Museum · Guildford · Surrey

Dapdune Wharf

Dapdune Wharf is a wharf and boat-builders yard. Its location is inside Guildford’s built-up area. The site is looked after by the National Trust.

Photo: Dapdune Wharf, HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Guildford

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Guildford

Inside Guildford

Dapdune Wharf is inside Guildford’s built-up area, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.

When to go

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Guildford).

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°56 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May18° / 7°52 mm

Jun21° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°82 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°79 mm

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

About

Dapdune Wharf

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Top of the 82 other places within 15 km is Guildford Cathedral, 800 m off.

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Guildford
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/river-wey-and-godalming-navigations-and-dapdune-wharf

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

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

Orange is Dapdune Wharf; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns around Dapdune Wharf, by distance

Home to 77,870 people, Guildford is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Guildford

77,870 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km south of it

Shalford

2,508 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km north of it

Jacobs Well

1,122 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km west of it

Wood Street Village

1,586 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dapdune Wharf is	People	Places to visit
Guildford	It’s in town	77,870	26
Shalford	2.4 km south of it	2,508	20
Jacobs Well	2.4 km north of it	1,122	15
Wood Street Village	2.8 km west of it	1,586	17
Fairlands	3.1 km northwest of it	1,119	16
Worplesdon	3.4 km northwest of it	928	20
Peasmarsh	3.5 km south of it	468	20
Chilworth	3.6 km southeast of it	1,917	19

Make a day of it

While you are near Dapdune Wharf

Also close at hand are 2 museums, a cathedral and a castle, among 82 within 15 km.

CathedralGuildford Cathedral800 m away 2

CastleGuildford Castle1.1 km away 3

MuseumWatts Gallery4.2 km away 4

MuseumGuildford Museum1.1 km away 5

Historic houseLoseley Park3.6 km away 6

Garden · National TrustClandon Park5.1 km away 7

Art galleryGuildford House Gallery900 m away 8

FortHenley Fort1.8 km away

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

Questions about Dapdune Wharf

Where is Dapdune Wharf?

Dapdune Wharf is in Guildford, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dapdune Wharf?

Wharf and boat-builders yard in Wharf Road, Guildford.

Who runs Dapdune Wharf?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dapdune Wharf?

May to September are the warmest months in Guildford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dapdune Wharf?

Within 15 km: Guildford Cathedral (800 m), Guildford Castle (1.1 km), Watts Gallery (4.2 km) and Guildford Museum (1.1 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)

Dapdune Wharf: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Castle: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Museum: Nickuae, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Loseley Park: Andrew Wilkinson from London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford House Gallery: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henley Fort: Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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