Clive Museum
Clive Museum is a museum at Powys Castle. Its setting is 800 m southwest of Welshpool. It is cared for by the National Trust.
Museum near Welshpool
Just outside Welshpool
Clive Museum is 800 m southwest of Welshpool. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Aim for June to September, when Welshpool reaches 18–21°C.
Clive Museum
Nearby, Powis Castle (100 m) heads a list of 16 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 800 m southwest of Welshpool
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle-and-garden
How to visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Where Clive Museum is
Orange shows Clive Museum; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Welshpool is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (5,460 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Clive Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welshpool | 800 m northeast of it | 5,460 | 4 |
| Forden | 4.3 km southeast of it | 787 | 5 |
| Guilsfield | 4.7 km north of it | 1,160 | 4 |
What else is near Clive Museum
Also close at hand are 6 castles, a heritage railway and a historic house, among 16 within 15 km.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle100 m away2
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn9.6 km away3
CastleButtington4.2 km away4
Heritage railwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway6 km away5
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle13 km away6
CastleMathrafal9.4 km away7
CastleCaus Castle12 km away8
Historic houseGarthmyl Hall, Berriew7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Clive Museum
Where is Clive Museum?
Clive Museum is 800 m southwest of Welshpool, Powys.
What is Clive Museum?
Museum at Powys Castle.
Who runs Clive Museum?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Clive Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Welshpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Clive Museum?
Within 15 km: Powis Castle (100 m), Castell Trefaldwyn (9.6 km), Buttington (4.2 km) and Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (6 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)
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caus Castle: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garthmyl Hall, Berriew: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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