Illustrated train passing through the countryside

Find train stations to escape the city

A day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in Britain and plan your next day of green.

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National Trust properties walkable from a train station

Step off a train, enjoy a walk in the great outdoors, and immerse yourself in National Trust heritage by lunchtime.

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Erddig

DenbighshireErddig

3KM

ErddigDenbighshire

£3 train fare

Photo by Marit Buelens

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5 minutes

Wrexham Central

3 km

Chirk Castle

DenbighshireChirk Castle

2KM

Chirk CastleDenbighshire

£7 train fare

Photo by seantindale

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15 minutes

2 km

Countryside near Attingham Park Estate: Town Walls Tower

ShropshireAttingham Park Estate: Town Walls Tower

1KM

Attingham Park Estate: Town Walls TowerShropshire

£16 train fare

Walks:

Church Stretton to Shrewsbury
Welshpool to Shrewsbury

Photo by chelsea_steve

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45 minutes

1 km

Attingham Park Estate: Town Walls Tower

Attingham Park

ShropshireAttingham Park

8KM

Attingham ParkShropshire

£16 train fare

Photo by howard1916 - A Lost Man who found a camera

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45 minutes

8 km

Countryside near Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill

ShropshireAttingham Park Estate: Cronkhill

8KM

Attingham Park Estate: CronkhillShropshire

£16 train fare

Photo by chelsea_steve

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45 minutes

8 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill

Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd

Shropshire Hills Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd

2KM

Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd Shropshire Hills

£25 train fare

Walks:

Church Stretton Circular via Ratlinghope

Photo by iar1980

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1 h

Church Stretton

2 km

Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd

Little Moreton Hall

CheshireLittle Moreton Hall

5KM

Little Moreton HallCheshire

£22 train fare

Photo by Matthew Johnson1

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1 h

5 km

Little Moreton Hall

Biddulph Grange Garden

StaffordshireBiddulph Grange Garden

9KM

Biddulph Grange GardenStaffordshire

£22 train fare

Photo by PentlandPirate: Slapdash Photography

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1 h

9 km

Biddulph Grange Garden

Shugborough Estate

Cannock Chase Shugborough Estate

7KM

Shugborough Estate Cannock Chase

£39 train fare

Walks:

Stafford to Rugeley

Photo by cattan2011

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1 h 15 m

7 km

Shugborough Estate

The Hardmans' House

LiverpoolThe Hardmans' House

1KM

The Hardmans' HouseLiverpool

£16 train fare

Photo by Liverpool Suburbia

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1 h 15 m

Liverpool Central

800 metres

The Hardmans' House

Sunnycroft

ShropshireSunnycroft

8KM

SunnycroftShropshire

£19 train fare

Walks:

Shrewsbury to Telford Central

Photo by Kevin Griffiths

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1 h 15 m

Telford Central

8 km

Speke Hall

LiverpoolSpeke Hall

4KM

Speke HallLiverpool

£14 train fare

Photo by Patrick Cray

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1 h 15 m

Liverpool South Parkway

4 km

Powis Castle and Garden

MontgomeryshirePowis Castle and Garden

2KM

Powis Castle and GardenMontgomeryshire

£28 train fare

Photo by inmanbja

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1 h 15 m

2 km

Powis Castle and Garden

Hawksmoor

StaffordshireHawksmoor

10KM

HawksmoorStaffordshire

£28 train fare

Photo by Simon W. Photography

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1 h 30 m

10 km

Bodnant Garden

DenbighshireBodnant Garden

3KM

Bodnant GardenDenbighshire

£26 train fare

Photo by Johane Deslandes

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1 h 30 m

3 km

Downs Banks

StaffordshireDowns Banks

3KM

Downs BanksStaffordshire

£26 train fare

Photo by Brent.Jones photography

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1 h 30 m

3 km

Great Orme

CaernarfonshireGreat Orme

3KM

Great OrmeCaernarfonshire

£26 train fare

Photo by Wolfram Biermann-Zeitler

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1 h 30 m

3 km

Nether Alderley Mill

CheshireNether Alderley Mill

2KM

Nether Alderley MillCheshire

£28 train fare

Photo by PentlandPirate: Slapdash Photography

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1 h 30 m

2 km

Nether Alderley Mill

Alderley Edge and Cheshire Countryside

CheshireAlderley Edge and Cheshire Countryside

3KM

Alderley Edge and Cheshire CountrysideCheshire

£28 train fare

Photo by Michael Dambach

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1 h 30 m

3 km

Alderley Edge and Cheshire Countryside

Hare Hill

CheshireHare Hill

4KM

Hare HillCheshire

£28 train fare

Photo by stevenhorsfall

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1 h 30 m

4 km

Penrhyn Castle and Garden

CaernarfonshirePenrhyn Castle and Garden

4KM

Penrhyn Castle and GardenCaernarfonshire

£36 train fare

Walks:

Bangor to Llanfairfechan

Photo by big_jeff_leo

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1 h 30 m

4 km

Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Countryside near Glan Faenol

CaernarfonshireGlan Faenol

6KM

Glan FaenolCaernarfonshire

£36 train fare

Photo by surreydock

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1 h 30 m

6 km

Moseley Old Hall

StaffordshireMoseley Old Hall

7KM

Moseley Old HallStaffordshire

£26 train fare

Photo by Patrick Cray

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1 h 30 m

7 km

Moseley Old Hall

The Weir Garden

HerefordshireThe Weir Garden

9KM

The Weir GardenHerefordshire

£68 train fare

Photo by jamz.gosoco

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1 h 30 m

9 km

The Weir Garden

Quarry Bank

CheshireQuarry Bank

3KM

Quarry BankCheshire

£28 train fare

Walks:

