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Dorking Museum

Dorking Museum is a museum in Dorking. Top of the 72 other places within 15 km is Polesden Lacey Estate, 3.9 km off.

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

Where

In Dorking

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Dorking

Inside Dorking

Dorking Museum is inside Dorking’s built-up area, with 6 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 through the year

Aim for May to September, when Dorking reaches 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 1°90 mm

Feb8° / 1°67 mm

Mar11° / 2°53 mm

Apr14° / 4°54 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 9°50 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 11°64 mm

Sep19° / 9°64 mm

Oct15° / 7°91 mm

Nov11° / 4°95 mm

Dec8° / 2°94 mm

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

About

Dorking Museum

Museum in Dorking.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Dorking
Official site: dorkingmuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Dorking Museum on the map

Orange is Dorking Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Dorking Museum

The most populous of the 8 is Great Bookham and Fetcham, at 21,655. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Dorking

17,463 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km west of it

Westcott

2,275 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km north of it

Westhumble

598 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Brockham

2,206 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dorking Museum is	People	Places to visit
Dorking	It’s in town	17,463	17
Westcott	1.6 km west of it	2,275	12
Westhumble	2.1 km north of it	598	10
Brockham	2.5 km east of it	2,206	11
Box Hill	2.9 km northeast of it	1,271	11
Mickleham	3.4 km north of it	514	10
Buckland	4.4 km east of it	542	15
Great Bookham and Fetcham	4.7 km northwest of it	21,655	13

Make a day of it

What else is near Dorking Museum

Also close at hand are 4 historic houses, 2 gardens and a castle, among 72 within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustPolesden Lacey Estate3.9 km away 2

CastleBetchworth Castle2.7 km away 3

Historic houseClaremont14 km away 4

Historic houseWotton House4.9 km away 5

GardenRHS Garden, Wisley13 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustHatchlands10 km away 7

Garden · National TrustClandon Park12 km away 8

Theme parkChessington World of Adventures13 km away

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

Good to know about Dorking Museum

Where is Dorking Museum?

Dorking Museum is in Dorking, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dorking Museum?

Museum in Dorking.

When is the best time to visit Dorking Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Dorking Museum?

Within 15 km: Polesden Lacey Estate (3.9 km), Betchworth Castle (2.7 km), Claremont (14 km) and Wotton House (4.9 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)

Dorking Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Polesden Lacey Estate: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Betchworth Castle: Peter van der Linden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wotton House: Barry Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden, Wisley: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatchlands: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chessington World of Adventures: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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