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Richard Jefferies Museum

Richard Jefferies Museum is a museum in Swindon, Wiltshire. It counts as a Grade II listed building. Close by, STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway is 4.1 km away, one of 30 within 15 km.

Photo: Richard Jefferies Museum, Brian Robert Marshall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

southeast of Swindon

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum near Swindon

Just outside Swindon

Richard Jefferies Museum is 200 m southeast of Swindon. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Swindon has 187 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

The warmest stretch in Swindon is May to September, at 17–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°74 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar11° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 8°75 mm

Nov11° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°76 mm

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

About

Richard Jefferies Museum

Museum in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK.

200 m southeast of Swindon.

Swindon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: 200 m southeast of Swindon
Official site: richardjefferies.org

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

The map

Its place on the map

Orange is Richard Jefferies Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Richard Jefferies Museum

With 183,687 people, Swindon is the largest of the 6. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 200 m northwest of it

Swindon

183,687 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km north of it

Stratton St Margaret

20,689 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km east of it

Wanborough

1,737 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km south of it

Chiseldon

2,033 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Richard Jefferies Museum is	People	Places to visit
Swindon	200 m northwest of it	183,687	16
Stratton St Margaret	2.4 km north of it	20,689	9
Wanborough	2.5 km east of it	1,737	5
Chiseldon	2.5 km south of it	2,033	5
Wroughton	3 km southwest of it	7,276	11
South Marston	4.4 km north of it	863	5

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Choose from 30 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 forts and a historic house.

MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway4.1 km away 2

FortBarbury Castle7.2 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle12 km away 4MuseumMuseumMuseum & Art Swindon3 km away 5

MuseumMuseum of Computing3.1 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustAshdown Park10 km away 7

MuseumNational Collections Centre6 km away 8

Heritage railwaySwindon and Cricklade Railway9.8 km away

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

Richard Jefferies Museum: what to know

Where is Richard Jefferies Museum?

Richard Jefferies Museum is 200 m southeast of Swindon, Wiltshire.

What is Richard Jefferies Museum?

Museum in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Richard Jefferies Museum?

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

Is Richard Jefferies Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Richard Jefferies Museum?

Within 15 km: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (4.1 km), Barbury Castle (7.2 km), Uffington Castle (12 km) and Museum & Art Swindon (3 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)

Richard Jefferies Museum: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barbury Castle: Geotrekker72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Computing: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ashdown Park: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Collections Centre: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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