Athelstan Museum
Athelstan Museum is a museum in Malmesbury. There are 24 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (200 m).
Museum in Malmesbury
Inside Malmesbury
Athelstan Museum is inside Malmesbury’s built-up area, with 2 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.
Which month to go
In Malmesbury the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Athelstan Museum
Museum in Malmesbury, England, United Kingdom.
In Malmesbury, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Malmesbury
- Official site
- athelstanmuseum.org.uk
The practical side
Finding Athelstan Museum
Use the numbers to match each place near Athelstan Museum with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Malmesbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
The 4 towns are led in size by Malmesbury, with 7,184 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Malmesbury
Lea
Corston
Great Somerford
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Athelstan Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malmesbury | It’s in town | 7,184 | 3 |
| Lea | 2.1 km east of it | 577 | 3 |
| Corston | 2.9 km south of it | 302 | 3 |
| Great Somerford | 4.9 km southeast of it | 637 | 2 |
Beyond Athelstan Museum
There are 24 within 15 km, 5 historic houses, an abbey or priory and a garden among them.
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds200 m away2
Historic houseHighgrove House7.2 km away3
Historic houseGatcombe Park13 km away4
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum8.9 km away5
Historic houseBadminton House13 km away6CastleCastleBeverston Castle9.9 km away7
Historic houseWestonbirt House7.4 km away8
Historic houseChavenage House10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Athelstan Museum
Where is Athelstan Museum?
Athelstan Museum is in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Athelstan Museum?
Museum in Malmesbury, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Athelstan Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Malmesbury, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Athelstan Museum?
Within 15 km: Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (200 m), Highgrove House (7.2 km), Gatcombe Park (13 km) and Westonbirt Arboretum (8.9 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 (7)
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badminton House: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt House: John Charles Varrall / John Preston Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chavenage House: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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