Museum of Computing
Museum of Computing is a museum in Swindon. Close by, STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway is 1 km away, one of 29 within 15 km. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
Museum in Swindon
Inside Swindon
Museum of Computing is inside Swindon’s built-up area, with 6 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.
The best months to visit
The warmest afternoons in Swindon run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Museum of Computing
Museum in Swindon, England, United Kingdom.
In Swindon, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Swindon
- Official site
- museumofcomputing.org.uk
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Where Museum of Computing is
The numbers show what else is near Museum of Computing, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Swindon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Museum of Computing
Largest of the 5 is Swindon, home to 183,687. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Swindon
Stratton St Margaret
Wroughton
South Marston
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Museum of Computing is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon | It’s in town | 183,687 | 16 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 1.8 km northeast of it | 20,689 | 9 |
| Wroughton | 2.3 km south of it | 7,276 | 11 |
| South Marston | 4.5 km northeast of it | 863 | 5 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 4.8 km north of it | 6,507 | 6 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Beyond Museum of Computing
A visit can add 4 museums, 2 forts and a historic house, from 29 places within 15 km.
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway1 km away2MuseumMuseumMuseum & Art Swindon200 m away3
FortBarbury Castle8.2 km away4
Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle15 km away5
Historic house · National TrustAshdown Park13 km away6
MuseumNational Collections Centre5.6 km away7
Heritage railwaySwindon and Cricklade Railway6.9 km away8
MuseumRoyal Wottoon Bassett Museum8.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Museum of Computing: questions
Where is Museum of Computing?
Museum of Computing is in Swindon, Wiltshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Museum of Computing?
Museum in Swindon, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Museum of Computing?
May to September are the warmest months in Swindon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Museum of Computing?
Within 15 km: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (1 km), Museum & Art Swindon (200 m), Barbury Castle (8.2 km) and Uffington Castle (15 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)
- Museum of Computing: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbury Castle: Geotrekker72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashdown Park: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Collections Centre: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Wottoon Bassett Museum: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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