Cable cars, gondolas and funiculars in the United Kingdom

27 lines: 21 funiculars, 5 gondolas, 1 cable car. Each has a height profile from open terrain data. Sorted by region, then by vertical rise.

The scariest in the United Kingdom

#LineTypeScoreAbove groundLongest span
1Heights of Abraham Cable Carcable car6067 m252 m
2Skyride, Uttoxeter, 185–188 mgondola5067 m306 m
3Nevis Range Gondolagondola3646 m278 m
4London Cable Cargondola633 m304 m
5Skyride, Uttoxeter, 185–185 mgondola537 m156 m

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Cable cars, gondolas and funiculars near me

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England

LineTypeRiseLengthAbove ground
Heights of Abraham Cable Carcable car131 m504 m67 m
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railwayfunicular113 m219 m–
Babbacombe Cliff Railwayfunicular61 m181 m–
Shipley Glen Tramwayfunicular37 m349 m–
West Hill Cliff Railwayfunicular31 m116 m–
East Hill Cliff Railwayfunicular26 m63 m–
Central Tramwayfunicular23 m71 m–
Cliff Tramwayfunicular23 m49 m–
West Cliff Liftfunicular20 m35 m–
Bridgnorth Cliff Railwayfunicular15 m49 m–
Southend Cliff Liftfunicular14 m54 m–
Funicular near Keswickfunicular12 m100 m–
Funicular near Madeleyfunicular11 m40 m–
Air-Rail Linkfunicular10 m571 m–
Skyride, Uttoxeter, 185–188 mgondola4 m555 m67 m
London Cable Cargondola2 m1.12 km33 m
Skyride, Uttoxeter, 185–185 mgondola0 m525 m37 m
South Cliff Liftfunicular0 m40 m–
The Leas Liftfunicular0 m36 m–

Scotland

LineTypeRiseLengthAbove ground
Nevis Range Gondolagondola555 m2.34 km46 m
Cairngorm Funicularfunicular312 m939 m–
Cairngorm Funicular Railwayfunicular114 m845 m–
Funicular near Harrisfunicular10 m35 m–

Wales

LineTypeRiseLengthAbove ground
Gondola near Llandudnogondola162 m1.59 km57 m
Aberystwyth Cliff Railwayfunicular71 m223 m–
Funicular near Corrisfunicular20 m44 m–
Vivian Inclinefunicular18 m40 m–