National Collections Centre
National Collections Centre is a science museum. You will find it 1.1 km southwest of Wroughton. Nearby, Barbury Castle (3.5 km) heads a list of 25 within 15 km.
Museum near Wroughton
Just outside Wroughton
National Collections Centre is 1.1 km southwest of Wroughton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Wroughton).
National Collections Centre
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.1 km southwest of Wroughton
Map of National Collections Centre and nearby
Orange marks National Collections Centre, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of National Collections Centre
Among the 4, Swindon is the biggest, home to 183,687 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Wroughton
Swindon
Broad Hinton
Broad Town
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where National Collections Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 1.1 km northeast of it | 7,276 | 11 |
| Swindon | 3.1 km north of it | 183,687 | 16 |
| Broad Hinton | 3.3 km southwest of it | 629 | 5 |
| Broad Town | 4 km west of it | 587 | 5 |
Nearby, too
The 25 places within 15 km include 5 museums, a fort and a historic house.
FortBarbury Castle3.5 km away2
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway5.8 km away3Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustAvebury Manor9.8 km away4MuseumMuseum · National TrustAlexander Keiller Museum9.8 km away5
MuseumMuseum of Computing5.6 km away6MuseumMuseumMuseum & Art Swindon5.9 km away7
MuseumRoyal Wottoon Bassett Museum7.2 km away8
Heritage railwaySwindon and Cricklade Railway11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about National Collections Centre
Where is National Collections Centre?
National Collections Centre is 1.1 km southwest of Wroughton, Wiltshire.
What is National Collections Centre?
Science museum in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit National Collections Centre?
May to September are the warmest months in Wroughton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near National Collections Centre?
Within 15 km: Barbury Castle (3.5 km), STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (5.8 km), Avebury Manor (9.8 km) and Alexander Keiller Museum (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 (6)
- National Collections Centre: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbury Castle: Geotrekker72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Computing: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Wottoon Bassett Museum: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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