Prior's Hall Barn
Prior's Hall Barn is a history museum. It stands inside Widdington’s built-up area. Around it, within 15 km, lie 22 more places, Audley End House (6.5 km) first on our list.
Museum in Widdington
Inside Widdington
Prior's Hall Barn is inside Widdington’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest afternoons in Widdington run June to September, at 19–23°C.
Prior's Hall Barn
Museum: history.
In Widdington, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Widdington
How to visit
- EntryBy donation
Mapping Prior's Hall Barn
The orange dot is Prior's Hall Barn; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Widdington’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Prior's Hall Barn
Home to 3,414 people, Elsenham is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Widdington
Newport
Debden
Rickling Green and Quendon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Prior's Hall Barn is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widdington | It’s in town | 495 | 1 |
| Newport | 1.9 km northwest of it | 2,945 | 10 |
| Debden | 2 km northeast of it | 320 | 2 |
| Rickling Green and Quendon | 2.3 km southwest of it | 393 | 4 |
| Henham | 3.1 km south of it | 1,046 | 3 |
| Elder Street | 3.4 km northeast of it | 541 | 9 |
| Wicken Bonhunt | 3.8 km northwest of it | 232 | 2 |
| Elsenham | 4.2 km south of it | 3,414 | 3 |
Worth adding to a visit
4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house are among the 22 within 15 km.
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House6.5 km away2
CastleSaffron Walden Castle6.9 km away3
CastleClavering Castle6.6 km away4
CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle7.1 km away5
Art galleryFry Art Gallery6.9 km away6
MuseumSaffron Walden Museum6.9 km away7
CastleWaytemore Castle (remains)11 km away8
MuseumSouth Mill Arts12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Prior's Hall Barn
Where is Prior's Hall Barn?
Prior's Hall Barn is in Widdington, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Prior's Hall Barn?
Museum: history.
When is the best time to visit Prior's Hall Barn?
June to September are the warmest months in Widdington, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Prior's Hall Barn?
Within 15 km: Audley End House (6.5 km), Saffron Walden Castle (6.9 km), Clavering Castle (6.6 km) and Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (7.1 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)
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stansted Mountfitchet Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fry Art Gallery: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Museum: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waytemore Castle (remains): PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Mill Arts: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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