Museum · Corfe Castle · Dorset

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum is a local museum. It lies inside the built-up area of Corfe Castle. The site is run by Corfe Castle Town Trust.

Where

In Corfe Castle

inside the built-up area

Run by

Corfe Castle Town Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Corfe Castle

Inside Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum is inside Corfe Castle’s built-up area, with 11 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

Picking your season

From June to September, Corfe Castle sees highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°109 mm

Feb9° / 3°73 mm

Mar10° / 4°63 mm

Apr13° / 6°57 mm

May16° / 9°51 mm

Jun19° / 11°59 mm

Jul21° / 13°53 mm

Aug21° / 14°62 mm

Sep19° / 12°69 mm

Oct15° / 9°107 mm

Nov12° / 6°113 mm

Dec9° / 4°112 mm

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

About

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum

48 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Corfe Castle (200 m).

Type: Museum
Run by: Corfe Castle Town Trust
Town: in Corfe Castle
Official site: corfecastletowntrust.co.uk/the-museum

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

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum on the map

Spot Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Home to 890 people, Corfe Castle is the largest of these 6. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Corfe Castle

890 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Harman's Cross

404 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km south of it

Worth Matravers

260 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Stoborough

868 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum is	People	Places to visit
Corfe Castle	It’s in town	890	17
Harman's Cross	2.3 km southeast of it	404	23
Worth Matravers	4.4 km south of it	260	14
Stoborough	4.5 km northwest of it	868	9
Langton Matravers	4.6 km southeast of it	868	23
Ridge	4.7 km northwest of it	305	9

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Places to add to Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum

The 48 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 3 museums and a heritage railway.

Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle200 m away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2

MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away 3

MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum900 m away 4

CastleBrownsea Castle8.9 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle11 km away 6

Heritage railwaySwanage Railway6 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of Jurassic Marine Life4.9 km away 8

ZooMonkey World13 km away

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

Your questions on Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum

Where is Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum?

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum is in Corfe Castle, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum?

Museum: local.

Who runs Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum?

Corfe Castle Town Trust.

When is the best time to visit Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Corfe Castle, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum?

Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (200 m), The Tank Museum (14 km), Purbeck Mining Museum (900 m) and Brownsea Castle (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)

Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Jurassic Marine Life: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkey World: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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