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Location notes
Located on the Nene Valley Railway situated between Orton Mere and Ferry Meadows. Delightful location on a curve.
Railway type and traffic
Preserved line with a mixture of Steam and Diesels. Operating Days can be found on the NVR Website.
Environment
The location is situated in Nene Country Park, the footpath which crossing the line is predominately used by Golfers and Cyclist.
Road directions
From the A1, Junction 17:
Join the A1139 (Fletton Parkway) and turn left at the first exit (this is a continuation). Follow the A1139 which is sign posted for the A605 / East of England Show ground. When you reach the second roundabout, take the forth exit (A605) for the Whittlesey direction follow the road, continuing in a straight direction past another two roundabouts, you will come to a set of traffic light, turn left into Orton Mere were the car park is found. On arrival, there is a footpath / Cycle path, turn left and follow the path along which leads to the crossing (Approximately 8 minutes walk).
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NVR, Yacht Club Crossing map co-ordinates
Join the A1139 (Fletton Parkway) and turn left at the first exit (this is a continuation). Follow the A1139 which is sign posted for the A605 / East of England Show ground. When you reach the second roundabout, take the forth exit (A605) for the Whittlesey direction follow the road, continuing in a straight direction past another two roundabouts, you will come to a set of traffic light, turn left into Orton Mere were the car park is found. On arrival, there is a footpath / Cycle path, turn left and follow the path along which leads to the crossing (Approximately 8 minutes walk).
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NVR, Yacht Club Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
I would recommend leaving the Car at Orton Mere (close to the Nene Valley Railway Station and walk 8 -10 minutes to Yacht Club Crossing. There is car parking in Ferry Meadows, but this cost and there is very little difference between walking from Ferry Meadows Country Park and from Orton Mere to the crossing.
Public transport
Number 14 bus from Peterborough Bus Station (Queensgate). Check the Stagecoach in Peterborough Website.
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Amenities
There is a cafe and toilets located in Ferry Meadows Country Park, at the end of Ham Lane.
Accommodation
There are lots of Bed and Breakfast in Peterborough.
Sun Compass
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NVR, Yacht Club Crossing
Streetmap links
NVR, Yacht Club Crossing general view map
NVR, Yacht Club Crossing close up map
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NVR, Yacht Club Crossing
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NVR, Yacht Club Crossing
Googly map
NVR, Yacht Club Crossing general view map
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NVR, Yacht Club Crossing
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Photographic notes
The location is on a sweeping cure and is generally good any time of the year. One disadvantage is there are very tall trees near by and in low sun can cast a shadow on the subject. Noise levels are excellent, as this is a quiet, peaceful, location.
General views - All photographs © Stephen Bersey unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking west
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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.
