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Location notes
Bugbrooke is a peaceful village in rural Northamptonshire. The West Coast Mainline runs past the village.
Railway type and traffic
The line that runs through here is on the busy West Coast Main Line. However, most freight does not pass here, instead taking the Northampton loop before rejoining near Rugby. Still, plenty of Virgin services flying past if that is what you are after. Also note that sometimes, often at weekends, all WCML services can be diverted via the Northampton loop.
Environment
This particular location is a field.
Road directions
From the M1, junction 15A:
Follow the signs to Rothersthorpe. Pass through the village, and you will shortly come to the new over bridge which crosses the railway line. Continue on this road, and you will soon notice a left hand turn to Gayton, and then a right hand turn to Bugbrooke. Take the right turn, and after a few hundred yards, you will notice the entrance to the field on your right.
If you cross over the railway, you`ve gone too far!
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Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps' map co-ordinates
Follow the signs to Rothersthorpe. Pass through the village, and you will shortly come to the new over bridge which crosses the railway line. Continue on this road, and you will soon notice a left hand turn to Gayton, and then a right hand turn to Bugbrooke. Take the right turn, and after a few hundred yards, you will notice the entrance to the field on your right.
If you cross over the railway, you`ve gone too far!
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps' map co-ordinates
Parking
Park by the field entrance, but do not block the gates!
Public transport
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps'
Streetmap links
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps' general view map
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps' close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps'
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Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps'
Googly map
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps' general view map
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps' close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bugbrooke - East of the 'Clumps'
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Photographic notes
The best shots are looking east from the field. If you want a shot looking west, this is only obtainable from the railway bridge itself, but this can be troublesome on a sunny day.
A quiet location, so video would not be a problem, apart from perhaps bleating lambs and at other times of the year, moo-ing cows (See fig 3)!
A quiet location, so video would not be a problem, apart from perhaps bleating lambs and at other times of the year, moo-ing cows (See fig 3)!
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
From the bridge
Fig 3 - Looking east
The sheep favour loco haulage!
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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.
