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John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum

John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum is a museum in Loughborough. 39 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Mount St Bernard Abbey (9.1 km).

Where

In Loughborough

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Loughborough

Inside Loughborough

John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum is inside Loughborough’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

The weather, month by month

If warmth matters, go June to September: Loughborough reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°58 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 12°68 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum

Museum in Loughborough, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Loughborough
Official site: taylorbells.co.uk/visiting

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Finding John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Loughborough tops the 8 for size, at 64,850 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Loughborough

64,850 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km southeast of it

Quorndon

5,576 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km southeast of it

Barrow upon Soar

6,823 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km northwest of it

Normanton on Soar

409 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum is	People	Places to visit
Loughborough	It’s in town	64,850	11
Quorndon	2.6 km southeast of it	5,576	7
Barrow upon Soar	2.9 km southeast of it	6,823	7
Normanton on Soar	3.7 km northwest of it	409	9
Woodhouse	3.8 km south of it	608	9
Hathern	4 km northwest of it	2,351	8
Rempstone	4.2 km northeast of it	412	8
Burton on the Wolds	4.3 km east of it	1,260	5

Make a day of it

More near John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum

A visit can add 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a garden, from 39 places within 15 km.

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey9.1 km away 2

MuseumLoughborough Carillon900 m away 3

GardenBradgate Park9.2 km away 4

Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway600 m away 5

MuseumCharnwood Museum800 m away 6

MuseumNational Space Centre14 km away 7

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey14 km away 8

Historic houseStanford Hall4.4 km away

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

What people ask about John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum

Where is John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum?

John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum is in Loughborough, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum?

Museum in Loughborough, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Loughborough, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum?

Within 15 km: Mount St Bernard Abbey (9.1 km), Loughborough Carillon (900 m), Bradgate Park (9.2 km) and Great Central Railway (600 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 (8)

Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Loughborough Carillon: User:Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Central Railway: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Charnwood Museum: Adele Beeby, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanford Hall: John Beniston, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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