Chard Museum
Chard Museum is a local museum in Chard, Somerset. Officially, it is a Grade II listed building. 16 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Forde Abbey (5.2 km).
Museum in Chard
Inside Chard
Chard Museum is inside Chard’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Chard has 156 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Chard
Afternoons in Chard reach 19–21°C from June to September.
Chard Museum
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Chard
- Official site
- chardmuseum.co.uk
Mapping Chard Museum
The orange dot is Chard Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Chard’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Chard Museum
Among the 5, Chard is the biggest, home to 14,287 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Chard
Combe St Nicholas
Tatworth
Chardstock
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Chard Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chard | It’s in town | 14,287 | 3 |
| Combe St Nicholas | 2.6 km northwest of it | 696 | 2 |
| Tatworth | 2.6 km southeast of it | 2,287 | 2 |
| Chardstock | 3.9 km south of it | 287 | 2 |
| Tytherleigh | 4.8 km south of it | 248 | 2 |
What else is near Chard Museum
Our list has 16 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 forts.
CastleForde Abbey5.2 km away2
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court13 km away3
CastleCastle Neroche8.5 km away4
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton13 km away5
FortTaunton Stop Line14 km away6
MuseumAxminster Museum10 km away7
FortMusbury Castle15 km away8CastleCastleMarshwood Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Chard Museum in questions
Where is Chard Museum?
Chard Museum is in Chard, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Chard Museum?
Local museum in Chard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Chard Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Chard, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Chard Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Chard Museum?
Within 15 km: Forde Abbey (5.2 km), Barrington Court (13 km), Castle Neroche (8.5 km) and Shute Barton (13 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)
- Chard Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Neroche: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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