Museum · Great Yeldham · Essex

Ridgewell Airfield Museum

Ridgewell Airfield Museum is a military museum. It stands inside Great Yeldham’s built-up area. A short trip away is Hedingham Castle, 5.4 km off, the first of 14 within 15 km.

Where

In Great Yeldham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Great Yeldham

Inside Great Yeldham

Ridgewell Airfield Museum is inside Great Yeldham’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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

Seasons in Great Yeldham

Warmest in Great Yeldham are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 1°44 mm

Mar10° / 3°38 mm

Apr14° / 4°38 mm

May17° / 7°42 mm

Jun20° / 10°51 mm

Jul22° / 12°51 mm

Aug22° / 12°67 mm

Sep19° / 10°46 mm

Oct15° / 8°59 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°58 mm

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

About

Ridgewell Airfield Museum

Military museum in Halstead.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Great Yeldham
Official site: rafcamuseum.co.uk

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

The map

The way to Ridgewell Airfield Museum

Orange is Ridgewell Airfield Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Ridgewell Airfield Museum

Home to 1,824 people, Great Yeldham is the largest of these 5. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Great Yeldham

1,824 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Ridgewell

574 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Toppesfield

224 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km north of it

Stoke-by-Clare

239 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Ridgewell Airfield Museum is	People	Places to visit
Great Yeldham	It’s in town	1,824	4
Ridgewell	1.4 km northwest of it	574	4
Toppesfield	2.1 km southwest of it	224	3
Stoke-by-Clare	3.5 km north of it	239	4
Castle Hedingham	4.9 km southeast of it	1,045	4

Make a day of it

Also near Ridgewell Airfield Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 14 more, including 4 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses.

CastleHedingham Castle5.4 km away 2

CastleClare Castle6.1 km away 3

MuseumColne Valley Railway4.3 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall14 km away 5

MuseumThe Ancient House Museum6.2 km away 6

Historic houseKentwell Hall14 km away 7

MuseumGainsborough's House13 km away 8MuseumMuseumAlderford Water Mill6.8 km away

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

Ridgewell Airfield Museum, answered

Where is Ridgewell Airfield Museum?

Ridgewell Airfield Museum is in Great Yeldham, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ridgewell Airfield Museum?

Military museum in Halstead.

When is the best time to visit Ridgewell Airfield Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Great Yeldham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ridgewell Airfield Museum?

Within 15 km: Hedingham Castle (5.4 km), Clare Castle (6.1 km), Colne Valley Railway (4.3 km) and Melford Hall (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)

Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colne Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Ancient House Museum: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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