Museum · Wookey Hole · Somerset

Cave Diving Museum

Set in Wookey Hole is Cave Diving Museum. Nearby, 8 more places to visit are within 5 km. Wells Cathedral, 2.7 km off, heads what is near.

Where

In Wookey Hole

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Wookey Hole

Inside Wookey Hole

Cave Diving Museum is inside Wookey Hole’s built-up area, with 8 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

Warm weather in Wookey Hole runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°93 mm

Feb8° / 2°78 mm

Mar10° / 3°74 mm

Apr13° / 4°74 mm

May16° / 7°72 mm

Jun19° / 10°76 mm

Jul20° / 12°87 mm

Aug20° / 12°103 mm

Sep18° / 10°83 mm

Oct14° / 7°113 mm

Nov10° / 4°118 mm

Dec8° / 2°112 mm

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

About

Cave Diving Museum

Museum in Wells, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Wookey Hole
Official site: wookey.co.uk/cave-diving-museum

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

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

Towns near it

Towns close to Cave Diving Museum

In size, Wells comes first of the 8, with 12,097 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Wookey Hole

307 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Wells

12,097 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km west of it

Easton

341 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2 km southwest of it

Wookey

801 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cave Diving Museum is	People	Places to visit
Wookey Hole	It’s in town	307	9
Wells	1.1 km southeast of it	12,097	8
Easton	1.7 km west of it	341	8
Wookey	2 km southwest of it	801	8
Westbury-sub-Mendip	2.9 km west of it	813	6
Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick	3.6 km south of it	267	7
South Horrington	3.9 km east of it	753	7
Coxley	4.1 km south of it	479	13

Make a day of it

What else is near Cave Diving Museum

2 attractions, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral are among the 29 within 15 km.

CathedralWells Cathedral2.7 km away 2

AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill100 m away 3

Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey9.5 km away 4

AttractionGough's Cave8.9 km away 5

PalaceThe Bishop's Palace2.9 km away 6

Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey13 km away 7

MuseumWells Museum2.6 km away 8

Historic houseMilton Lodge1.8 km away

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

Cave Diving Museum, answered

Where is Cave Diving Museum?

Cave Diving Museum is in Wookey Hole, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Cave Diving Museum?

Museum in Wells, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Cave Diving Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Cave Diving Museum?

Within 15 km: Wells Cathedral (2.7 km), Wookey Hole Caves And Mill (100 m), Glastonbury Abbey (9.5 km) and Gough's Cave (8.9 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)

Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bishop's Palace: Original uploader was Rodw at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wells Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Milton Lodge: Stewart Gould, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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