Museum · Purfleet-on-Thames · Essex

Purfleet Heritage Centre

Purfleet-on-Thames counts Purfleet Heritage Centre, a museum, among its places to visit. Its neighbours on our list number 2 within 5 km. Add Red House, 7.6 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Purfleet-on-Thames

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Museum in Purfleet-on-Thames

Inside Purfleet-on-Thames

Purfleet Heritage Centre is inside Purfleet-on-Thames’ built-up area, with 2 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.

When to go

Weather through the year

The warmest stretch in Purfleet-on-Thames is May to September, at 18–24°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 3°50 mm

Feb9° / 2°42 mm

Mar12° / 4°33 mm

Apr15° / 5°38 mm

May18° / 8°44 mm

Jun21° / 11°47 mm

Jul24° / 13°42 mm

Aug23° / 13°51 mm

Sep20° / 11°45 mm

Oct16° / 8°62 mm

Nov12° / 5°61 mm

Dec9° / 3°54 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Purfleet-on-Thames, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Purfleet-on-Thames. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Purfleet-on-Thames’ full climate →

About

Purfleet Heritage Centre

Museum.

In Purfleet-on-Thames, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Purfleet-on-Thames
Official site: purfleet-hmc.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Purfleet Heritage Centre

The map puts Purfleet Heritage Centre in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Largest of the 8 is Havering, home to 259,401. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Purfleet-on-Thames

5,881 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 900 m northeast of it

Aveley

9,364 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1 km east of it

Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock

23,589 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 1 km west of it

Bexley

246,074 people · 29 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Purfleet Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Purfleet-on-Thames	It’s in town	5,881	7
Aveley	900 m northeast of it	9,364	5
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	1 km east of it	23,589	6
Bexley	1 km west of it	246,074	29
Dartford	1.5 km south of it	69,131	11
Havering	2.2 km north of it	259,401	22
South Ockendon	3.4 km northeast of it	22,441	5
Stone	4.1 km southeast of it	6,438	6

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Also close at hand are 2 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 castles, among 57 within 15 km.

Museum · National TrustRed House7.6 km away 2

Historic house · English HeritageEltham Palace13 km away 3

CastleStone Castle5.7 km away 4

Abbey or prioryBarking Abbey12 km away 5

Museum · National TrustRainham Hall4.6 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle13 km away 7

Fort · English HeritageTilbury Fort11 km away 8

Historic houseHall Place and Gardens6.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Purfleet Heritage Centre

Where is Purfleet Heritage Centre?

Purfleet Heritage Centre is in Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Purfleet Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Purfleet Heritage Centre?

May to September are the warmest months in Purfleet-on-Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Purfleet Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Red House (7.6 km), Eltham Palace (13 km), Stone Castle (5.7 km) and Barking Abbey (12 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)

Red House: Velela, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Eltham Palace: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barking Abbey: MRSC at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rainham Hall: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tilbury Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hall Place and Gardens: Wellingwebsite at English Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by P Ingerson at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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