Richmondshire Museum
Richmondshire Museum is part of what Richmond has to see. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. First among the places near it is Richmond Castle, at 300 m.
Museum in Richmond
Inside Richmond
Richmondshire Museum is inside Richmond’s built-up area, with 3 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.
Weather through the year
Expect 19°C highs in Richmond in July and August.
Richmondshire Museum
Museum in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
In Richmond, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Richmond
- Official site
- richmondshiremuseum.org.uk
The map
Orange: Richmondshire Museum.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Richmond’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Catterick Garrison is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (14,212 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Richmond
Catterick Garrison
Brompton-on-Swale
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Richmondshire Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | It’s in town | 8,076 | 5 |
| Catterick Garrison | 1.8 km southeast of it | 14,212 | 4 |
| Brompton-on-Swale | 4.4 km east of it | 1,899 | 5 |
After Richmondshire Museum
10 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory among them.
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle300 m away2
MuseumGreen Howards Museum100 m away · 50K visitors a year3
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEasby Abbey1.4 km away4CastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle14 km away5CastleCastleRavensworth Castle6.9 km away6
Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp11 km away7
Historic house · National TrustMoulton Hall6.7 km away8
CastleSouth Cowton Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Richmondshire Museum: questions
Where is Richmondshire Museum?
Richmondshire Museum is in Richmond, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Richmondshire Museum?
Museum in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Richmondshire Museum?
July and August are the warmest months in Richmond, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Richmondshire Museum?
Within 15 km: Richmond Castle (300 m), Green Howards Museum (100 m), Easby Abbey (1.4 km) and Middleham Castle (14 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)
- Richmondshire Museum: IT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Easby Abbey: Greenjettaguy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulton Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- South Cowton Castle: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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