Kingston Museum
Kingston Museum is a history museum. Its location is inside Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building.
Museum in Kingston upon Thames
Inside Kingston upon Thames
Kingston Museum is inside Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kingston upon Thames has 161 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Afternoons in Kingston upon Thames peak at 18–24°C, May to September.
Kingston Museum
Running it is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council. 2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, within 15 km, lie 231 more places, Hampton Court Palace (2.7 km) first on our list.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Kingston upon Thames
- Official site
- kingstonheritage.org.uk
Practical details
The way to Kingston Museum
Kingston Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Kingston Museum
Home to 326,725 people, Wandsworth is the largest of these 8. Each town here links to its own guide.
- 1Kingston upon Thames
- 2Richmond upon Thames
- 3West Molesey
- 4Merton
- 5Esher
- 6Worcester Park and Stoneleigh
- 7Wandsworth
- 8Ewell
Kingston upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames
West Molesey
Merton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Kingston Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Thames | It’s in town | 166,333 | 67 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 700 m north of it | 192,888 | 128 |
| West Molesey | 2.2 km southwest of it | 47,144 | 36 |
| Merton | 3.6 km east of it | 214,931 | 58 |
| Esher | 3.7 km southwest of it | 9,484 | 40 |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 4.2 km southeast of it | 15,851 | 30 |
| Wandsworth | 4.4 km northeast of it | 326,725 | 442 |
| Ewell | 4.6 km southeast of it | 27,509 | 30 |
More near Kingston Museum
231 more lie within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a garden among them.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace2.7 km away2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace15 km away3
GardenKew Gardens7.7 km away4
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum13 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)5
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum13 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)6
Historic houseKensington Palace13 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)7
Big drawMuseumScience Museum13 km away · 3M visitors a year (2012)8
CathedralWestminster Cathedral15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Kingston Museum in questions
Where is Kingston Museum?
Kingston Museum is in Kingston upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Kingston Museum?
History museum in Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom.
Who runs Kingston Museum?
Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.
When is the best time to visit Kingston Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Kingston upon Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kingston Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Kingston Museum?
Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (2.7 km), Buckingham Palace (15 km), Kew Gardens (7.7 km) and Victoria and Albert Museum (13 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 (9)
- Kingston Museum: Zoopraxiscope, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Cathedral: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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