Portland Museum
Portland Museum is one of the places to visit in Weston. The surrounding 5 km hold 15 more places to visit. A drive of 100 m reaches Rufus Castle.
Museum in Weston
Inside Weston
Portland Museum is inside Weston’s built-up area, with 15 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 in Weston
If warmth matters, go May to October: Weston reaches 17–22°C.
Portland Museum
Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Weston
- Official site
- portlandmuseum.co.uk
Where it sits
Find Portland Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Weston’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Of these 4 towns, the largest is Weston (5,208 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Weston
Grove
Southwell
Fortuneswell
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Portland Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | It’s in town | 5,208 | 17 |
| Grove | 900 m northeast of it | 1,032 | 16 |
| Southwell | 1.2 km southwest of it | 1,700 | 16 |
| Fortuneswell | 1.9 km north of it | 4,554 | 23 |
Make a day of it near Portland Museum
Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more, including 4 castles, 3 forts and a museum.
CastleRufus Castle100 m away2
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle3.3 km away3
CastlePennsylvania Castle100 m away4
CastleSandsfoot Castle6.5 km away5
MuseumTout Quarry1.8 km away6FortFortVerne High Angle Battery2 km away7
FortThe Verne Citadel2.4 km away8
FortBlacknor Fort1.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Portland Museum
Where is Portland Museum?
Portland Museum is in Weston, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Portland Museum?
Museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Portland Museum?
May to October are the warmest months in Weston, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Portland Museum?
Within 15 km: Rufus Castle (100 m), Portland Castle (3.3 km), Pennsylvania Castle (100 m) and Sandsfoot Castle (6.5 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)
- Portland Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pennsylvania Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tout Quarry: Ajsmith141, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Verne Citadel: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blacknor Fort: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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