Museum · Albrighton · Shropshire

RAF Museum Midlands

RAF Museum Midlands is a military aviation museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire. Within the built-up area of Albrighton, it is one of the places to visit. Around it, within 15 km, lie 47 more places, Boscobel House (5.7 km) first on our list.

Photo: RAF Museum Midlands, Voice of Clam (Public domain)

Where

In Albrighton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Albrighton

Inside Albrighton

RAF Museum Midlands is inside Albrighton’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

The climate through the year

From June to September, Albrighton sees highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°58 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep18° / 9°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

RAF Museum Midlands

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Albrighton
Official site: rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The area around RAF Museum Midlands

Spot RAF Museum Midlands in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list RAF Museum Midlands

The 8 towns are led in size by Codsall, with 11,867 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Albrighton

6,983 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km northwest of it

Shifnal

8,973 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 6.3 km northeast of it

Bishops Wood

331 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 6.9 km south of it

Ackleton

295 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where RAF Museum Midlands is	People	Places to visit
Albrighton	It’s in town	6,983	14
Shifnal	3.5 km northwest of it	8,973	10
Bishops Wood	6.3 km northeast of it	331	7
Ackleton	6.9 km south of it	295	0
Pattingham	7.2 km southeast of it	1,773	1
Sheriffhales	7.6 km northwest of it	361	3
Codsall	8.5 km east of it	11,867	12
Old Perton	9 km southeast of it	368	4

Make a day of it

Around RAF Museum Midlands

2 historic houses, 2 museums and a palace are among the 47 within 15 km.

Historic house · English HeritageBoscobel House5.7 km away 2

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery14 km away · 159K visitors a year 3

PalaceWeston Hall5.6 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhite Ladies Priory4.4 km away 5

Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens10 km away 6

Historic houseChillington Hall7.6 km away 7

MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town9.5 km away 8

CastleBridgnorth Castle14 km away

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

Your questions on RAF Museum Midlands

Where is RAF Museum Midlands?

RAF Museum Midlands is in Albrighton, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is RAF Museum Midlands?

Military aviation museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit RAF Museum Midlands?

June to September are the warmest months in Albrighton, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near RAF Museum Midlands?

Within 15 km: Boscobel House (5.7 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (14 km), Weston Hall (5.6 km) and White Ladies Priory (4.4 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 Museum Midlands: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Boscobel House: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weston Hall: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
White Ladies Priory: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chillington Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blists Hill Victorian Town: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bridgnorth Castle: Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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