Museum · near Ruspidge · Gloucestershire

Dean Heritage Museum

Dean Heritage Museum is an industrial heritage centre and museum. On the map, it sits 1.4 km southeast of Ruspidge. It is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Dean Heritage Museum, Philip Halling (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.4 km

southeast of Ruspidge

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Ruspidge

Just outside Ruspidge

Dean Heritage Museum is 1.4 km southeast of Ruspidge. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ruspidge has 1 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Aim for June to September, when Ruspidge reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°115 mm

Feb8° / 1°79 mm

Mar10° / 2°72 mm

Apr13° / 4°78 mm

May16° / 7°69 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul21° / 12°60 mm

Aug21° / 11°87 mm

Sep18° / 9°72 mm

Oct14° / 7°114 mm

Nov10° / 4°116 mm

Dec8° / 2°114 mm

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

About

Dean Heritage Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Add Goodrich Castle, 13 km away, to a visit; it leads 32 places within 15 km.

Ruspidge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.4 km southeast of Ruspidge
Official site: deanheritagecentre.org

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

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where Dean Heritage Museum is

Dean Heritage Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Dean Heritage Museum

The largest of the 6 towns is Cinderford, with 8,778 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Ruspidge

2,431 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km north of it

Cinderford

8,778 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km north of it

Littledean

981 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Newnham

1,054 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Dean Heritage Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ruspidge	1.4 km northwest of it	2,431	4
Cinderford	2.3 km north of it	8,778	5
Littledean	2.4 km north of it	981	5
Newnham	2.5 km northeast of it	1,054	3
Blakeney	3.2 km south of it	1,303	8
Yorkley and Whitecroft	3.8 km southwest of it	2,678	10

Make a day of it

More near Dean Heritage Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 32 more, including 4 castles, a garden and an art gallery.

Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle13 km away 2

CastleBerkeley Castle12 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle12 km away 4

Garden · National TrustWestbury Court Garden6.3 km away 5

CastleClearwell Castle9.8 km away 6Art galleryArt galleryForest of Dean Sculpture Trail4.6 km away 7

Heritage railwayDean Forest Railway6.3 km away 8

MuseumClearwell Caves9 km away

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

Dean Heritage Museum: common questions

Where is Dean Heritage Museum?

Dean Heritage Museum is 1.4 km southeast of Ruspidge, Gloucestershire.

What is Dean Heritage Museum?

Industrial heritage centre and museum in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Dean Heritage Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Ruspidge, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dean Heritage Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Dean Heritage Museum?

Within 15 km: Goodrich Castle (13 km), Berkeley Castle (12 km), St Briavels Castle (12 km) and Westbury Court Garden (6.3 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)

Dean Heritage Museum: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westbury Court Garden: Flickr: Anguskirk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dean Forest Railway: Jamielw, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clearwell Caves: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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