Rural Life Centre
Rural Life Centre is an open air museum of rural life near Farnham in Surrey. Nearby, Waverley Abbey (2.1 km) heads a list of 51 within 15 km. It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.
Museum near Farnham
Just outside Farnham
Rural Life Centre is 700 m southeast of Farnham. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Expect highs of 18–23°C in Farnham from May to September.
Rural Life Centre
Open air museum of rural life near Farnham in Surrey, United Kingdom.
700 m southeast of Farnham.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 700 m southeast of Farnham
- Official site
- rural-life.org.uk
Address and hours
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping Rural Life Centre
The map puts Rural Life Centre in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Of the 8, Farnham is the largest, at 20,499 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Farnham
Tilford
Frensham
Wrecclesham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Rural Life Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham | 700 m northwest of it | 20,499 | 18 |
| Tilford | 1 km east of it | 482 | 11 |
| Frensham | 1.1 km southwest of it | 853 | 13 |
| Wrecclesham | 1.8 km west of it | 7,312 | 12 |
| Rushmoor | 2.2 km southeast of it | 426 | 7 |
| Runfold | 2.3 km northeast of it | 382 | 12 |
| The Sands | 3.2 km northeast of it | 393 | 10 |
| Churt | 3.6 km south of it | 941 | 7 |
Around Rural Life Centre
The 51 places within 15 km include 2 abbeys or priories, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey2.1 km away2
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle4.5 km away3
CathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot8.6 km away4
CathedralGuildford Cathedral14 km away5
Wildlife parkBirdworld4.9 km away6
MuseumWatts Gallery11 km away7
Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey13 km away8
MuseumMuseum of Military Medicine12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Rural Life Centre
Where is Rural Life Centre?
Rural Life Centre is 700 m southeast of Farnham, Surrey.
What is Rural Life Centre?
Open air museum of rural life near Farnham in Surrey, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Rural Life Centre?
May to September are the warmest months in Farnham, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Rural Life Centre?
Within 15 km: Waverley Abbey (2.1 km), Farnham Castle (4.5 km), Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot (8.6 km) and Guildford Cathedral (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 (9)
- Rural Life Centre: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waverley Abbey: Admiralgary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot: AldershotCathedral.jpg: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birdworld: Birdworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watts Gallery: ©Watts Gallery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Michael’s Abbey: ThunderingTyphoons!, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Military Medicine: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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