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Gillingham Museum

Gillingham Museum is a museum in Gillingham, Dorset. Close by, Stourhead Park is 8.7 km away, one of 21 within 15 km.

Where

In Gillingham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Gillingham

Inside Gillingham

Gillingham Museum is inside Gillingham’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Gillingham peak at 17–22°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°85 mm

Feb9° / 2°62 mm

Mar11° / 3°59 mm

Apr14° / 5°57 mm

May17° / 7°56 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul22° / 12°60 mm

Aug22° / 12°71 mm

Sep19° / 10°59 mm

Oct15° / 8°93 mm

Nov11° / 5°95 mm

Dec9° / 2°90 mm

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

About

Gillingham Museum

Museum in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Gillingham
Official site: gillinghammuseum.co.uk

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

The map

Getting to Gillingham Museum

The places near Gillingham Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

By population, Gillingham leads the 8 with 11,009. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Gillingham

11,009 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km south of it

East Stour

603 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km east of it

Motcombe

1,366 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km northwest of it

Bourton

626 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gillingham Museum is	People	Places to visit
Gillingham	It’s in town	11,009	7
East Stour	2.3 km south of it	603	2
Motcombe	3.4 km east of it	1,366	3
Bourton	4.9 km northwest of it	626	8
Stour Row	4.9 km south of it	308	4
Buckhorn Weston	4.9 km west of it	360	3
Kington Magna	4.9 km southwest of it	351	3
Mere	4.9 km north of it	2,808	6

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a garden, among 21 within 15 km.

Garden · National TrustStourhead Park8.7 km away 2

Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower11 km away 3

Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum6.4 km away 4

Historic houseFonthill Abbey12 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle13 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageFiddleford Manor13 km away 7

CastleNew Wardour Castle12 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustStourhead House8.6 km away

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

Gillingham Museum: what to know

Where is Gillingham Museum?

Gillingham Museum is in Gillingham, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gillingham Museum?

Museum in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Gillingham Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Gillingham, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gillingham Museum?

Within 15 km: Stourhead Park (8.7 km), King Alfred's Tower (11 km), Shaftsbury Abbey Museum (6.4 km) and Fonthill Abbey (12 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)

Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fiddleford Manor: Marilyn Peddle from England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stourhead House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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