National Railway Museum
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Overview
Outside the immediate centre of the city, the National Railway Museum is the world’s largest railway museum and a great place to explore. From record breakers to history makers, it’s home to a vast collection of gleaming locomotives, restored carriages and wagons, including the Royal Trains, a replica of Stephenson’s Rocket, the only Bullet Train to be seen outside Japan, and Mallard – the fastest steam locomotive in the world. With three enormous galleries, interactive exhibits and daily events in summer, the museum mixes education with fun, and is a ‘must see’ – even for non-train-buffs.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, summer 10-6, winter 10-5. Closed 24-26 Dec
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
About the area
North Yorkshire, with its two National Parks and two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is England’s largest county and one of the most rural. This is prime walking country, from the heather-clad heights of the North York Moors to the limestone country that is so typical of the Yorkshire Dales – a place of contrasts and discoveries, of history and legend.
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