Museum · Bishop's Waltham · Hampshire

Bishop's Waltham Museum

Bishop's Waltham counts Bishop's Waltham Museum among its places to visit. Nearby, 4 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Winchester Cathedral is 14 km off.

Where

In Bishop's Waltham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bishop's Waltham

Inside Bishop's Waltham

Bishop's Waltham Museum is inside Bishop's Waltham’s built-up area, with 4 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

Which month to go

Afternoons in Bishop's Waltham peak at 17–22°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°97 mm

Feb9° / 2°70 mm

Mar11° / 3°58 mm

Apr14° / 5°60 mm

May17° / 8°52 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°55 mm

Aug22° / 13°69 mm

Sep19° / 10°63 mm

Oct15° / 8°100 mm

Nov11° / 5°109 mm

Dec9° / 2°103 mm

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

About

Bishop's Waltham Museum

Museum in Southampton, England, United Kingdom.

In Bishop's Waltham, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Bishop's Waltham
Official site: bishopswalthammuseum.com

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

The map

Bishop's Waltham Museum on the map

The numbers show what else is near Bishop's Waltham Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Bishop's Waltham Museum

By population, Bishop's Waltham leads the 8 with 6,957. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bishop's Waltham

6,957 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km south of it

Waltham Chase

2,830 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Swanmore

3,113 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Upham

335 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bishop's Waltham Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bishop's Waltham	It’s in town	6,957	6
Waltham Chase	1.5 km south of it	2,830	5
Swanmore	1.8 km southeast of it	3,113	5
Upham	2.7 km northwest of it	335	3
Curdridge	3 km southwest of it	724	6
Shirrell Heath	3.2 km southeast of it	750	5
Shedfield	3.9 km south of it	940	5
Durley	4 km west of it	318	6

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 5 castles, a cathedral and a historic house, from 61 places within 15 km.

CathedralWinchester Cathedral14 km away 2

Historic house · English HeritageBishop's Waltham Palace100 m away 3

CastleWinchester Castle14 km away 4

Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle15 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle14 km away 6

ZooMarwell Zoo6.4 km away 7

CastleSouthampton Castle15 km away 8

CastleNetley Castle13 km away

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

Visiting Bishop's Waltham Museum

Where is Bishop's Waltham Museum?

Bishop's Waltham Museum is in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bishop's Waltham Museum?

Museum in Southampton, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Bishop's Waltham Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Bishop's Waltham, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bishop's Waltham Museum?

Within 15 km: Winchester Cathedral (14 km), Bishop's Waltham Palace (100 m), Winchester Castle (14 km) and Portchester Castle (15 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 (8)

Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bishop's Waltham Palace: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Marwell Zoo: User:Urshankov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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