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Petersfield Museum

Petersfield Museum is a local museum in Petersfield, Hampshire. Close by, Jane Austen's House Museum is 15 km away, one of 15 within 15 km. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Photo: Petersfield Museum, Hassocks5489 (CC0)

Where

In Petersfield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Petersfield

Inside Petersfield

Petersfield Museum is inside Petersfield’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Warm weather in Petersfield runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°112 mm

Feb9° / 2°78 mm

Mar11° / 3°62 mm

Apr14° / 5°64 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°57 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug22° / 12°72 mm

Sep19° / 10°73 mm

Oct15° / 8°112 mm

Nov11° / 5°115 mm

Dec9° / 2°115 mm

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

About

Petersfield Museum

Local museum in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Petersfield
Official site: petersfieldmuseum.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Getting your bearings

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

Towns near it

Towns that list Petersfield Museum

With 14,994 people, Petersfield is the largest of the 7. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Petersfield

14,994 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Sheet

321 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 1.6 km north of it

Steep

796 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km south of it

Buriton

539 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Petersfield Museum is	People	Places to visit
Petersfield	It’s in town	14,994	1
Sheet	1.4 km northeast of it	321	1
Steep	1.6 km north of it	796	2
Buriton	2.7 km south of it	539	3
Hill Brow and Rake	4.2 km northeast of it	1,200	4
Liss	4.4 km northeast of it	4,749	3
South Harting	5 km southeast of it	801	3

Make a day of it

Pair Petersfield Museum with these

There are 15 within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory among them.

MuseumJane Austen's House Museum15 km away 2

MuseumButser Ancient Farm7.2 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustUppark House6.4 km away 4

Abbey or prioryChithurst Buddhist Monastery9.5 km away 5

Historic houseChawton House14 km away 6

CastleCowdray Castle14 km away 7

FortOld Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort11 km away 8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustChurch Field7.1 km away

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

Questions people have about Petersfield Museum

Where is Petersfield Museum?

Petersfield Museum is in Petersfield, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Petersfield Museum?

Local museum in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Petersfield Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Petersfield Museum?

Within 15 km: Jane Austen's House Museum (15 km), Butser Ancient Farm (7.2 km), Uppark House (6.4 km) and Chithurst Buddhist Monastery (9.5 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)

Petersfield Museum: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Butser Ancient Farm: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Uppark House: EccentricRichard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chithurst Buddhist Monastery: Chithurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chawton House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cowdray Castle: Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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