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Bridport Museum

Bridport Museum is a museum in Bridport, Dorset. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. Add Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 22 places within 15 km.

Photo: Bridport Museum, Rob Noble (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Bridport

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Bridport

Inside Bridport

Bridport Museum is inside Bridport’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bridport has 474 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

June to September are the warmest in Bridport, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 3°93 mm

Feb9° / 3°56 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr13° / 5°55 mm

May16° / 8°50 mm

Jun19° / 11°42 mm

Jul21° / 12°47 mm

Aug21° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 11°56 mm

Oct15° / 9°98 mm

Nov12° / 6°98 mm

Dec10° / 3°96 mm

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

About

Bridport Museum

Articles on it exist in 2 languages.

Bridport’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Bridport
Official site: bridportmuseum.co.uk

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

The map

Around Bridport Museum, mapped

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Bridport Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

With 12,294 people, Bridport is the largest of the 5. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bridport

12,294 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km northeast of it

Bradpole

1,257 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Loders

288 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Burton Bradstock

687 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Bridport Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bridport	It’s in town	12,294	6
Bradpole	1.5 km northeast of it	1,257	5
Loders	2.8 km northeast of it	288	4
Burton Bradstock	3.5 km southeast of it	687	1
Chideock	3.6 km west of it	700	4

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Among the 22 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.

MuseumAbbotsbury Subtropical Gardens12 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageAbbotsbury Abbey14 km away 3

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum12 km away 4

MuseumLyme Regis Museum12 km away 5CastleCastleMarshwood Castle7.8 km away 6

MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre10 km away 7

Historic houseMapperton House7.8 km away 8

CastlePowerstock Castle6.3 km away

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

Bridport Museum: what to know

Where is Bridport Museum?

Bridport Museum is in Bridport, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bridport Museum?

Museum in Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Bridport Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Bridport, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bridport Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Bridport Museum?

Within 15 km: Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens (12 km), Abbotsbury Abbey (14 km), Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (12 km) and Lyme Regis Museum (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)

Bridport Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbotsbury Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mapperton House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powerstock Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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