Purton Museum
Purton Museum is a museum in Purton. There are 23 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (5.7 km).
Museum in Purton
Inside Purton
Purton Museum is inside Purton’s 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.
Choosing a month
In Purton the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Purton Museum
Museum in Purton, England, United Kingdom.
In Purton, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Purton
- Official site
- purtonmuseumandhistoricalsociety.com
Where to find Purton Museum
Spot Purton Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Purton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Purton Museum
The most populous of the 6 is Swindon, at 183,687. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Purton
Lydiard Millicent
Swindon
Royal Wootton Bassett
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Purton Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purton | It’s in town | 3,193 | 6 |
| Lydiard Millicent | 1.6 km south of it | 736 | 7 |
| Swindon | 1.7 km east of it | 183,687 | 16 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 4.2 km south of it | 13,002 | 5 |
| Chelworth Lower Green | 4.3 km north of it | 222 | 4 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 4.5 km northeast of it | 6,507 | 6 |
More near Purton Museum
Among the 23 within 15 km are 6 museums, a heritage railway and a fort.
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway5.7 km away2
Heritage railwaySwindon and Cricklade Railway2.6 km away3
FortBarbury Castle13 km away4
MuseumRoyal Wottoon Bassett Museum5.8 km away5
MuseumMuseum of Computing6.8 km away6MuseumMuseumMuseum & Art Swindon6.9 km away7
MuseumNational Collections Centre9.3 km away8
MuseumREME Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Purton Museum
Where is Purton Museum?
Purton Museum is in Purton, Wiltshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Purton Museum?
Museum in Purton, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Purton Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Purton, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Purton Museum?
Within 15 km: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (5.7 km), Swindon and Cricklade Railway (2.6 km), Barbury Castle (13 km) and Royal Wottoon Bassett Museum (5.8 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 (7)
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbury Castle: Geotrekker72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Wottoon Bassett Museum: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Computing: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Collections Centre: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- REME Museum: Orp20, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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