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Braunton and District Museum

Braunton and District Museum is a museum in Braunton, Devon. Within 15 km there are 28 more places to visit, starting with Museum of British Surfing (100 m).

Where

In Braunton

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–20°C

In brief

Museum in Braunton

Inside Braunton

Braunton and District Museum is inside Braunton’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.

When to go

June to September are the warmest in Braunton, with afternoon highs of 19–20°C.

Jan9° / 4°96 mm

Feb9° / 4°70 mm

Mar11° / 5°62 mm

Apr14° / 6°57 mm

May16° / 9°59 mm

Jun19° / 12°66 mm

Jul20° / 14°74 mm

Aug20° / 14°78 mm

Sep19° / 12°66 mm

Oct15° / 10°112 mm

Nov12° / 7°108 mm

Dec10° / 5°110 mm

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

About

Braunton and District Museum

Museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Braunton
Official site: devonmuseums.net/Braunton-and-District-Museum/Devon-Museums

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

The map

Around Braunton and District Museum, mapped

Orange shows Braunton and District Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

In size, Braunton comes first of the 6, with 6,610 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Braunton

6,610 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1 km southeast of it

Chivenor and Wrafton

1,953 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Georgeham

452 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southeast of it

Fremington

5,229 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Braunton and District Museum is	People	Places to visit
Braunton	It’s in town	6,610	3
Chivenor and Wrafton	1 km southeast of it	1,953	5
Georgeham	3.2 km northwest of it	452	4
Fremington	4.1 km southeast of it	5,229	11
Ashford	4.3 km east of it	297	6
Croyde	4.5 km northwest of it	616	3

Make a day of it

Places to add to Braunton and District Museum

Choose from 28 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and a heritage railway.

MuseumMuseum of British Surfing100 m away 2

CastleBarnstaple Castle7.6 km away 3

MuseumNorth Devon Maritime Museum6.6 km away 4

Heritage railwayLynton and Barnstaple Railway12 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustArlington Court13 km away 6

Theme parkWatermouth Castle13 km away 7

CastleTapeley Park7.6 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of Barnstaple & North Devon8 km away

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

Braunton and District Museum: common questions

Where is Braunton and District Museum?

Braunton and District Museum is in Braunton, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Braunton and District Museum?

Museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Braunton and District Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Braunton, with afternoon highs of 19–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Braunton and District Museum?

Within 15 km: Museum of British Surfing (100 m), Barnstaple Castle (7.6 km), North Devon Maritime Museum (6.6 km) and Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (12 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)

Museum of British Surfing: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
North Devon Maritime Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Watermouth Castle: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tapeley Park: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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