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King's Own Regiment Museum

King's Own Regiment Museum is a museum in Lancaster. Running it is Lancaster City Council. Top of the 34 other places within 15 km is Lancaster Castle, 200 m off.

Where

In Lancaster

inside the built-up area

Run by

Lancaster City Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum in Lancaster

Inside Lancaster

King's Own Regiment Museum is inside Lancaster’s built-up area, with 17 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

Warm months and wet ones

If warmth matters, go June to August: Lancaster reaches 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb8° / 3°85 mm

Mar9° / 4°71 mm

Apr12° / 5°60 mm

May15° / 8°62 mm

Jun18° / 11°73 mm

Jul19° / 13°88 mm

Aug19° / 13°103 mm

Sep17° / 11°105 mm

Oct14° / 8°116 mm

Nov10° / 5°115 mm

Dec7° / 3°118 mm

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

About

King's Own Regiment Museum

Museum in Lancaster, England, UK.

It is run by Lancaster City Council.

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

Type: Museum
Run by: Lancaster City Council
Town: in Lancaster
Official site: kingsownmuseum.com

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Locating King's Own Regiment Museum

Orange: King's Own Regiment Museum.

Towns near it

Towns near King's Own Regiment Museum

Of the 7, Lancaster is the largest, at 52,646 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Morecambe

32,745 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km south of it

Bailrigg

4,788 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Halton

2,652 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where King's Own Regiment Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lancaster	It’s in town	52,646	22
Morecambe	1.8 km northwest of it	32,745	19
Bailrigg	3.5 km south of it	4,788	17
Halton	3.5 km northeast of it	2,652	15
Bolton-le-Sands	3.6 km north of it	6,728	16
Heysham	3.9 km west of it	16,593	14
Overton	4.9 km southwest of it	1,016	17

Make a day of it

Next door to King's Own Regiment Museum

Among the 34 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CastleLancaster Castle200 m away 2

CathedralLancaster Cathedral600 m away 3

MuseumLancaster City Museum100 m away 4

MuseumJudges' Lodgings Museum200 m away 5

CastleHornby Castle13 km away 6PierPierStone Jetty5.7 km away 7

MuseumLancaster Maritime Museum600 m away 8

Historic houseThurnham Hall7.3 km away

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

Your questions on King's Own Regiment Museum

Where is King's Own Regiment Museum?

King's Own Regiment Museum is in Lancaster, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is King's Own Regiment Museum?

Museum in Lancaster, England, UK.

Who runs King's Own Regiment Museum?

Lancaster City Council.

When is the best time to visit King's Own Regiment Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Lancaster, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near King's Own Regiment Museum?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Castle (200 m), Lancaster Cathedral (600 m), Lancaster City Museum (100 m) and Judges' Lodgings Museum (200 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 (7)

Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster City Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges' Lodgings Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Maritime Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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