Blandford Town Museum
Blandford Town Museum is a museum in Blandford Forum. 16 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Kingston Lacy Estate (11 km).
Museum in Blandford Forum
Inside Blandford Forum
Blandford Town Museum is inside Blandford Forum’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.
Weather through the year
The warmest stretch in Blandford Forum is May to September, at 17–22°C in the afternoon.
Blandford Town Museum
Museum in Blandford Forum, United Kingdom.
In Blandford Forum, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Blandford Forum
- Official site
- blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk
Where to find Blandford Town Museum
Blandford Town Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Blandford Forum’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
In size, Blandford Forum comes first of the 7, with 11,805 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Blandford Forum
Bryanston
Charlton Marshall
Pimperne
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Blandford Town Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Forum | It’s in town | 11,805 | 5 |
| Bryanston | 1.2 km northwest of it | 999 | 5 |
| Charlton Marshall | 1.9 km southeast of it | 1,084 | 4 |
| Pimperne | 2.9 km northeast of it | 2,770 | 5 |
| Durweston | 3 km northwest of it | 378 | 4 |
| Stourpaine | 3.4 km northwest of it | 314 | 4 |
| Spetisbury | 3.9 km southeast of it | 587 | 6 |
Also near Blandford Town Museum
Of the 16 within 15 km, look for 2 historic houses, 2 forts and 2 museums.
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate11 km away2
Fort · National TrustHod Hill5.3 km away3
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings8.5 km away4
MuseumRoyal Signals Museum3.5 km away5
Historic house · English HeritageFiddleford Manor11 km away6CastleCastleSturminster Castle12 km away7
MuseumMuseum of East Dorset14 km away8AttractionAttraction · National TrustWhite Mill9.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Blandford Town Museum
Where is Blandford Town Museum?
Blandford Town Museum is in Blandford Forum, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Blandford Town Museum?
Museum in Blandford Forum, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Blandford Town Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Blandford Forum, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Blandford Town Museum?
Within 15 km: Kingston Lacy Estate (11 km), Hod Hill (5.3 km), Badbury Rings (8.5 km) and Royal Signals Museum (3.5 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)
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hod Hill: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Signals Museum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiddleford Manor: Marilyn Peddle from England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of East Dorset: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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