Museum · Freshwater and Totland · Isle of Wight

Dimbola Museum and Galleries

Dimbola Museum and Galleries is an English country house in Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Head into Freshwater and Totland’s built-up area to find it. Officially, it is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Dimbola Museum and Galleries, Editor5807 (Public domain)

Where

In Freshwater and Totland

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Freshwater and Totland

Inside Freshwater and Totland

Dimbola Museum and Galleries is inside Freshwater and Totland’s built-up area, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Freshwater and Totland has 67 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

Choosing a month

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Freshwater and Totland).

Jan9° / 3°88 mm

Feb9° / 3°62 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May17° / 8°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul22° / 13°43 mm

Aug22° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°59 mm

Oct16° / 9°96 mm

Nov12° / 6°103 mm

Dec10° / 4°98 mm

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

About

Dimbola Museum and Galleries

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. There are 37 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Yarmouth Castle (4 km).

Freshwater and Totland’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Freshwater and Totland
Official site: dimbola.co.uk

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

The map

Dimbola Museum and Galleries at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near Dimbola Museum and Galleries with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Dimbola Museum and Galleries, by distance

Freshwater and Totland is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (7,523 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Freshwater and Totland

7,523 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km north of it

Norton

252 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km north of it

Yarmouth

470 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km northeast of it

Bouldnor

367 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Dimbola Museum and Galleries is	People	Places to visit
Freshwater and Totland	It’s in town	7,523	24
Norton	2.6 km north of it	252	18
Yarmouth	3.5 km north of it	470	16
Bouldnor	4.1 km northeast of it	367	18

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can add 4 castles, 2 forts and a garden, from 37 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle4 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle4.6 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle14 km away 4

GardenFarringford House Gardens700 m away 5

FortGolden Hill Fort1.9 km away 6

Fort · National TrustThe Needles Batteries5 km away 7

CastleFort Victoria3.8 km away 8

PierYarmouth Pier4 km away

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

Your questions on Dimbola Museum and Galleries

Where is Dimbola Museum and Galleries?

Dimbola Museum and Galleries is in Freshwater and Totland, Isle of Wight, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dimbola Museum and Galleries?

English country house in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Dimbola Museum and Galleries?

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

Is Dimbola Museum and Galleries a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Dimbola Museum and Galleries?

Within 15 km: Yarmouth Castle (4 km), Hurst Castle (4.6 km), Carisbrooke Castle (14 km) and Farringford House Gardens (700 m).

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)

Dimbola Museum and Galleries: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farringford House Gardens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Golden Hill Fort: Warren Whyte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Needles Batteries: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Victoria: Ranger Steve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yarmouth Pier: Editor5807, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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