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Down County Museum
Museum · Downpatrick · Newry, Mourne and Down

Down County Museum

Down County Museum is a museum in Downpatrick. A short trip away is Down Cathedral, 200 m off, the first of 21 within 15 km.

Photo: Down County Museum, Notafly (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Downpatrick
inside the settlement
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–20°C
In brief

Museum in Downpatrick

Inside Downpatrick

Down County Museum is inside Downpatrick’s settlement, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

Expect highs of 17–20°C in Downpatrick from June to September.

Jan8° / 3°90 mm
Feb9° / 3°55 mm
Mar10° / 4°76 mm
Apr13° / 5°63 mm
May15° / 8°60 mm
Jun18° / 10°63 mm
Jul20° / 12°67 mm
Aug19° / 12°80 mm
Sep17° / 10°67 mm
Oct14° / 8°103 mm
Nov11° / 5°91 mm
Dec9° / 3°88 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Downpatrick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Downpatrick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Downpatrick’s full climate →
About

Down County Museum

Museum in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

In Downpatrick, inside the town’s settlement.

Type
Museum
Town
in Downpatrick
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting your bearings

Spot Down County Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Downpatrick’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Towns close to Down County Museum

The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Downpatrick

11,545 people · 13 places to visit

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Next door to Down County Museum

Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 5 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.

1CathedralDown Cathedral200 m away2Abbey or prioryInch Abbey1 km away3Castle · National TrustCastle Ward10 km away4Heritage railwayDownpatrick and County Down Railway300 m away5CastleDundrum Castle13 km away6CastleCastle Bright6.8 km away7CastleKillyleagh Castle9.2 km away8CastleCastleKilclief Castle11 km away

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

Down County Museum: what to know

Where is Down County Museum?

Down County Museum is in Downpatrick, Newry, Mourne and Down, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Down County Museum?

Museum in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Down County Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Downpatrick, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Down County Museum?

Within 15 km: Down Cathedral (200 m), Inch Abbey (1 km), Castle Ward (10 km) and Downpatrick and County Down Railway (300 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.