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Bruton Museum

Bruton Museum is a local museum in Bruton, Somerset. 21 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by King Alfred's Tower (6.2 km).

Photo: Bruton Museum, Rodw (CC0)

Where

In Bruton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Bruton

Inside Bruton

Bruton Museum is inside Bruton’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

A month-by-month guide

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–21°C highs in Bruton).

Jan8° / 2°88 mm

Feb8° / 2°68 mm

Mar11° / 3°63 mm

Apr14° / 4°63 mm

May17° / 7°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°66 mm

Jul21° / 12°70 mm

Aug21° / 12°80 mm

Sep19° / 10°67 mm

Oct15° / 8°100 mm

Nov11° / 5°105 mm

Dec8° / 2°96 mm

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

About

Bruton Museum

Local museum in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Bruton
Official site: brutonmuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

Find Bruton Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Bruton Museum

Castle Cary is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (3,451 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Bruton

2,816 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 4 km southwest of it

Castle Cary

3,451 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km northwest of it

Stoney Stratton

313 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km northwest of it

Evercreech

2,165 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Bruton Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bruton	It’s in town	2,816	5
Castle Cary	4 km southwest of it	3,451	5
Stoney Stratton	4.8 km northwest of it	313	3
Evercreech	4.9 km northwest of it	2,165	2

Make a day of it

After Bruton Museum

Of the 21 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, an attraction and a garden.

Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower6.2 km away 2

Garden · National TrustStourhead Park8.8 km away 3

Historic houseLongleat House15 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle12 km away 5

FortCadbury Castle11 km away 6

MuseumMarket house4.9 km away 7

MuseumHaynes International Motor Museum11 km away 8

MuseumWincanton Museum7 km away

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

Questions about Bruton Museum

Where is Bruton Museum?

Bruton Museum is in Bruton, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bruton Museum?

Local museum in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Bruton Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Bruton Museum?

Within 15 km: King Alfred's Tower (6.2 km), Stourhead Park (8.8 km), Longleat House (15 km) and Nunney Castle (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 (9)

Bruton Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Market house: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Haynes International Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wincanton Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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