Museum · Loughborough · Leicestershire

Charnwood Museum

Charnwood Museum is a museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire. It comes under Charnwood Council. Within 15 km there are 40 more places to visit, starting with Loughborough Carillon (100 m).

Photo: Charnwood Museum, Adele Beeby (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Loughborough

inside the built-up area

Run by

Charnwood Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Loughborough

Inside Loughborough

Charnwood Museum is inside Loughborough’s built-up area, with 4 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

Seasons and weather

If warmth matters, go June to September: Loughborough reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°58 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 12°68 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

Charnwood Museum

Museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

It is run by Charnwood Council.

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

Type: Museum
Run by: Charnwood Council
Town: in Loughborough
Official site: charnwoodmuseum.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Charnwood Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Charnwood Museum

Home to 64,850 people, Loughborough is the largest of these 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Loughborough

64,850 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Quorndon

5,576 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km northwest of it

Hathern

2,351 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km south of it

Woodhouse

608 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Charnwood Museum is	People	Places to visit
Loughborough	It’s in town	64,850	11
Quorndon	2.7 km southeast of it	5,576	7
Hathern	3.5 km northwest of it	2,351	8
Woodhouse	3.5 km south of it	608	9
Normanton on Soar	3.6 km northwest of it	409	9
Barrow upon Soar	3.6 km southeast of it	6,823	7
Shepshed	4.5 km west of it	14,873	6
Woodhouse Eaves	4.5 km south of it	1,618	8

Make a day of it

What else is near Charnwood Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 40 more, including 2 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a garden.

MuseumLoughborough Carillon100 m away 2

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey8.2 km away 3

GardenBradgate Park8.8 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle15 km away 5

Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway900 m away 6

MuseumNational Space Centre14 km away 7

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey14 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustNational Trust Stoneywell8.5 km away

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

Charnwood Museum: common questions

Where is Charnwood Museum?

Charnwood Museum is in Loughborough, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Charnwood Museum?

Museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Charnwood Museum?

Charnwood Council.

When is the best time to visit Charnwood Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Loughborough, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Charnwood Museum?

Within 15 km: Loughborough Carillon (100 m), Mount St Bernard Abbey (8.2 km), Bradgate Park (8.8 km) and Kirby Muxloe Castle (15 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 (9)

Charnwood Museum: Adele Beeby, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Loughborough Carillon: User:Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Central Railway: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Trust Stoneywell: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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