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Norris Museum

Norris Museum is a museum in St Ives, Huntingdonshire. Nearby, The Manor (2.3 km) heads a list of 14 within 15 km.

Photo: Norris Museum, Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In St Ives

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in St Ives

Inside St Ives

Norris Museum is inside St Ives’ built-up area, with 3 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

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in St Ives reach 18–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°47 mm

Feb9° / 2°34 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 5°40 mm

May18° / 7°44 mm

Jun21° / 11°47 mm

Jul23° / 13°50 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 11°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°58 mm

Nov11° / 4°54 mm

Dec8° / 2°49 mm

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

About

Norris Museum

Museum in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom.

In St Ives, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in St Ives
Official site: norrismuseum.org.uk

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

The map

Norris Museum at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near Norris Museum with the list.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of the 8, St Ives is the largest, at 16,818 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

St Ives

16,818 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 600 m southwest of it

Hemingford Grey

3,372 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km west of it

Houghton

1,368 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km south of it

Fenstanton

3,015 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Norris Museum is	People	Places to visit
St Ives	It’s in town	16,818	6
Hemingford Grey	600 m southwest of it	3,372	7
Houghton	1.9 km west of it	1,368	9
Fenstanton	2.4 km south of it	3,015	4
Needingworth	2.6 km east of it	2,059	3
Hemingford Abbots	2.6 km west of it	621	9
Fen Drayton	3 km southeast of it	884	3
Wyton	3 km northwest of it	1,248	9

Make a day of it

While you are near Norris Museum

Nearby, 14 places within 15 km include 2 abbeys or priories, a historic house and a castle.

Historic houseThe Manor2.3 km away 2

CastleHuntingdon Castle7 km away 3

FortBuckden Towers12 km away 4

Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)14 km away 5

MuseumThe Cromwell Museum7.3 km away 6

AttractionThe Chinese Bridge6.7 km away 7

Abbey or prioryHinchingbrooke House8.4 km away 8Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustHoughton Mill3 km away

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

Planning a visit to Norris Museum

Where is Norris Museum?

Norris Museum is in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Norris Museum?

Museum in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Norris Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in St Ives, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Norris Museum?

Within 15 km: The Manor (2.3 km), Huntingdon Castle (7 km), Buckden Towers (12 km) and Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (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 (8)

Norris Museum: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manor: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Cromwell Museum: Robert Weedon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Chinese Bridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hinchingbrooke House: The original uploader was Multiple films at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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