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Mansfield Museum

Mansfield Museum is a local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. There are 23 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Hardwick Hall (8 km). Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Photo: Mansfield Museum, Nottingham311 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Mansfield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Mansfield

Inside Mansfield

Mansfield Museum is inside Mansfield’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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

Warmest in Mansfield are June to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°44 mm

Apr13° / 4°51 mm

May16° / 7°52 mm

Jun19° / 10°73 mm

Jul22° / 12°65 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep18° / 10°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°78 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec7° / 2°73 mm

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

About

Mansfield Museum

Local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Mansfield
Official site: mansfield.gov.uk/museum

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

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The area around Mansfield Museum

Orange marks Mansfield Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Mansfield Museum

Mansfield is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (63,448 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Mansfield

63,448 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1 km north of it

Mansfield Woodhouse

19,521 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Forest Town

19,015 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Sutton in Ashfield

36,435 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Mansfield Museum is	People	Places to visit
Mansfield	It’s in town	63,448	6
Mansfield Woodhouse	1 km north of it	19,521	2
Forest Town	1.1 km northeast of it	19,015	5
Sutton in Ashfield	2.7 km southwest of it	36,435	5
Rainworth	4.2 km southeast of it	7,990	7
Stanton Hill and Skegby	4.5 km west of it	4,568	5
Pleasley	4.5 km northwest of it	705	5
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	4.7 km southwest of it	21,262	3

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more, including 4 abbeys or priories, 2 historic houses and a castle.

1Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall8 km away 2

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey7.5 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle12 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey11 km away 5

Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill9.3 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageSutton Scarsdale Hall12 km away 7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWelbeck Abbey13 km away 8

Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory13 km away

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

Your questions on Mansfield Museum

Where is Mansfield Museum?

Mansfield Museum is in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Mansfield Museum?

Local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Mansfield Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Mansfield, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Mansfield Museum?

Within 15 km: Hardwick Hall (8 km), Newstead Abbey (7.5 km), Bolsover Castle (12 km) and Rufford Abbey (11 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 (7)

Mansfield Museum: Nottingham311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stainsby Mill: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Scarsdale Hall: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beauvale Priory: Tina Cordon at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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