Natural History Musem
Natural History Musem is a natural history museum. Within the built-up area of Bangor, it is one of the places to visit. It is managed by Bangor University.
Museum in Bangor
Inside Bangor
Natural History Musem is inside Bangor’s built-up area, with 11 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 year in Bangor
Afternoons in Bangor peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Natural History Musem
Close by, Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle is 5.3 km away, one of 37 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Bangor University
- Town
- in Bangor
- Official site
- bangor.ac.uk/community/museum
Where to find Natural History Musem
Spot Natural History Musem in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bangor’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
With 16,994 people, Bangor is the largest of the 7. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Bangor
Llandygai
Llandegfan
Menai Bridge
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Natural History Musem is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | It’s in town | 16,994 | 19 |
| Llandygai | 1.3 km east of it | 331 | 13 |
| Llandegfan | 1.5 km northwest of it | 999 | 15 |
| Menai Bridge | 1.7 km west of it | 3,045 | 16 |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 3.7 km west of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Tregarth | 4 km southeast of it | 1,252 | 6 |
| Beaumaris | 4.1 km northeast of it | 1,120 | 14 |
Make a day of it near Natural History Musem
5 castles, a cathedral and a fort are among the 37 within 15 km.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle5.3 km away2
CathedralBangor Cathedral400 m away3
FortCaernarfon13 km away4
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon14 km away5
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle2.5 km away6CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn12 km away7
PierGarth Pier1.5 km away8
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog8.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Natural History Musem
Where is Natural History Musem?
Natural History Musem is in Bangor, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Natural History Musem?
Museum: natural history.
Who runs Natural History Musem?
Bangor University.
When is the best time to visit Natural History Musem?
June to September are the warmest months in Bangor, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Natural History Musem?
Within 15 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (5.3 km), Bangor Cathedral (400 m), Caernarfon (13 km) and Castell Caernarfon (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 (7)
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Pier: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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