Gatley to Wilmslow

Photo by David JP64

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1 h 30 m

3 km

Tatton Park

CheshireTatton Park

4KM

Tatton ParkCheshire

£24 train fare

Photo by Michael Dambach

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1 h 45 m

4 km

Countryside near Coed Môr

AngleseyCoed Môr

2KM

Coed MôrAnglesey

£36 train fare

Photo by surreydock

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1 h 45 m

2 km

Plas Newydd House and Garden

AngleseyPlas Newydd House and Garden

3KM

Plas Newydd House and GardenAnglesey

£36 train fare

Photo by Lenslifeuk

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1 h 45 m

3 km

Plas Newydd House and Garden

The Children's Country House at Sudbury

DerbyshireThe Children's Country House at Sudbury

7KM

The Children's Country House at SudburyDerbyshire

£28 train fare

Photo by Rynglieder

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1 h 45 m

Tutbury and Hatton

7 km

The Children's Country House at Sudbury

Aberconwy House

CaernarfonshireAberconwy House

1KM

Aberconwy HouseCaernarfonshire

£26 train fare

Walks:

Penmaenmawr to Conwy
Conwy to Llanrwst

Photo by agabarka

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1 h 45 m

200 metres

Aberconwy House

Conwy Suspension Bridge

CaernarfonshireConwy Suspension Bridge

1KM

Conwy Suspension BridgeCaernarfonshire

£26 train fare

Photo by Peter Stuart-Roberts, 4.6 million views ️

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1 h 45 m

700 metres

Conwy Suspension Bridge

Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant

Snowdonia Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant

7KM

Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant Snowdonia

£32 train fare

Photo by Tony Shertila

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1 h 45 m

7 km

Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant

Castlefield Viaduct

ManchesterCastlefield Viaduct

1KM

Castlefield ViaductManchester

£26 train fare

Photo by Vickie L

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1 h 45 m

Manchester Oxford Road

1 km

Castlefield Viaduct

Dunham Massey

CheshireDunham Massey

4KM

Dunham MasseyCheshire

£24 train fare

Photo by Pictureworthy

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1 h 45 m

4 km

Birmingham Back to Backs

West MidlandsBirmingham Back to Backs

1KM

Birmingham Back to BacksWest Midlands

£35 train fare

Walks:

Birmingham to Bournville
Birmingham to Kings Norton

Photo by Henry Hemming

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2 h

Birmingham New Street

400 metres

Birmingham Back to Backs

The Beatles' Childhood Homes

LiverpoolThe Beatles' Childhood Homes

3KM

The Beatles' Childhood HomesLiverpool

£16 train fare

Photo by big_jeff_leo

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2 h

3 km

The Beatles' Childhood Homes

Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley

Brecon Beacons Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley

6KM

Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley Brecon Beacons

£83 train fare

Photo by OutdoorMonkey

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2 h

6 km

Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley

Kedleston Hall

DerbyshireKedleston Hall

10KM

Kedleston HallDerbyshire

£59 train fare

Photo by peter.tyrer

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2 h

10 km

Roundhouse

West MidlandsRoundhouse

2KM

RoundhouseWest Midlands

£35 train fare

Photo by khrawlings

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2 h

Birmingham Snow Hill

2 km

Wightwick Manor and Gardens

StaffordshireWightwick Manor and Gardens

5KM

Wightwick Manor and GardensStaffordshire

£26 train fare

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2 h 15 m

5 km

Wightwick Manor and Gardens

Hardcastle Crags

YorkshireHardcastle Crags

3KM

Hardcastle CragsYorkshire

£63 train fare

Photo by RenaldasUK

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2 h 15 m

3 km

Hardcastle Crags

Porth Dafarch

AngleseyPorth Dafarch

3KM

Porth DafarchAnglesey

£45 train fare

Photo by nigel.barry22

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2 h 15 m

3 km

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

StaffordshireLetocetum Roman Baths and Museum

6KM

Letocetum Roman Baths and MuseumStaffordshire

£56 train fare

Photo by benbobjr

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2 h 15 m

Lichfield Trent Valley

6 km

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

Baddesley Clinton

WarwickshireBaddesley Clinton

6KM

Baddesley ClintonWarwickshire

£35 train fare

Walks:

Dorridge Circular via Packwood House

Photo by Nick:Wood

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2 h 15 m

6 km

Baddesley Clinton

Herefordshire Countryside

Malvern Hills Herefordshire Countryside

7KM

Herefordshire Countryside Malvern Hills

£81 train fare

Photo by cliveg004

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2 h 15 m

7 km

Herefordshire Countryside

Packwood House

WarwickshirePackwood House

8KM

Packwood HouseWarwickshire

£35 train fare

Walks:

Dorridge Circular via Packwood House

Photo by Simon W. Photography

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2 h 15 m

8 km

Tredegar House

MonmouthshireTredegar House

5KM

Tredegar HouseMonmouthshire

£98 train fare

Photo by Dave Roberts3

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2 h 30 m

5 km

Heysham Coast

LancashireHeysham Coast

9KM

Heysham CoastLancashire

£62 train fare

Photo by Baz Richardson - often away

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2 h 30 m

9 km

Clent Hills

WorcestershireClent Hills

7KM

Clent HillsWorcestershire

£48 train fare

Photo by nikonshooter1954

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2 h 30 m

7 km

National Trust by train from:

Birmingham · Brighton · Bristol · Cardiff · Coventry · Exeter · Leeds · Leicester · Liverpool · London · Manchester · Milton Keynes · Newcastle · Newport · Nottingham · Preston · Reading · Sheffield · Southampton · Southend · Stoke-on-Trent · Sunderland · Swansea · Wrexham

Property data: National Trust Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Walking distances by road and path (Google); train times are the fastest on a standard Saturday timetable.