Museum · near East Boldre · Hampshire

National Motor Museum

National Motor Museum is an automobile museum. It lies 2 km northeast of East Boldre. There are 57 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Beaulieu Abbey (300 m).

Photo: National Motor Museum, Paul Hermans (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

2 km

northeast of East Boldre

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum near East Boldre

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside East Boldre

National Motor Museum is 2 km northeast of East Boldre. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

In East Boldre, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°98 mm

Feb9° / 3°65 mm

Mar11° / 4°58 mm

Apr14° / 5°59 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul22° / 13°51 mm

Aug22° / 13°62 mm

Sep19° / 11°63 mm

Oct16° / 8°98 mm

Nov12° / 5°107 mm

Dec9° / 3°100 mm

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

About

National Motor Museum

Articles on it exist in 9 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 2 km northeast of East Boldre
Official site: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Locating National Motor Museum

National Motor Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near National Motor Museum

Of the 8, Hythe and Dibden Purlieu is the largest, at 19,857 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 2 km southwest of it

East Boldre

341 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km east of it

Holbury

7,339 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 4 km northeast of it

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

19,857 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km east of it

Blackfield and Langley

5,844 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where National Motor Museum is	People	Places to visit
East Boldre	2 km southwest of it	341	9
Holbury	3.7 km east of it	7,339	15
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	4 km northeast of it	19,857	23
Blackfield and Langley	4.7 km east of it	5,844	11
Walhampton and Portmore	7.3 km southwest of it	320	1
Marchwood	7.6 km north of it	5,776	22
Brockenhurst	8.8 km west of it	3,484	2
Ashurst	9.5 km northwest of it	2,370	6

Make a day of it

What else is near National Motor Museum

Also close at hand are 5 castles, an abbey or priory and a historic house, among 57 within 15 km.

Abbey or prioryBeaulieu Abbey300 m away 2

Historic housePalace House300 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle13 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle15 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageCalshot Castle10 km away 6

GardenExbury Gardens4.6 km away 7

CastleSouthampton Castle9.3 km away 8

CastleNetley Castle8.9 km away

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

What people ask about National Motor Museum

Where is National Motor Museum?

National Motor Museum is 2 km northeast of East Boldre, Hampshire.

What is National Motor Museum?

Automobile museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit National Motor Museum?

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

What else is there to see near National Motor Museum?

Within 15 km: Beaulieu Abbey (300 m), Palace House (300 m), Yarmouth Castle (13 km) and Hurst 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 (9)

National Motor Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaulieu Abbey: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace House: This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Calshot Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exbury Gardens: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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