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Location notes
Harbury is a quiet Warwickshire village located between Southam and Leamington Spa.
Railway type and traffic
The line sees Chiltern Railways and Virgin Cross Country cater for passenger services, while DB Schenker and Freightliner provide the freight workings.
Environment
The location is on a narrow road bridge which leads to a farm, but the bridge can often be busier than you may expect, so be careful.
Road directions
From Leamington Spa, take the A425 and head for Southam. You will eventually pass the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on you left. The next village is Ufton, and you can take a right hand turn to Harbury. If you miss the turn, don`t worry, there is a second turn you can take. If you miss the turnings you will end up in Southam and will need to turn back.
As you approach the village, turn right into Hall Lane. Be aware of the one way roads here..... You have you follow the road to the left into Crown Street, and then take the first right into Church Street. At the end, you should have 'The Dog Inn' to you your left. You need to turn right down the one way road, and turn into Bull Ring Farm Road. Follow the lane downhill for a few hundred yards, and there`s the location.
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Harbury Cutting map co-ordinates
As you approach the village, turn right into Hall Lane. Be aware of the one way roads here..... You have you follow the road to the left into Crown Street, and then take the first right into Church Street. At the end, you should have 'The Dog Inn' to you your left. You need to turn right down the one way road, and turn into Bull Ring Farm Road. Follow the lane downhill for a few hundred yards, and there`s the location.
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Harbury Cutting map co-ordinates
Parking
There is room for a couple of cars on the left-hand side just before the bridge, but do not obstruct the gates. Your car will be visible at all times here. However, If there is no room to park, cross the bridge and turn round, and park in the village centre. It`s only a short walk, and if you fancy a more scenic route, you can park opposite the old windmill, and take the public footpath which will lead to the location.
Public transport
Stagecoach service 64 operates hourly from Leamington Spa to Harbury village.
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Amenities
The village has a good co-op store, and several pubs where pub grub and some fine ale can be purchased. Nearby Southam also offers many shops and pubs.
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Streetmap links
Harbury Cutting general view map
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Harbury Cutting
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Googly map
Harbury Cutting general view map
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Photographic notes
Due to the overgrown nature of the area, only trains travelling towards Leamington can be photographed.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
