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Brecon Museum

Brecon Museum is a museum in Brecon. It comes under Powys County Council. Our list has 13 more places within 15 km; first among them is Brecon Cathedral, at 600 m.

Where
In Brecon
inside the built-up area
Run by
Powys County Council
the operator on record
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Museum in Brecon

Inside Brecon

Brecon Museum is inside Brecon’s built-up area, with 6 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

The seasons here

Warm weather in Brecon runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°140 mm
Feb7° / 1°114 mm
Mar10° / 3°77 mm
Apr13° / 4°69 mm
May16° / 7°70 mm
Jun19° / 9°63 mm
Jul20° / 11°74 mm
Aug20° / 11°90 mm
Sep18° / 9°81 mm
Oct14° / 7°126 mm
Nov10° / 4°129 mm
Dec7° / 2°159 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Brecon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Brecon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Brecon’s full climate →
About

Brecon Museum

Museum in Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom.

It is run by Powys County Council.

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

Type
Museum
Run by
Powys County Council
Town
in Brecon
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Locating Brecon Museum

Orange is Brecon Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Brecon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Brecon Museum

The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Brecon

8,257 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Around Brecon Museum

4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral are among the 13 within 15 km.

1CathedralBrecon Cathedral600 m away2CastleBrecon Castle400 m away3MuseumRoyal Welsh Regiment Museum400 m away4Fort · CadwY Gaer Roman Fort4.4 km away5MuseumY Gaer (cultural hub)100 m away6Castle · CadwBronllys Castle12 km away7Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle11 km away8CastleCastell Dinas13 km away

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

Quick answers on Brecon Museum

Where is Brecon Museum?

Brecon Museum is in Brecon, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Brecon Museum?

Museum in Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom.

Who runs Brecon Museum?

Powys County Council.

When is the best time to visit Brecon Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Brecon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Brecon Museum?

Within 15 km: Brecon Cathedral (600 m), Brecon Castle (400 m), Royal Welsh Regiment Museum (400 m) and Y Gaer Roman Fort (4.4 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)

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