Castletown D-Day Centre
Castletown D-Day Centre is a war museum. Look for it within Fortuneswell’s built-up area. Nearby, Portland Castle (200 m) heads a list of 33 within 15 km.
Museum in Fortuneswell
Inside Fortuneswell
Castletown D-Day Centre is inside Fortuneswell’s built-up area, with 17 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.
Picking your season
Afternoons in Fortuneswell peak at 17–22°C, May to October.
Castletown D-Day Centre
War museum in Portland, England, UK.
In Fortuneswell, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Fortuneswell
- Official site
- ddaycentre.com
Castletown D-Day Centre on the map
Castletown D-Day Centre is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Fortuneswell’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Of these 5 towns, the largest is Weymouth (55,540 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Fortuneswell
Weston
Grove
Weymouth
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Castletown D-Day Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortuneswell | It’s in town | 4,554 | 23 |
| Weston | 1.7 km south of it | 5,208 | 17 |
| Grove | 1.9 km southeast of it | 1,032 | 16 |
| Weymouth | 2.3 km north of it | 55,540 | 26 |
| Southwell | 3.6 km south of it | 1,700 | 16 |
Beyond Castletown D-Day Centre
33 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 forts and 2 museums among them.
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle200 m away2
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle14 km away3
CastleRufus Castle3.4 km away4
CastleSandsfoot Castle3.2 km away5FortFortVerne High Angle Battery1.4 km away6
MuseumTout Quarry1.7 km away7
FortThe Verne Citadel1.1 km away8
MuseumPortland Museum3.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Castletown D-Day Centre
Where is Castletown D-Day Centre?
Castletown D-Day Centre is in Fortuneswell, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Castletown D-Day Centre?
War museum in Portland, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Castletown D-Day Centre?
May to October are the warmest months in Fortuneswell, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Castletown D-Day Centre?
Within 15 km: Portland Castle (200 m), Maiden Castle (14 km), Rufus Castle (3.4 km) and Sandsfoot Castle (3.2 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 (7)
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tout Quarry: Ajsmith141, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Verne Citadel: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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