Grove Prison Museum
Set in Grove is Grove Prison Museum. Another 15 places to visit lie within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Portland Castle, at 2.8 km.
Museum in Grove
Inside Grove
Grove Prison Museum is inside Grove’s built-up area, with 15 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.
Seasons and weather
If warmth matters, go June to September: Grove reaches 19–22°C.
Grove Prison Museum
Museum in Portland, Dorset, England, UK.
In Grove, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
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Getting your bearings
Grove Prison Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Grove’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Grove Prison Museum
By population, Weymouth leads the 5 with 55,540. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Grove
Weston
Fortuneswell
Southwell
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Grove Prison Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove | It’s in town | 1,032 | 16 |
| Weston | 800 m southwest of it | 5,208 | 17 |
| Fortuneswell | 1.3 km northwest of it | 4,554 | 23 |
| Southwell | 2.3 km southwest of it | 1,700 | 16 |
| Weymouth | 4.9 km northwest of it | 55,540 | 26 |
Other places close by
A visit can add 4 castles, 2 museums and 2 forts, from 32 places within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle2.8 km away2
CastleRufus Castle1.2 km away3
MuseumPortland Museum1.2 km away4
CastlePennsylvania Castle1.3 km away5
CastleSandsfoot Castle5.9 km away6FortFortVerne High Angle Battery1.3 km away7
MuseumTout Quarry1.7 km away8
FortThe Verne Citadel1.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Grove Prison Museum: what to know
Where is Grove Prison Museum?
Grove Prison Museum is in Grove, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Grove Prison Museum?
Museum in Portland, Dorset, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Grove Prison Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Grove, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Grove Prison Museum?
Within 15 km: Portland Castle (2.8 km), Rufus Castle (1.2 km), Portland Museum (1.2 km) and Pennsylvania Castle (1.3 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)
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pennsylvania Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tout Quarry: Ajsmith141, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Verne Citadel: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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