Museum · Hoddesdon · Hertfordshire

Lowewood Museum

Visitors to Hoddesdon can see Lowewood Museum. Close by, within 5 km, are 4 more places to see. The first name on our list around it is Hatfield House, 13 km away.

Photo: Lowewood Museum, Geni (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Hoddesdon

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Hoddesdon

Inside Hoddesdon

Lowewood Museum is inside Hoddesdon’s built-up area, with 4 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 seasons here

Aim for May to September, when Hoddesdon reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°58 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°45 mm

May18° / 7°48 mm

Jun21° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°52 mm

Aug23° / 12°63 mm

Sep20° / 10°52 mm

Oct15° / 8°74 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

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

About

Lowewood Museum

Museum in Lowewood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Hoddesdon
Official site: lowewoodmuseum.com

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

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The numbers show what else is near Lowewood Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Lowewood Museum, by distance

In size, Cheshunt comes first of the 8, with 43,694 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Hoddesdon

40,615 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Lower Nazeing

3,631 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Hertford Heath

2,830 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km north of it

Stanstead Abbotts

3,754 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lowewood Museum is	People	Places to visit
Hoddesdon	It’s in town	40,615	13
Lower Nazeing	1.8 km southeast of it	3,631	8
Hertford Heath	2.5 km northwest of it	2,830	11
Stanstead Abbotts	3.2 km north of it	3,754	6
Great Amwell	3.3 km north of it	1,017	9
Roydon Hamlet	3.4 km east of it	436	4
Roydon	3.4 km east of it	1,587	4
Cheshunt	4.1 km southwest of it	43,694	11

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Lowewood Museum

Within 15 km are 40 places, among them 2 castles, a historic house and a zoo.

Historic houseHatfield House13 km away 2

CastleHertford Castle Gate House6.4 km away 3

ZooHertfordshire Zoo3.1 km away 4

CastleRye House Gatehouse2.3 km away 5

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation11 km away 6

GardenHarlow Town Park8.3 km away 7

Heritage railwayEpping Ongar Railway15 km away 8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills6.4 km away

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

Know before you visit Lowewood Museum

Where is Lowewood Museum?

Lowewood Museum is in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lowewood Museum?

Museum in Lowewood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Lowewood Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Hoddesdon, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Lowewood Museum?

Within 15 km: Hatfield House (13 km), Hertford Castle Gate House (6.4 km), Hertfordshire Zoo (3.1 km) and Rye House Gatehouse (2.3 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 (8)

Lowewood Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rye House Gatehouse: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Epping Ongar Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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