Braintree Museum
Braintree Museum is a local museum in Braintree, Essex. Look also at Hedingham Castle, 13 km away, first of 17 more within 15 km.
Museum in Braintree
Inside Braintree
Braintree Museum is inside Braintree’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.
Month by month
Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Braintree.
Braintree Museum
Local museum in Braintree, Essex.
In Braintree, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Braintree
- Official site
- braintreemuseum.co.uk
The map
Spot Braintree Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Braintree’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Braintree Museum
The 8 towns are led in size by Braintree, with 43,179 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Braintree
Great Notley
Black Notley
Tye Green
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Braintree Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | It’s in town | 43,179 | 6 |
| Great Notley | 1.5 km southwest of it | 7,659 | 5 |
| Black Notley | 1.9 km south of it | 1,932 | 6 |
| Tye Green | 2.4 km southeast of it | 1,415 | 5 |
| Rayne | 2.5 km west of it | 2,169 | 5 |
| High Garrett | 2.8 km northeast of it | 799 | 4 |
| Panfield | 2.8 km northwest of it | 857 | 4 |
| Bradwell | 4.5 km east of it | 338 | 8 |
Close to Braintree Museum
Our list has 17 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.
CastleHedingham Castle13 km away2
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu13 km away3
MuseumWarner Textile Archive300 m away4
MuseumCressing Temple Barns5.9 km away5
Historic houseLeez Priory7.4 km away6
MuseumColne Valley Railway13 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustPaycocke's House and Garden8.9 km away8Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustCoggeshall Grange Barn9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Braintree Museum: what to know
Where is Braintree Museum?
Braintree Museum is in Braintree, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Braintree Museum?
Local museum in Braintree, Essex.
When is the best time to visit Braintree Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Braintree, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Braintree Museum?
Within 15 km: Hedingham Castle (13 km), Palace of Beaulieu (13 km), Warner Textile Archive (300 m) and Cressing Temple Barns (5.9 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)
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warner Textile Archive: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leez Priory: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colne Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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