Museum · Horsham · West Sussex

Horsham Museum

Horsham Museum is a museum in Horsham, West Sussex. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building. There are 21 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Knepp Castle (9.6 km).

Photo: Horsham Museum, Whn64 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Horsham

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 Horsham

Inside Horsham

Horsham Museum is inside Horsham’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Horsham has 135 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

Afternoons in Horsham peak at 17–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°92 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°52 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 12°53 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep20° / 10°63 mm

Oct15° / 7°94 mm

Nov11° / 4°100 mm

Dec8° / 2°94 mm

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

About

Horsham Museum

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Horsham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Horsham
Official site: horshammuseum.org

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

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

Towns near it

Bases near Horsham Museum

The largest of the 6 towns is Horsham, with 50,211 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Horsham

50,211 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Tower Hill

323 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 1.9 km west of it

Broadbridge Heath

6,357 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 2.2 km south of it

Southwater

11,204 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Horsham Museum is	People	Places to visit
Horsham	It’s in town	50,211	3
Tower Hill	1.2 km southwest of it	323	1
Broadbridge Heath	1.9 km west of it	6,357	1
Southwater	2.2 km south of it	11,204	2
Warnham	2.9 km northwest of it	834	1
Mannings Heath	3.2 km southeast of it	1,137	3

Make a day of it

Beyond Horsham Museum

Choose from 21 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.

CastleKnepp Castle9.6 km away 2

Abbey or priorySt. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster10 km away 3

Historic houseBrantridge Park11 km away 4

Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens9.3 km away 5ZooZooTilgate Zoo11 km away 6

MuseumWings Museum11 km away 7

MuseumGatwick Aviation Museum13 km away 8Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustLeith Hill Tower13 km away

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

Horsham Museum: what to know

Where is Horsham Museum?

Horsham Museum is in Horsham, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Horsham Museum?

Museum in Horsham, West Sussex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Horsham Museum?

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

Is Horsham Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Horsham Museum?

Within 15 km: Knepp Castle (9.6 km), St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster (10 km), Brantridge Park (11 km) and NT Nymans Gardens (9.3 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)

Horsham Museum: Whn64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knepp Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wings Museum: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gatwick Aviation Museum: MilborneOne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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