Poole Waterfront Museum
Visitors to Poole can see Poole Waterfront Museum. Its neighbours on our list number 8 within 5 km. First among the places near it is Corfe Castle, at 9.5 km.
Museum in Poole
Inside Poole
Poole Waterfront Museum is inside Poole’s built-up area, with 8 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.
Month by month
Expect highs of 17–22°C in Poole from May to September.
Poole Waterfront Museum
In Poole, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Plan your visit
Its place on the map
Orange marks Poole Waterfront Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Poole’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Poole Waterfront Museum
The biggest base of the 3 is Poole (141,009 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Poole Waterfront Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | It’s in town | 141,009 | 28 |
| Upton | 2.6 km northwest of it | 8,401 | 8 |
| Holton Heath | 4.8 km west of it | 270 | 7 |
Worth adding to a visit
A visit can add 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house, from 56 places within 15 km.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle9.5 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
CastleBrownsea Castle3.4 km away3
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate11 km away4
GardenCompton Acres4.4 km away5
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum8.3 km away6
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings13 km away7
Museum · English HeritageScaplens Court Museum100 m away8
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Poole Waterfront Museum
Where is Poole Waterfront Museum?
Poole Waterfront Museum is in Poole, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Poole Waterfront Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Poole Waterfront Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Poole, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Poole Waterfront Museum?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (9.5 km), Brownsea Castle (3.4 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (11 km) and Compton Acres (4.4 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)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scaplens Court Museum: Roy Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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