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Guildhall Museum

Guildhall Museum is a grade I listed local museum in Rochester, Kent. Close by, Rochester Castle is 100 m away, one of 58 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Photo: Guildhall Museum, ClemRutter at en.wikipedia (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Rochester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Rochester

Inside Rochester

Guildhall Museum is inside Rochester’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Rochester has 279 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Rochester, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°76 mm

Nov11° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 3°67 mm

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

About

Guildhall Museum

Grade I listed local museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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

Rochester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Rochester
Official site: medway.gov.uk/info/200182/arts_and_heritage/316/historic_places_in_medway/2

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

The map

Around Guildhall Museum, mapped

Orange: Guildhall Museum.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Guildhall Museum

Gillingham, with 108,485 people, is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km east of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

4 · 2 km northeast of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Guildhall Museum is	People	Places to visit
Rochester	It’s in town	67,279	34
Chatham	1.1 km southeast of it	76,956	37
Gillingham	1.7 km east of it	108,485	33
Lower Upnor	2 km northeast of it	837	27
Cuxton	2.8 km southwest of it	3,039	25
Chattenden	3.3 km northeast of it	2,417	24
Higham	3.4 km northwest of it	2,642	19
Hoo St Werburgh	4.1 km northeast of it	8,758	25

Make a day of it

Beyond Guildhall Museum

58 more lie within 15 km, 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral among them.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle100 m away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral200 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle2.4 km away 4

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)500 m away 5

Historic shipHMS Cavalier1.7 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Gannet1.8 km away 7

Historic shipHMS Ocelot1.7 km away 8

Historic house · English HeritageTemple Manor1.1 km away

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

Asked about Guildhall Museum

Where is Guildhall Museum?

Guildhall Museum is in Rochester, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Guildhall Museum?

Grade I listed local museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Guildhall Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Rochester, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Guildhall Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Guildhall Museum?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (100 m), Rochester Cathedral (200 m), Upnor Castle (2.4 km) and Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475) (500 m).

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)

Guildhall Museum: ClemRutter at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Manor: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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