Fire Museum
Head 1.1 km northeast of Clapham for Fire Museum. Add Kimbolton Castle, 15 km away, to a visit; it leads 28 places within 15 km.
Museum near Clapham
Just outside Clapham
Fire Museum is 1.1 km northeast of Clapham. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Clapham
Expect highs of 17–23°C in Clapham from May to September.
Fire Museum
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 1.1 km northeast of Clapham
The way to Fire Museum
Fire Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
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Towns within reach of Fire Museum
Home to 97,226 people, Bedford is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Clapham
Milton Ernest
Oakley
Bedford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fire Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 1.1 km southwest of it | 4,502 | 10 |
| Milton Ernest | 1.2 km northwest of it | 770 | 7 |
| Oakley | 1.8 km west of it | 2,507 | 6 |
| Bedford | 2 km southeast of it | 97,226 | 15 |
| Bromham | 3.1 km southwest of it | 4,652 | 10 |
| Pavenham | 3.8 km west of it | 505 | 7 |
| Stevington | 4.2 km west of it | 582 | 7 |
| Salph End | 4.6 km southeast of it | 485 | 11 |
More to see nearby
Of the 28 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
CastleKimbolton Castle15 km away2
CastleBedford Castle5.2 km away3
Historic houseColworth House7.7 km away4
MuseumJohn Bunyan museum5.1 km away5
MuseumThe Higgins5.1 km away6Theme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort10 km away7
CastleLavendon Castle12 km away8
CastleEaton Socon Castle15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Fire Museum
Where is Fire Museum?
Fire Museum is 1.1 km northeast of Clapham, Bedfordshire.
What is Fire Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Fire Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Clapham, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Fire Museum?
Within 15 km: Kimbolton Castle (15 km), Bedford Castle (5.2 km), Colworth House (7.7 km) and John Bunyan museum (5.1 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 (7)
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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