Museum · Shoreham-by-Sea · West Sussex

Marlipins Museum

In Shoreham-by-Sea stands Marlipins Museum. The surrounding 5 km hold 5 more places to visit. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Marlipins Museum, Michael Coppins (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Shoreham-by-Sea

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Shoreham-by-Sea

Inside Shoreham-by-Sea

Marlipins Museum is inside Shoreham-by-Sea’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Shoreham-by-Sea has 54 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

Aim for May to September, when Shoreham-by-Sea reaches 17–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°87 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 8°50 mm

Jun20° / 11°53 mm

Jul22° / 13°57 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep20° / 11°64 mm

Oct16° / 8°96 mm

Nov12° / 5°100 mm

Dec9° / 3°102 mm

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

About

Marlipins Museum

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Look also at Royal Pavilion, 9.8 km away.

Shoreham-by-Sea’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Shoreham-by-Sea
Official site: sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/marlipins-museum

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Finding Marlipins Museum

The orange dot is Marlipins Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Marlipins Museum

The biggest base of the 5 is Brighton and Hove (277,096 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Shoreham-by-Sea

23,659 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 700 m west of it

Lancing and Sompting

27,924 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km east of it

Southwick

12,242 people · 29 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Brighton and Hove

277,096 people · 54 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Marlipins Museum is	People	Places to visit
Shoreham-by-Sea	It’s in town	23,659	16
Lancing and Sompting	700 m west of it	27,924	12
Southwick	2.1 km east of it	12,242	29
Brighton and Hove	3.6 km east of it	277,096	54
Worthing	4.6 km west of it	111,635	9

Make a day of it

Pair Marlipins Museum with these

57 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park among them.

Historic houseRoyal Pavilion9.8 km away 2

Theme parkBrighton Pier9.9 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageBramber Castle6.4 km away 4

MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery9.8 km away · 200K visitors a year 5

PierWest Pier8.9 km away 6

AttractionBrighton i3608.9 km away 7

Fort · National TrustCissbury Ring8.2 km away 8

MuseumBrighton Toy and Model Museum9.5 km away

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

Before visiting Marlipins Museum

Where is Marlipins Museum?

Marlipins Museum is in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Marlipins Museum?

Museum in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Marlipins Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Shoreham-by-Sea, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Marlipins Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Marlipins Museum?

Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (9.8 km), Brighton Pier (9.9 km), Bramber Castle (6.4 km) and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (9.8 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)

Marlipins Museum: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramber Castle: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
West Pier: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton i360: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cissbury Ring: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Eric Baird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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