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Epping Forest District Museum

Epping Forest District Museum is a local museum in Waltham Abbey. Its operator is Epping Forest District Council. Within 15 km there are 57 more places to visit, starting with Bruce Castle (11 km).

Photo: Epping Forest District Museum, The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Waltham Abbey

inside the built-up area

Run by

Epping Forest District Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Waltham Abbey

Inside Waltham Abbey

Epping Forest District Museum is inside Waltham Abbey’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

Which month to go

Afternoons in Waltham Abbey reach 18–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 4°38 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May18° / 8°47 mm

Jun21° / 11°54 mm

Jul23° / 13°50 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 11°53 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°67 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

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

About

Epping Forest District Museum

Local museum in Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom.

It is run by Epping Forest District Council.

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

Type: Museum
Run by: Epping Forest District Council
Town: in Waltham Abbey
Official site: eppingforestdc.gov.uk/leisure/epping-forest-district-museum

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

The map

Around Epping Forest District Museum, mapped

Orange is Epping Forest District Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Epping Forest District Museum

Enfield, with 329,822 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Waltham Abbey

18,645 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 800 m west of it

Waltham Cross

11,936 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Enfield

329,822 people · 39 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km south of it

Sewardstone

721 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Epping Forest District Museum is	People	Places to visit
Waltham Abbey	It’s in town	18,645	10
Waltham Cross	800 m west of it	11,936	9
Enfield	1.6 km southwest of it	329,822	39
Sewardstone	1.9 km south of it	721	10
Cheshunt	2.2 km northwest of it	43,694	11
High Beech	2.7 km southeast of it	186	7
Hoddesdon	3.8 km north of it	40,615	13
Waltham Forest	4.3 km south of it	278,129	73

Make a day of it

Places to add to Epping Forest District Museum

There are 57 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory among them.

CastleBruce Castle11 km away 2Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills1.4 km away 3

GardenFinsbury Park15 km away 4

CastleHertford Castle Gate House13 km away 5

MuseumWilliam Morris Gallery11 km away 6

Historic houseCopped Hall4.7 km away 7

MuseumForty Hall Museum5.1 km away 8

ZooHertfordshire Zoo7.2 km away

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

Epping Forest District Museum, answered

Where is Epping Forest District Museum?

Epping Forest District Museum is in Waltham Abbey, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Epping Forest District Museum?

Local museum in Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom.

Who runs Epping Forest District Museum?

Epping Forest District Council.

When is the best time to visit Epping Forest District Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Waltham Abbey, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Epping Forest District Museum?

Within 15 km: Bruce Castle (11 km), Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills (1.4 km), Finsbury Park (15 km) and Hertford Castle Gate House (13 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)

Epping Forest District Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bruce Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Finsbury Park: Hjuk at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
William Morris Gallery: ProfDEH, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Forty Hall Museum: Stu's Images, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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