Historic house · Upper Dicker · East Sussex

Michelham Priory

Michelham Priory is a church and museum. Its location is inside Upper Dicker’s built-up area. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Michelham Priory, Michael Haslam (Public domain)

Where

In Upper Dicker

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house in Upper Dicker

Inside Upper Dicker

Michelham Priory is inside Upper Dicker’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Upper Dicker has 9 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

Picking your season

June to September are the warmest in Upper Dicker, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°90 mm

Feb8° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°63 mm

Oct15° / 8°100 mm

Nov11° / 5°102 mm

Dec9° / 2°102 mm

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

About

Michelham Priory

It has articles in 4 Wikipedias. A short trip away is Pevensey Castle, 9.7 km off, the first of 47 within 15 km.

Upper Dicker’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Upper Dicker
Official site: sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/michelham-priory

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

The map

Michelham Priory and what surrounds it

Spot Michelham Priory in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Michelham Priory

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Hailsham (22,560 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Upper Dicker

599 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km east of it

Hailsham

22,560 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km north of it

Lower Dicker

453 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km northeast of it

Hellingly

2,616 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Michelham Priory is	People	Places to visit
Upper Dicker	It’s in town	599	5
Hailsham	1.2 km east of it	22,560	6
Lower Dicker	1.6 km north of it	453	5
Hellingly	3.2 km northeast of it	2,616	5
Golden Cross	3.3 km northwest of it	612	5
Polegate	4.3 km southeast of it	10,067	14
Ripe	4.5 km west of it	228	8
Lower Willingdon	6.4 km south of it	6,126	15

Make a day of it

After Michelham Priory

Among the 47 within 15 km are 3 castles, 3 historic houses and a museum.

Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle9.7 km away 2

CastleHerstmonceux Castle8.8 km away 3

MuseumCharleston House7.2 km away 4

CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate14 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustMonk's House14 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House7.4 km away 7

Historic houseGlyndebourne11 km away 8

Art galleryTowner Art Gallery12 km away · 2K visitors a year

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

What people ask about Michelham Priory

Where is Michelham Priory?

Michelham Priory is in Upper Dicker, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Michelham Priory?

Church and museum in Michelham Priory, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Michelham Priory?

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

Is Michelham Priory a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Michelham Priory?

Within 15 km: Pevensey Castle (9.7 km), Herstmonceux Castle (8.8 km), Charleston House (7.2 km) and Lewes Castle - Barbican gate (14 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)

Michelham Priory: Michael Haslam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herstmonceux Castle: The original uploader was Welshie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alfriston Clergy House: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glyndebourne: Wolfiewolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Towner Art Gallery: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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