Magna Science Adventure Centre
Magna Science Adventure Centre is an educational visitor attraction in Rotherham. Add Sheffield Cathedral, 6.8 km away, to a visit; it leads 52 places within 15 km. Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia.
Museum in Rotherham
Inside Rotherham
Magna Science Adventure Centre is inside Rotherham’s built-up area, with 7 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.
Month by month in Rotherham
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Rotherham from June to September.
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Educational visitor attraction in Rotherham, England.
In Rotherham, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Rotherham
- Official site
- visitmagna.co.uk
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Where Magna Science Adventure Centre is
Orange marks Magna Science Adventure Centre, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Rotherham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Magna Science Adventure Centre
Sheffield, with 500,520 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Rotherham
Sheffield
Brinsworth
Waverley and Catcliffe
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Magna Science Adventure Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham | It’s in town | 71,535 | 12 |
| Sheffield | 500 m southwest of it | 500,520 | 44 |
| Brinsworth | 1.2 km southeast of it | 8,764 | 9 |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 2.6 km south of it | 5,342 | 9 |
| Rawmarsh | 2.9 km northeast of it | 18,892 | 10 |
| Greasbrough | 3.2 km north of it | 3,859 | 10 |
| Whiston | 3.8 km east of it | 3,940 | 7 |
| Treeton | 4 km southeast of it | 3,272 | 7 |
Around Magna Science Adventure Centre
The 52 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.
CathedralSheffield Cathedral6.8 km away2
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie6.9 km away3CastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle13 km away4
CastleSheffield Castle6.4 km away5
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse6.2 km away6
MuseumClifton Park Museum2.9 km away7
MuseumBishop's House9.4 km away8
MuseumKelham Island Museum6.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Magna Science Adventure Centre: what to know
Where is Magna Science Adventure Centre?
Magna Science Adventure Centre is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Magna Science Adventure Centre?
Educational visitor attraction in Rotherham, England.
When is the best time to visit Magna Science Adventure Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Rotherham, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Magna Science Adventure Centre?
Within 15 km: Sheffield Cathedral (6.8 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (6.9 km), Conisbrough Castle (13 km) and Sheffield Castle (6.4 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)
- Magna Science Adventure Centre: RRRR NNNN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Park Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelham Island Museum: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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