Durlston Head Art Gallery
Durlston Head Art Gallery stands 400 m southeast of Swanage. Top of the 41 other places within 15 km is Corfe Castle, 9 km off.
Art gallery near Swanage
Just outside Swanage
Durlston Head Art Gallery is 400 m southeast of Swanage. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Swanage).
Durlston Head Art Gallery
Art gallery.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Town
- 400 m southeast of Swanage
Entry, hours, address
Where it sits
The orange dot is Durlston Head Art Gallery; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Durlston Head Art Gallery
The biggest base of the 3 is Swanage (9,115 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Swanage
Langton Matravers
Studland
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Durlston Head Art Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanage | 400 m northwest of it | 9,115 | 21 |
| Langton Matravers | 3.1 km northwest of it | 868 | 23 |
| Studland | 4.9 km north of it | 260 | 16 |
Around Durlston Head Art Gallery
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and a heritage railway, from 41 places within 15 km.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle9 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway2.9 km away3
CastleBrownsea Castle10 km away4
MuseumSwanage Museum & Heritage Centre1.5 km away5
PierSwanage Pier1.6 km away6
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum15 km away7
MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum9.6 km away8
FortFort Henry5.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Durlston Head Art Gallery, answered
Where is Durlston Head Art Gallery?
Durlston Head Art Gallery is 400 m southeast of Swanage, Dorset.
What is Durlston Head Art Gallery?
Art gallery.
When is the best time to visit Durlston Head Art Gallery?
June to September are the warmest months in Swanage, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Durlston Head Art Gallery?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (9 km), Swanage Railway (2.9 km), Brownsea Castle (10 km) and Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre (1.5 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 (8)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Pier: Daniel Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Henry: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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