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Bournemouth Natural Science Museum

Bournemouth Natural Science Museum is a museum in Bournemouth. It is managed by Bournemouth Natural Science Society. Nearby, Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (1.1 km) heads a list of 46 within 15 km.

Where

In Bournemouth

inside the built-up area

Run by

Bournemouth Natural Science Society

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bournemouth

Inside Bournemouth

Bournemouth Natural Science Museum is inside Bournemouth’s built-up area, with 8 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

Seasons and weather

Warmest in Bournemouth are May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°95 mm

Feb9° / 3°68 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 5°57 mm

May17° / 8°49 mm

Jun20° / 11°54 mm

Jul22° / 13°49 mm

Aug22° / 13°59 mm

Sep19° / 11°69 mm

Oct16° / 9°101 mm

Nov12° / 5°110 mm

Dec9° / 3°105 mm

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

About

Bournemouth Natural Science Museum

Museum in Bournemouth, England, UK.

It is run by Bournemouth Natural Science Society.

In Bournemouth, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: Bournemouth Natural Science Society
Town: in Bournemouth
Official site: bnss.org.uk/sections/museum

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

The map

Where to find Bournemouth Natural Science Museum

Bournemouth Natural Science Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 196,453 people, Bournemouth is the largest of these 3. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Bournemouth

196,453 people · 25 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km west of it

Poole

141,009 people · 28 places to visit

3 · 4.1 km east of it

Christchurch

48,973 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Bournemouth Natural Science Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bournemouth	It’s in town	196,453	25
Poole	3.3 km west of it	141,009	28
Christchurch	4.1 km east of it	48,973	17

Make a day of it

Around Bournemouth Natural Science Museum

Of the 46 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 3 castles and 2 gardens.

MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum1.1 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle5.9 km away 3

CastleBrownsea Castle8.1 km away 4

GardenCompton Acres5.2 km away 5GardenGardenBournemouth Gardens2.8 km away 6

MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum6 km away 7

CastleHighcliffe Castle10 km away 8

MuseumRed House Museum5.7 km away

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

Planning a visit to Bournemouth Natural Science Museum

Where is Bournemouth Natural Science Museum?

Bournemouth Natural Science Museum is in Bournemouth, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bournemouth Natural Science Museum?

Museum in Bournemouth, England, UK.

Who runs Bournemouth Natural Science Museum?

Bournemouth Natural Science Society.

When is the best time to visit Bournemouth Natural Science Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Bournemouth Natural Science Museum?

Within 15 km: Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (1.1 km), Christchurch Castle (5.9 km), Brownsea Castle (8.1 km) and Compton Acres (5.2 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)

Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Highcliffe Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Red House Museum: Ykraps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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