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M Shed

M Shed is a museum in Bristol. It sees about 596K visitors a year. A short trip away is SS Great Britain Museum, 800 m off, the first of 81 within 15 km.

Photo: M Shed, Tiia Monto (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

596K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 7%

#577 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bristol

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#577 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bristol

M Shed is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 52 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

Picking your season

The warmest afternoons in Bristol run June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

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

About

M Shed

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Type: Museum
Visitors: 596K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Bristol
Official site: bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The way to M Shed

The numbers show what else is near M Shed, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around M Shed

Largest of the 8 is Bristol, home to 425,196. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 4 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where M Shed is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2.1 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	4 km east of it	160,280	55
Abbots Leigh	4.1 km west of it	302	61
Whitchurch	4.9 km southeast of it	1,992	13
Dundry	6 km southwest of it	275	2
Failand	6.6 km west of it	758	25

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Among the 81 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum800 m away 2

CathedralBristol Cathedral500 m away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery1.1 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini200 m away · 398K visitors a year 5

CathedralClifton Cathedral1.8 km away 6

ZooBristol Zoo2.4 km away 7

Historic shipMatthew100 m away 8

CastleBristol Castle1.2 km away

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

A visit to M Shed: questions

Where is M Shed?

M Shed is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is M Shed?

Museum in Bristol, England, UK.

How many people visit M Shed?

About 596K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit M Shed?

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

What else is there to see near M Shed?

Within 15 km: SS Great Britain Museum (800 m), Bristol Cathedral (500 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1.1 km) and Arnolfini (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 (9)

M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Matthew: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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