Museum · Ashby-de-la-Zouch · Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Museum

Ashby de la Zouch Museum is a local museum in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. This one is within Ashby-de-la-Zouch’s built-up area. Within 15 km there are 31 more places to visit, starting with Ashby de la Zouch Castle (300 m).

Where

In Ashby-de-la-Zouch

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Inside Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby de la Zouch Museum is inside Ashby-de-la-Zouch’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

In Ashby-de-la-Zouch the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°56 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar10° / 2°47 mm

Apr13° / 4°52 mm

May16° / 7°52 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul22° / 12°67 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep18° / 10°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec7° / 2°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ashby-de-la-Zouch’s full climate →

About

Ashby de la Zouch Museum

Local museum in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

In Ashby-de-la-Zouch, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Official site: ashbymuseum.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Ashby de la Zouch Museum

The map centres on Ashby de la Zouch Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Ashby de la Zouch Museum

By population, Ashby-de-la-Zouch leads the 8 with 15,121. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

15,121 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km south of it

Packington

851 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km west of it

Moira

3,198 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km west of it

Blackfordby

1,071 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ashby de la Zouch Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	It’s in town	15,121	10
Packington	1.6 km south of it	851	6
Moira	2.7 km west of it	3,198	6
Blackfordby	2.8 km west of it	1,071	6
Woodville	3 km northwest of it	7,255	8
Donisthorpe	4.1 km southwest of it	1,204	6
Coleorton	4.2 km east of it	331	6
Newbold	4.2 km northeast of it	880	6

Make a day of it

Beyond Ashby de la Zouch Museum

Of the 31 within 15 km, look for 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house.

Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle300 m away 2

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey5.8 km away 3

CastleMelbourne Castle8.8 km away 4

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey9.9 km away 5

Historic houseMelbourne Hall8.7 km away 6GardenGardenBluebell Arboretum2.4 km away 7

ZooTwycross Zoo11 km away 8MuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House7.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Ashby de la Zouch Museum

Where is Ashby de la Zouch Museum?

Ashby de la Zouch Museum is in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ashby de la Zouch Museum?

Local museum in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Ashby de la Zouch Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ashby de la Zouch Museum?

Within 15 km: Ashby de la Zouch Castle (300 m), Calke Abbey (5.8 km), Melbourne Castle (8.8 km) and Mount St Bernard Abbey (9.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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