Carrickfergus Museum
Carrickfergus Museum is a museum in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. There are 46 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Carrickfergus Castle (300 m).
Museum in Carrickfergus
Inside Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Museum is inside Carrickfergus’ settlement, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Carrickfergus from June to September.
Carrickfergus Museum
Museum in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
In Carrickfergus, inside the town’s settlement.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Carrickfergus
Locating Carrickfergus Museum
Find Carrickfergus Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Carrickfergus’ settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Where people come from
Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Carrickfergus
Greenisland
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Carrickfergus Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrickfergus | It’s in town | 28,141 | 7 |
| Greenisland | 3.4 km southwest of it | 5,383 | 8 |
Also within reach
Of the 46 within 15 km, look for 2 historic houses, 2 historic ships and a castle.
CastleCarrickfergus Castle300 m away2
Historic houseBelfast Castle12 km away3
Historic shipSS Nomadic14 km away4
Historic houseStormont Castle13 km away5
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast15 km away6
Historic shipHMS Caroline13 km away7
ZooBelfast Zoo11 km away8
MuseumUS Rangers Centre1.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Carrickfergus Museum: what to know
Where is Carrickfergus Museum?
Carrickfergus Museum is in Carrickfergus, Mid and East Antrim, inside the town’s settlement.
What is Carrickfergus Museum?
Museum in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Carrickfergus Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Carrickfergus, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Carrickfergus Museum?
Within 15 km: Carrickfergus Castle (300 m), Belfast Castle (12 km), SS Nomadic (14 km) and Stormont Castle (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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)
- Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- US Rangers Centre: ArchiveCarrickfergus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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