Forge Mill Needle Museum
Forge Mill Needle Museum is an industry museum in Redditch. Our list has 27 more places within 15 km; first among them is Bordesley Abbey, at 300 m. Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.
Museum in Redditch
Inside Redditch
Forge Mill Needle Museum is inside Redditch’s built-up area, with 2 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.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest stretch in Redditch is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.
Forge Mill Needle Museum
Industry museum in Redditch, England.
In Redditch, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Redditch
- Official site
- forgemill.org.uk
Before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Its place on the map
The numbers show what else is near Forge Mill Needle Museum, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Redditch’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Forge Mill Needle Museum
By population, Redditch leads the 8 with 81,634. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Redditch
Bordesley
Alvechurch
Rowney Green
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Forge Mill Needle Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redditch | It’s in town | 81,634 | 5 |
| Bordesley | 800 m northwest of it | 303 | 4 |
| Alvechurch | 2.5 km northwest of it | 3,412 | 5 |
| Rowney Green | 2.7 km north of it | 278 | 5 |
| Tardebigge | 3.4 km west of it | 872 | 6 |
| Mappleborough Green | 4.1 km southeast of it | 402 | 5 |
| Aspley Heath | 4.5 km east of it | 282 | 5 |
| Studley | 4.7 km southeast of it | 6,039 | 4 |
Other places close by
Among the 27 within 15 km are 4 historic houses, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryBordesley Abbey300 m away2Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court8.8 km away3
MuseumCadbury World13 km away4
Historic house · National TrustPackwood House13 km away5
CastleBeaudesert Castle11 km away6
Historic house · National TrustHanbury Hall11 km away7
CastleWeoley Castle14 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseRagley Hall13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Forge Mill Needle Museum
Where is Forge Mill Needle Museum?
Forge Mill Needle Museum is in Redditch, Worcestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Forge Mill Needle Museum?
Industry museum in Redditch, England.
When is the best time to visit Forge Mill Needle Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Redditch, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Forge Mill Needle Museum?
Within 15 km: Bordesley Abbey (300 m), Coughton Court (8.8 km), Cadbury World (13 km) and Packwood 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 (7)
- Forge Mill Needle Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bordesley Abbey: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury World: Grutness at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Packwood House: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaudesert Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hanbury Hall: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weoley Castle: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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