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Location notes
The location is a railway preservation center, to the north of Chesterfield. Consisting of a former depot with round house and coaling stages. It is on the Sheffield Avoiding line from Chesterfield.
Railway type and traffic
The main sites website is Barrow Hill.org.uk
The location is a preservation centre for Steam and Diesel groups. Including:
The AC Loco Group.
Clag
The Deltic Preservation Soceity
There are also the workshops of the Harry Needle Railroad Company
The location is a preservation centre for Steam and Diesel groups. Including:
The AC Loco Group.
Clag
The Deltic Preservation Soceity
There are also the workshops of the Harry Needle Railroad Company
Environment
The Roundhouse is open on Saturdays and Sundays for non members to view, public access is to the roundhouse and at present the old coaling stage ramp.
Road directions
From Chesterfield take the A619 to Staveley after Ringwood Hall look for the brown tourist signs on the left and follow road signs.
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse map co-ordinates
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse map co-ordinates
Parking
Car parking inside the shed yard area, on special days the location has extra field parking.
Public transport
Stagecoach in Chesterfield operate route 90 past Barrow Hill Roundhouse every 30 minutes on a Monday - Saturday and hourly on a Sunday. Its best to get the bus from either New Beetwell Street or Cavendish Street (about 10 minutes walk from Chesterfield rail station).
On special days there is often a shuttle bus service from Chesterfield.
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On special days there is often a shuttle bus service from Chesterfield.
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Amenities
There are toilets and a cafe on site.
Accommodation
The Anis Louise Guest House in Clarence Road; Chesterfield
Sun Compass
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse
Streetmap links
Barrow Hill Roundhouse general view map
Barrow Hill Roundhouse close up map
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse
Googly map
Barrow Hill Roundhouse general view map
Barrow Hill Roundhouse close up map
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse
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Photographic notes
The lighting inside can be a little dim but when the locos are in steam very atmospheric.
The coaling stage is a good vantage point for stills and video.
The coaling stage is a good vantage point for stills and video.
General views - All photographs © Graham Wilson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking up the yard from the roundhouse
Fig 2 - Inside the roundhouse
Fig 3 - Inside the roundhouse
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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.
