Museum · Otley · West Yorkshire

Second World War Experience Centre

One of the places to visit in Otley is Second World War Experience Centre, a museum. Close by, within 5 km, are 3 more places to see. Around it, Harewood House (11 km) comes first on our list.

Where

In Otley

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Otley

Inside Otley

Second World War Experience Centre is inside Otley’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.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Warm weather in Otley runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°70 mm

Feb7° / 1°74 mm

Mar9° / 2°64 mm

Apr12° / 4°59 mm

May15° / 6°59 mm

Jun18° / 9°73 mm

Jul20° / 11°72 mm

Aug20° / 11°80 mm

Sep17° / 9°75 mm

Oct13° / 6°88 mm

Nov9° / 4°96 mm

Dec7° / 1°97 mm

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

About

Second World War Experience Centre

Museum.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Otley
Official site: war-experience.org

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange shows Second World War Experience Centre; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

With 14,549 people, Otley is the largest of the 7. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Otley

14,549 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km southwest of it

Menston

5,905 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Guiseley

12,462 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km south of it

Yeadon

14,273 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Second World War Experience Centre is	People	Places to visit
Otley	It’s in town	14,549	4
Menston	2.5 km southwest of it	5,905	6
Guiseley	2.6 km southwest of it	12,462	11
Yeadon	3.1 km south of it	14,273	9
Burley in Wharfedale	3.3 km west of it	6,806	9
Pool-in-Wharfedale	3.8 km east of it	1,991	6
Bramhope	4.3 km southeast of it	3,593	7

Make a day of it

Pair Second World War Experience Centre with these

There are 55 within 15 km, 2 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals among them.

Historic houseHarewood House11 km away 2

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum14 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)3

CathedralBradford Cathedral13 km away 4

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)11 km away 5

CathedralLeeds Cathedral15 km away 6

Historic houseFarnley Hall2.1 km away 7MuseumMuseumOtley Museum200 m away 8

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Harlow Carr11 km away

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

Quick answers on Second World War Experience Centre

Where is Second World War Experience Centre?

Second World War Experience Centre is in Otley, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Second World War Experience Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Second World War Experience Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Otley, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Second World War Experience Centre?

Within 15 km: Harewood House (11 km), National Science and Media Museum (14 km), Bradford Cathedral (13 km) and Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (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 (7)

Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farnley Hall: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Harlow Carr: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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