Museum · Burton upon Trent · Staffordshire

National Brewery Centre

National Brewery Centre is a museum of brewing heritage. Within the built-up area of Burton upon Trent, it is one of the places to visit. Add Melbourne Castle, 14 km away, to a visit; it leads 24 places within 15 km.

Photo: National Brewery Centre, M J Richardson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Burton upon Trent

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Burton upon Trent

Inside Burton upon Trent

National Brewery Centre is inside Burton upon Trent’s built-up area, with 4 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.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Warm weather in Burton upon Trent runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°48 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°62 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec8° / 2°70 mm

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

About

National Brewery Centre

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Burton upon Trent
Official site: nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk

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

The map

Where to find National Brewery Centre

Orange is National Brewery Centre; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near National Brewery Centre

With 76,264 people, Burton upon Trent is the largest of the 6. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Burton upon Trent

76,264 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km north of it

Stretton

4,646 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northeast of it

Newton Solney

275 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Swadlincote

34,569 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where National Brewery Centre is	People	Places to visit
Burton upon Trent	It’s in town	76,264	12
Stretton	2.4 km north of it	4,646	8
Newton Solney	3.2 km northeast of it	275	3
Swadlincote	3.5 km southeast of it	34,569	6
Rolleston on Dove	3.7 km north of it	2,902	7
Egginton	4.7 km north of it	545	4

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Among the 24 within 15 km are 3 castles, 3 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

CastleMelbourne Castle14 km away 2

CastleTutbury Castle7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle13 km away 4

Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey12 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustSudbury Hall13 km away 6

MuseumClaymills Victorian Pumping Station2.9 km away 7

Historic houseMelbourne Hall14 km away 8

Historic houseCatton Hall9.1 km away

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

Know before you visit National Brewery Centre

Where is National Brewery Centre?

National Brewery Centre is in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is National Brewery Centre?

Museum of brewing heritage in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.

When is the best time to visit National Brewery Centre?

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

What else is there to see near National Brewery Centre?

Within 15 km: Melbourne Castle (14 km), Tutbury Castle (7 km), Ashby de la Zouch Castle (13 km) and Calke Abbey (12 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)

National Brewery Centre: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tutbury Castle: Dave Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sudbury Hall: Izabela Felter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claymills Victorian Pumping Station: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Catton Hall: Keene, Richard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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