Museum · Scarborough · North Yorkshire

Rotunda Museum

Rotunda Museum is a museum in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. Top of the 15 other places within 15 km is Scarborough Castle, 1.1 km off.

Photo: Rotunda Museum, Keith D (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Scarborough

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Scarborough

Inside Scarborough

Rotunda Museum is inside Scarborough’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Scarborough has 292 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

Seasons and weather

In Scarborough the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°58 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°47 mm

Apr12° / 4°52 mm

May15° / 7°45 mm

Jun18° / 10°66 mm

Jul20° / 12°57 mm

Aug20° / 12°73 mm

Sep18° / 11°58 mm

Oct14° / 8°70 mm

Nov10° / 5°79 mm

Dec8° / 2°71 mm

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

About

Rotunda Museum

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Scarborough’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Scarborough
Official site: scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/visit/rotunda-museum

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Rotunda Museum at a glance

The numbers show what else is near Rotunda Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Scarborough is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (59,505 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Scarborough

59,505 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km northwest of it

Scalby

1,790 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 4.3 km southwest of it

Seamer (Scarborough)

2,120 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km northwest of it

Burniston

1,470 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rotunda Museum is	People	Places to visit
Scarborough	It’s in town	59,505	15
Scalby	3.4 km northwest of it	1,790	10
Seamer (Scarborough)	4.3 km southwest of it	2,120	7
Burniston	4.9 km northwest of it	1,470	10
East Ayton and West Ayton	5 km southwest of it	2,809	3
Cloughton	7.1 km northwest of it	714	3
Gristhorpe	7.7 km southeast of it	417	6
Hutton Buscel	8 km southwest of it	315	1

Make a day of it

What else is near Rotunda Museum

Within 15 km are 15 places, among them 2 castles, 2 theme parks and 2 museums.

Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle1.1 km away 2

Art galleryScarborough Art Gallery200 m away 3

Theme parkAlpamare Scarborough2.1 km away 4MuseumMuseumMaritime Heritage600 m away 5

CastleAyton Castle6.4 km away 6

MuseumThe Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum6.3 km away 7AttractionAttractionTerror Tower500 m away 8Theme parkTheme parkLuna Park1 km away

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

Questions people have about Rotunda Museum

Where is Rotunda Museum?

Rotunda Museum is in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rotunda Museum?

Museum in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Rotunda Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Scarborough, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Rotunda Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Rotunda Museum?

Within 15 km: Scarborough Castle (1.1 km), Scarborough Art Gallery (200 m), Alpamare Scarborough (2.1 km) and Maritime Heritage (600 m).

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 (6)

Rotunda Museum: Keith D, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scarborough Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scarborough Art Gallery: Christopher Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alpamare Scarborough: Lachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ayton Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum: PeterJewell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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