Museum · Kingston upon Thames · London

Dorich House Museum

Dorich House Museum is an art museum. It is within Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area. This is a site of Kingston University London.

Photo: Dorich House Museum, AndyScott (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Kingston upon Thames

inside the built-up area

Run by

Kingston University London

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Museum in Kingston upon Thames

Inside Kingston upon Thames

Dorich House Museum is inside Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area, with 23 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

Weather by the month

In Kingston upon Thames the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 11°48 mm

Jul24° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 11°51 mm

Oct16° / 8°69 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°61 mm

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

About

Dorich House Museum

Within 15 km there are 491 more places to visit, starting with British Museum (13 km).

Type: Museum
Run by: Kingston University London
Town: in Kingston upon Thames
Official site: dorichhousemuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The map puts Dorich House Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Wandsworth, with 326,725 people, is the largest of the 5. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Kingston upon Thames

166,333 people · 67 places to visit

2 · 700 m east of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Merton

214,931 people · 58 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Dorich House Museum is	People	Places to visit
Kingston upon Thames	It’s in town	166,333	67
Wandsworth	700 m east of it	326,725	442
Merton	1.8 km southeast of it	214,931	58
Richmond upon Thames	2.6 km northwest of it	192,888	128
Hounslow	4.5 km northwest of it	286,591	106

Make a day of it

After Dorich House Museum

Among the 491 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum13 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace11 km away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey12 km away 4

GardenKew Gardens5.5 km away 5

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.2 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower12 km away 7

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum9.5 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)8

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum9.3 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

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

Good to know about Dorich House Museum

Where is Dorich House Museum?

Dorich House Museum is in Kingston upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dorich House Museum?

Museum: art.

Who runs Dorich House Museum?

Kingston University London.

When is the best time to visit Dorich House Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Kingston upon Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dorich House Museum?

Within 15 km: British Museum (13 km), Buckingham Palace (11 km), Westminster Abbey (12 km) and Kew Gardens (5.5 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)

Dorich House Museum: AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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