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Newport Medieval Ship
Museum · Newport · Gwent

Newport Medieval Ship

Newport Medieval Ship is a 1449 Welsh sailing ship. It stands inside Newport’s built-up area. Nearby, Newport Castle (300 m) heads a list of 30 within 15 km.

Photo: Newport Medieval Ship, Owain at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Newport
inside the built-up area
How well known
Top 28%
#2,392 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 17–22°C
In brief

Museum in Newport

Inside Newport

Newport Medieval Ship is inside Newport’s built-up area, with 17 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

The seasons here

Expect highs of 17–22°C in Newport from May to September.

Jan8° / 3°119 mm
Feb9° / 3°87 mm
Mar11° / 4°76 mm
Apr14° / 6°68 mm
May17° / 8°71 mm
Jun20° / 11°67 mm
Jul22° / 13°69 mm
Aug22° / 13°89 mm
Sep19° / 11°77 mm
Oct15° / 8°116 mm
Nov11° / 5°116 mm
Dec9° / 3°126 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newport, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newport. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newport’s full climate →
About

Newport Medieval Ship

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages.

Type
Museum
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
in Newport
Official site
newportship.org
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Newport Medieval Ship and what surrounds it

Spot Newport Medieval Ship in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newport’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Newport Medieval Ship

With 130,882 people, Newport is the largest of the 6. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

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  1. 1Newport
  2. 2Caerleon
  3. 3Rogerstone
  4. 4Cwmbrân
  5. 5Ponthir
  6. 6Llanwern
1 · It’s in town

Newport

130,882 people · 28 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Caerleon

7,329 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km west of it

Rogerstone

7,546 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km north of it

Cwmbrân

47,075 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns
TownWhere Newport Medieval Ship isPeoplePlaces to visit
NewportIt’s in town130,88228
Caerleon2.5 km northeast of it7,32917
Rogerstone3.3 km west of it7,54617
Cwmbrân3.9 km north of it47,07519
Ponthir4.3 km north of it1,26014
Llanwern4.9 km east of it30513
Make a day of it

Next door to Newport Medieval Ship

Choose from 30 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

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

Good to know about Newport Medieval Ship

Where is Newport Medieval Ship?

Newport Medieval Ship is in Newport, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Newport Medieval Ship?

1449 Welsh sailing ship.

When is the best time to visit Newport Medieval Ship?

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

What else is there to see near Newport Medieval Ship?

Within 15 km: Newport Castle (300 m), Newport Cathedral (700 m), Newport Museum and Art Gallery (300 m) and National Roman Legion Museum (3.6 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)

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