Museum · Alton · Hampshire

Curtis Museum

Curtis Museum is a museum in Alton. 22 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Jane Austen's House Museum (2.2 km). Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Photo: Curtis Museum, Colin Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Alton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Alton

Inside Alton

Curtis Museum is inside Alton’s built-up area, with 3 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

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Alton peak at 17–22°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°102 mm

Feb8° / 1°72 mm

Mar11° / 3°62 mm

Apr14° / 4°63 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°69 mm

Sep19° / 10°67 mm

Oct15° / 7°102 mm

Nov11° / 4°109 mm

Dec8° / 2°103 mm

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

About

Curtis Museum

Museum in Alton, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Alton
Official site: hampshireculture.org.uk/curtis-museum

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Its place on the map

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

Towns near it

Towns that count Curtis Museum

The largest of the 8 towns is Alton, with 17,883 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Alton

17,883 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Holybourne

1,304 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km west of it

Beech

456 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3 km southeast of it

East Worldham

344 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Curtis Museum is	People	Places to visit
Alton	It’s in town	17,883	6
Holybourne	1.6 km northeast of it	1,304	4
Beech	2.3 km west of it	456	5
East Worldham	3 km southeast of it	344	5
Upper Farringdon	3.8 km south of it	376	5
Lower Farringdon	4.2 km south of it	288	5
Upper Froyle	4.4 km northeast of it	482	2
Four Marks	4.8 km southwest of it	5,613	4

Make a day of it

Pair Curtis Museum with these

Among the 22 within 15 km are 3 museums, 3 castles and a historic house.

MuseumJane Austen's House Museum2.2 km away 2

Historic houseChawton House2.6 km away 3

CastleOdiham Castle12 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle14 km away 5

Wildlife parkBirdworld9.7 km away 6

MuseumGliding Heritage Centre5.2 km away 7

CastleBasing House14 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of Farnham14 km away

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

A visit to Curtis Museum: questions

Where is Curtis Museum?

Curtis Museum is in Alton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Curtis Museum?

Museum in Alton, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Curtis Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Curtis Museum?

Within 15 km: Jane Austen's House Museum (2.2 km), Chawton House (2.6 km), Odiham Castle (12 km) and Farnham Castle (14 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)

Curtis Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chawton House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Odiham Castle: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birdworld: Birdworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gliding Heritage Centre: Mike Burdett from CROMER, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basing House: Sandy B, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Farnham: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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