Museums · South West England
Bishops Lydeard railway station
Bishops Lydeard railway station — a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Basher Eyre — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bishops Lydeard railway station is a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Bishops Lydeard railway station is a museum located in South-West England. It serves as a historical site showcasing the region's railway heritage. The station is a key point on the West Somerset Railway, providing insights into the Victorian era of rail travel.
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Background
Description
Today the station has two operational platforms and is the headquarters of the West Somerset Railway Association. its artefacts include a GWR sleeping car and the Trust's model railway layout. An adjacent building on the platform is home to the Taunton Model Railway Group’s model railway layout. The original station offices with modern toilets are now used by the West Somerset Railway Association. The eastern-side 1906-built platform, No.2, is today the station's main operating platform. Accessed via a carpark to its rear, it contains the ticket office, toilets, shop and café, and the now enclosed signal box, with a platform extension towards Taunton that has made it considerably longer…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0541, -3.1942
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Bishop's Lydeard
- Postcode
- TA4 3RU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
Sources
- wikipedia: Bishops Lydeard railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bishops Lydeard railway station?
- Bishops Lydeard railway station is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA4 3RU), in the parish of Bishop's Lydeard.
- Who owns Bishops Lydeard railway station?
- Bishops Lydeard railway station is owned by West Somerset Railway.
- How do I get to Bishops Lydeard railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA4 3RU. It sits within the Tiverton and Minehead parliamentary constituency.