Powysland Museum
Powysland Museum is a museum in Welshpool. Its operator is Powys County Council. 18 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Powis Castle (1.4 km).
Museum in Welshpool
Inside Welshpool
Powysland Museum is inside Welshpool’s 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.
Picking your season
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Welshpool.
Powysland Museum
Museum in Welshpool, Wales, United Kingdom.
It is run by Powys County Council.
In Welshpool, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Powys County Council
- Town
- in Welshpool
- Official site
- storipowys.org.uk/visit-us/museums/y-lanfa
Finding Powysland Museum
Orange marks Powysland Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Welshpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
The largest of the 3 towns is Welshpool, with 5,460 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Powysland Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welshpool | It’s in town | 5,460 | 4 |
| Guilsfield | 3.8 km north of it | 1,160 | 4 |
| Forden | 4.8 km south of it | 787 | 5 |
Next door to Powysland Museum
Nearby, 18 places within 15 km include 6 castles, a heritage railway and a museum.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle1.4 km away2
CastleButtington2.8 km away3
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn11 km away4
Heritage railwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway7.2 km away5
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle14 km away6
CastleMathrafal10 km away7
CastleCaus Castle11 km away8MuseumMuseum · National TrustClive Museum1.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Powysland Museum
Where is Powysland Museum?
Powysland Museum is in Welshpool, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Powysland Museum?
Museum in Welshpool, Wales, United Kingdom.
Who runs Powysland Museum?
Powys County Council.
When is the best time to visit Powysland Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Welshpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Powysland Museum?
Within 15 km: Powis Castle (1.4 km), Buttington (2.8 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (11 km) and Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (7.2 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)
- Powysland Museum: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caus Castle: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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