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Museum · near Marhamchurch · Cornwall

Canal Barge Workshop

Canal Barge Workshop is a museum 100 m west of Marhamchurch. Running it is Bude Canal and Harbour Society. A short trip away is Brocklands Adventure Park, 8.4 km off, the first of 9 within 15 km.

Where
100 m
west of Marhamchurch
Run by
Bude Canal and Harbour Society
the operator on record
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Museum near Marhamchurch

Just outside Marhamchurch

Canal Barge Workshop is 100 m west of Marhamchurch. 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

In Marhamchurch, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 4°107 mm
Feb9° / 3°88 mm
Mar11° / 4°67 mm
Apr13° / 5°57 mm
May16° / 8°59 mm
Jun18° / 11°71 mm
Jul20° / 13°78 mm
Aug20° / 13°74 mm
Sep18° / 11°76 mm
Oct15° / 9°112 mm
Nov12° / 6°123 mm
Dec10° / 4°118 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marhamchurch, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Marhamchurch. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Marhamchurch’s full climate →
About

Canal Barge Workshop

Museum.

It is run by Bude Canal and Harbour Society.

Type
Museum
Run by
Bude Canal and Harbour Society
Town
100 m west of Marhamchurch
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting to Canal Barge Workshop

Numbered points are the places near Canal Barge Workshop, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of these 5 towns, the largest is Bude (7,347 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

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  1. 1Marhamchurch
  2. 2Bude
  3. 3Widemouth Bay
  4. 4Stratton
  5. 5Poughill
1 · 100 m east of it

Marhamchurch

662 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km north of it

Bude

7,347 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southwest of it

Widemouth Bay

330 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km north of it

Stratton

1,928 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Canal Barge Workshop isPeoplePlaces to visit
Marhamchurch100 m east of it6626
Bude1.5 km north of it7,3476
Widemouth Bay1.8 km southwest of it3305
Stratton2.4 km north of it1,9287
Poughill3.8 km north of it3696
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 9 within 15 km, 2 theme parks, 2 water parks and 2 museums among them.

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

Visiting Canal Barge Workshop: the answers

Where is Canal Barge Workshop?

Canal Barge Workshop is 100 m west of Marhamchurch, Cornwall.

What is Canal Barge Workshop?

Museum.

Who runs Canal Barge Workshop?

Bude Canal and Harbour Society.

When is the best time to visit Canal Barge Workshop?

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

What else is there to see near Canal Barge Workshop?

Within 15 km: Brocklands Adventure Park (8.4 km), Bucket Hill (5.1 km), Killarney Springs (12 km) and MONSTER SLIP AND SLIDE BUDE, CORNWALL (1.8 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).

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