Sailors' Institute
Sailors' Institute is a community centre, heritage organisation and museum in the Barmouth. Nearby, Castell y Bere (8.7 km) heads a list of 9 within 15 km.
Museum in Barmouth
Inside Barmouth
Sailors' Institute is inside Barmouth’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.
The year in Barmouth
Aim for June to September, when Barmouth reaches 18–20°C.
Sailors' Institute
Community centre, heritage organisation and museum in the Barmouth, Wales, UK.
In Barmouth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Barmouth
- Official site
- barsailinst.org.uk
Entry, hours, address
Finding Sailors' Institute
Orange marks Sailors' Institute, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Barmouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Sailors' Institute
The most populous of the 3 is Barmouth, at 1,986. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Sailors' Institute is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barmouth | It’s in town | 1,986 | 4 |
| Fairbourne | 2 km south of it | 681 | 4 |
| Llwyngwril | 4.9 km south of it | 514 | 4 |
Pair Sailors' Institute with these
Around it, within 15 km, lie 9 more, including 3 museums, a castle and a heritage railway.
Heritage railwayFairbourne Railway2.7 km away3
Abbey or priory · CadwCymer Abbey11 km away4
MuseumTŷ Siamas11 km away5
MuseumTŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum100 m away6
MuseumThe Round House100 m away7AttractionAttractionChildren's Farm Park & Play Barn14 km away8Historic siteHistoric siteLlanfair Slate Caverns14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Sailors' Institute: what to know
Where is Sailors' Institute?
Sailors' Institute is in Barmouth, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Sailors' Institute?
Community centre, heritage organisation and museum in the Barmouth, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Sailors' Institute?
June to September are the warmest months in Barmouth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Sailors' Institute?
Within 15 km: Castell y Bere (8.7 km), Fairbourne Railway (2.7 km), Cymer Abbey (11 km) and Tŷ Siamas (11 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 (6)
- Sailors' Institute: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairbourne Railway: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cymer Abbey: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tŷ Siamas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Round House: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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