Museum · Ilchester · Somerset

Ilchester Museum

Ilchester Museum is a local museum. Visitors find it inside Ilchester’s built-up area. A short trip away is Montacute House, 5.9 km off, the first of 24 within 15 km.

Photo: Ilchester Museum, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Ilchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Ilchester

Inside Ilchester

Ilchester Museum is inside Ilchester’s built-up area, with 5 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

Seasons in Ilchester

Highs of 18–22°C mark May to September in Ilchester.

Jan9° / 2°74 mm

Feb9° / 2°55 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 4°54 mm

May18° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug22° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°59 mm

Oct16° / 7°89 mm

Nov12° / 4°88 mm

Dec9° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Ilchester Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Ilchester
Official site: ilchester.org.uk/ilchester-museum

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

The map

Map of Ilchester Museum and nearby

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

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

The biggest base of the 7 is Yeovil (50,170 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Ilchester

2,062 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Yeovilton

998 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Tintinhull

937 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km north of it

Kingsdon

366 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Ilchester Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ilchester	It’s in town	2,062	7
Yeovilton	1.6 km northeast of it	998	6
Tintinhull	3.1 km southwest of it	937	10
Kingsdon	3.2 km north of it	366	4
Chilthorne Domer	3.2 km south of it	554	10
Ash	4.4 km southwest of it	619	9
Yeovil	5 km southeast of it	50,170	11

Make a day of it

Next door to Ilchester Museum

Nearby, 24 places within 15 km include 4 historic houses, a museum and a fort.

Historic house · National TrustMontacute House5.9 km away · 120K visitors a year (2011)2

MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum3.6 km away 3

FortCadbury Castle11 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustLytes Cary4 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle14 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House7.2 km away 7GardenGardenTintinhull Garden4 km away 8

Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey9.5 km away

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

Visiting Ilchester Museum

Where is Ilchester Museum?

Ilchester Museum is in Ilchester, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ilchester Museum?

Local museum in Somerset, England.

When is the best time to visit Ilchester Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Ilchester, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ilchester Museum?

Within 15 km: Montacute House (5.9 km), Fleet Air Arm Museum (3.6 km), Cadbury Castle (11 km) and Lytes Cary (4 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 (8)

Ilchester Museum: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Lytes Cary: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Treasurer's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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