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Guildford Museum

Guildford Museum is a local museum in Guildford. Look also at Guildford Cathedral, 1.4 km away, first of 70 more within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Photo: Guildford Museum, Nickuae (Public domain)

Where

In Guildford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Guildford

Inside Guildford

Guildford Museum is inside Guildford’s built-up area, with 17 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

The weather, month by month

In Guildford, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°56 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May18° / 7°52 mm

Jun21° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°82 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°79 mm

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

About

Guildford Museum

Local museum in Guildford, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Guildford
Official site: surreymuseums.org.uk/museum/guildford-museum-and-heritage-services

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Guildford Museum

Guildford Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Among the 8, Guildford is the biggest, home to 77,870 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Guildford

77,870 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km south of it

Shalford

2,508 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Chilworth

1,917 people · 19 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km south of it

Peasmarsh

468 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Guildford Museum is	People	Places to visit
Guildford	It’s in town	77,870	26
Shalford	1.4 km south of it	2,508	20
Chilworth	2.5 km southeast of it	1,917	19
Peasmarsh	2.6 km south of it	468	20
Bramley and Wonersh	3.3 km south of it	4,193	21
Jacobs Well	3.4 km north of it	1,122	15
Wood Street Village	3.5 km northwest of it	1,586	17
Farncombe	3.7 km southwest of it	13,247	21

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 70 more, including 2 museums, a cathedral and a castle.

CathedralGuildford Cathedral1.4 km away 2

CastleGuildford Castle100 m away 3

MuseumWatts Gallery4.1 km away 4

Museum · National TrustDapdune Wharf1.1 km away 5

Historic houseLoseley Park3 km away 6

Art galleryGuildford House Gallery300 m away 7

Garden · National TrustClandon Park5 km away 8

FortHenley Fort1.6 km away

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

Planning a visit to Guildford Museum

Where is Guildford Museum?

Guildford Museum is in Guildford, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Guildford Museum?

Local museum in Guildford, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Guildford Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Guildford Museum?

Within 15 km: Guildford Cathedral (1.4 km), Guildford Castle (100 m), Watts Gallery (4.1 km) and Dapdune Wharf (1.1 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 (9)

Guildford Museum: Nickuae, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Castle: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dapdune Wharf: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Loseley Park: Andrew Wilkinson from London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford House Gallery: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Henley Fort: Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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