Purbeck Mining Museum
Purbeck Mining Museum is a museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset. Close by, Corfe Castle is 700 m away, one of 49 within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
Museum near Corfe Castle
Just outside Corfe Castle
Purbeck Mining Museum is 700 m north of Corfe Castle. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Warmest in Corfe Castle are June to September, at 19–21°C.
Purbeck Mining Museum
Museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK.
700 m north of Corfe Castle.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 700 m north of Corfe Castle
- Official site
- purbeckminingmuseum.org
Getting your bearings
The map puts Purbeck Mining Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Purbeck Mining Museum
The 6 towns are led in size by Corfe Castle, with 890 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Corfe Castle
Harman's Cross
Stoborough
Ridge
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Purbeck Mining Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corfe Castle | 700 m south of it | 890 | 17 |
| Harman's Cross | 3.1 km southeast of it | 404 | 23 |
| Stoborough | 3.7 km northwest of it | 868 | 9 |
| Ridge | 3.8 km northwest of it | 305 | 9 |
| Worth Matravers | 5.5 km south of it | 260 | 14 |
| Langton Matravers | 5.9 km southeast of it | 868 | 23 |
Pair Purbeck Mining Museum with these
Of the 49 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle700 m away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away3
Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle10 km away4
CastleBrownsea Castle8.8 km away5
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway6.7 km away6
MuseumMuseum of Jurassic Marine Life5 km away7
ZooMonkey World12 km away8
GardenCompton Acres12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Purbeck Mining Museum?
Purbeck Mining Museum is 700 m north of Corfe Castle, Dorset.
What is Purbeck Mining Museum?
Museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Purbeck Mining Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Corfe Castle, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Purbeck Mining Museum?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (700 m), The Tank Museum (14 km), Lulworth Castle (10 km) and Brownsea Castle (8.8 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 (9)
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Jurassic Marine Life: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkey World: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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