
Leigham
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Originally a hamlet and manor separate from the city, urban expansion of the 20th century has meant that the area has become widely built up.
Efford
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Efford is an historic manor formerly in the parish of Eggbuckland, Devon, England. Today it has been absorbed by the city of Plymouth to become a large, mostly post-World War II, eastern suburb of the city.
Plympton
Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries.
Plym Valley Railway
- Categories: heritage railway, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.3948° or 50° 23′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.08244° or 4° 4′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9WV9+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 687442402OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7205735
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