Museum · Minster (Thanet) · Kent

RAF Manston Museum

RAF Manston Museum stands in Minster (Thanet). Around it, within 5 km, are 8 more places on our list. Management falls to Royal Air Force.

Photo: RAF Manston Museum, Phillip Perry (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Minster (Thanet)

inside the built-up area

Run by

Royal Air Force

the operator on record

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 20–23°C

In brief

Museum in Minster (Thanet)

Inside Minster (Thanet)

RAF Manston Museum is inside Minster (Thanet)’s built-up area, with 8 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

Choosing a month

Expect highs of 20–23°C in Minster (Thanet) from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°52 mm

Feb8° / 2°41 mm

Mar11° / 4°37 mm

Apr14° / 5°38 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun20° / 11°47 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug23° / 14°50 mm

Sep20° / 12°49 mm

Oct16° / 9°73 mm

Nov11° / 6°69 mm

Dec9° / 3°63 mm

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

About

RAF Manston Museum

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Look also at Deal Castle, 15 km away.

Type: Museum
Run by: Royal Air Force
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Minster (Thanet)
Official site: rafmanston.co.uk

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

The map

On this map, RAF Manston Museum is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which towns are near RAF Manston Museum

The most populous of the 6 is Margate, at 63,315. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Minster (Thanet)

4,739 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km north of it

Margate

63,315 people · 28 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km east of it

Ramsgate

42,031 people · 26 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Cliffs End

1,284 people · 22 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where RAF Manston Museum is	People	Places to visit
Minster (Thanet)	It’s in town	4,739	30
Margate	1.8 km north of it	63,315	28
Ramsgate	2.2 km east of it	42,031	26
Cliffs End	2.3 km southeast of it	1,284	22
Broadstairs	2.9 km east of it	25,780	25
Monkton	3.7 km west of it	753	6

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near RAF Manston Museum

3 museums, 2 castles and a theme park are among the 45 within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle15 km away 2

Theme parkDreamland Margate4.5 km away 3

MuseumSpitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum100 m away 4

Historic houseQuex Park2.7 km away 5

Abbey or prioryMinster in Thanet Priory2.9 km away 6

MuseumCervia5.5 km away 7

MuseumPowell-Cotton Museum3 km away 8

CastleSandown Castle13 km away

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

Questions people have about RAF Manston Museum

Where is RAF Manston Museum?

RAF Manston Museum is in Minster (Thanet), Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is RAF Manston Museum?

Museum.

Who runs RAF Manston Museum?

Royal Air Force.

When is the best time to visit RAF Manston Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Minster (Thanet), with afternoon highs of 20–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near RAF Manston Museum?

Within 15 km: Deal Castle (15 km), Dreamland Margate (4.5 km), Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum (100 m) and Quex Park (2.7 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)

RAF Manston Museum: Phillip Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dreamland Margate: Ruth Johnston from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum: Julian P Guffogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Quex Park: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Minster in Thanet Priory: Fred C. Palmer (died 1936-1939), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cervia: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powell-Cotton Museum: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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