Holyhead Maritime Museum
Holyhead Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Holyhead, North Wales. Add Caer Gybi Roman Fort, 600 m away, to a visit; it leads 6 places within 15 km. 3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
Museum in Holyhead
Inside Holyhead
Holyhead Maritime Museum is inside Holyhead’s built-up area, with 3 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
Warmest in Holyhead are June to September, at 17–19°C.
Holyhead Maritime Museum
Maritime museum in Holyhead, North Wales, United Kingdom.
In Holyhead, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Holyhead
- Official site
- holyheadmaritimemuseum.co.uk
Locating Holyhead Maritime Museum
The numbers show what else is near Holyhead Maritime Museum, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Holyhead’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Holyhead Maritime Museum
By population, Holyhead leads the 7 with 11,753. The list runs from its own town outward.
Holyhead
Trearddur
Valley
Caergeiliog
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Holyhead Maritime Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyhead | It’s in town | 11,753 | 4 |
| Trearddur | 3 km south of it | 932 | 4 |
| Valley | 5.8 km southeast of it | 2,003 | 2 |
| Caergeiliog | 7.7 km southeast of it | 378 | 0 |
| Bodedern | 9.4 km east of it | 1,193 | 2 |
| Llanfechell | 14 km northeast of it | 614 | 1 |
| Cemaes | 16 km northeast of it | 1,023 | 1 |
More to see nearby
The 6 places within 15 km include 2 forts, 2 attractions and a castle.
FortCaer Gybi Roman Fort600 m away2
CastleCastell Rhonyn11 km away3
FortWorld War II Pillbox4 km away4MuseumMuseumHolyhead at War100 m away5AttractionAttractionRoundhouse9.7 km away6AttractionAttractionMelin Llynon9.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Holyhead Maritime Museum
Where is Holyhead Maritime Museum?
Holyhead Maritime Museum is in Holyhead, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Holyhead Maritime Museum?
Maritime museum in Holyhead, North Wales, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Holyhead Maritime Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Holyhead, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Holyhead Maritime Museum?
Within 15 km: Caer Gybi Roman Fort (600 m), Castell Rhonyn (11 km), World War II Pillbox (4 km) and Holyhead at War (100 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 (4)
- Holyhead Maritime Museum: Cls14, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer Gybi Roman Fort: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Rhonyn: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World War II Pillbox: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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