Museum · Chilton · Oxfordshire

R112 Visitors Centre

In Chilton stands R112 Visitors Centre, a museum. Add any of 2 more places within 5 km to a visit. Nearby, Wallingford Castle (14 km) leads the list.

Where

In Chilton

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Chilton

Inside Chilton

R112 Visitors Centre is inside Chilton’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.

When to go

If warmth matters, go May to September: Chilton reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°65 mm

Feb9° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 4°49 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°46 mm

Aug22° / 12°53 mm

Sep19° / 10°47 mm

Oct15° / 7°68 mm

Nov11° / 4°71 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

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

About

R112 Visitors Centre

Museum.

In Chilton, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Chilton

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

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

R112 Visitors Centre and what surrounds it

The places near R112 Visitors Centre are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of the 8, Didcot is the largest, at 34,600 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Chilton

1,378 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northwest of it

East Hendred

1,367 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Harwell

3,067 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km northeast of it

West Hagbourne

263 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where R112 Visitors Centre is	People	Places to visit
Chilton	It’s in town	1,378	4
East Hendred	2.5 km northwest of it	1,367	4
Harwell	2.7 km northeast of it	3,067	8
West Hagbourne	3.1 km northeast of it	263	6
Upton	3.3 km east of it	426	5
West Hendred	3.4 km northwest of it	357	6
Milton Hill	3.9 km north of it	448	8
Didcot	4.1 km northeast of it	34,600	13

Make a day of it

Close to R112 Visitors Centre

5 museums, a castle and a historic house are among the 22 within 15 km.

CastleWallingford Castle14 km away 2

Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay8.3 km away 3

MuseumDidcot Railway Centre6.7 km away 4

Abbey or prioryAbingdon Abbey11 km away 5

Museum · English HeritageAbingdon County Hall Museum11 km away 6MuseumMuseumChamps Chapel Museum of East Hendred3.2 km away 7

MuseumPendon Museum9.9 km away 8

MuseumVale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre8.1 km away

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

R112 Visitors Centre: what to know

Where is R112 Visitors Centre?

R112 Visitors Centre is in Chilton, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is R112 Visitors Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit R112 Visitors Centre?

May to September are the warmest months in Chilton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near R112 Visitors Centre?

Within 15 km: Wallingford Castle (14 km), The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay (8.3 km), Didcot Railway Centre (6.7 km) and Abingdon Abbey (11 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)

Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay: Olivia Morgan Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Didcot Railway Centre: Taken January 2005 by William M. Connolley with a nikon 5700, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abingdon Abbey: Claire Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abingdon County Hall Museum: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pendon Museum: William Grimes at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre: Alec Samler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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