Sir John Moore Museum
Sir John Moore Museum is an independent museum in the East Midlands. On the map, it sits 100 m south of Appleby Magna. Top of the 28 other places within 15 km is Twycross Zoo, 3.1 km off.
Museum near Appleby Magna
Just outside Appleby Magna
Sir John Moore Museum is 100 m south of Appleby Magna. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Warm weather in Appleby Magna runs June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.
Sir John Moore Museum
Independent museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 100 m south of Appleby Magna
- Official site
- johnmooremuseum.org
Getting your bearings
Use the numbers to match each place near Sir John Moore Museum with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Measham tops the 7 for size, at 5,373 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Appleby Magna
Measham
Austrey
Oakthorpe
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Sir John Moore Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby Magna | 100 m north of it | 1,301 | 3 |
| Measham | 2.6 km northeast of it | 5,373 | 6 |
| Austrey | 2.9 km southwest of it | 1,140 | 4 |
| Oakthorpe | 3.5 km north of it | 742 | 5 |
| Netherseal | 4.2 km northwest of it | 663 | 3 |
| Twycross | 4.3 km southeast of it | 303 | 4 |
| Donisthorpe | 4.4 km north of it | 1,204 | 6 |
Also within reach
Around it, within 15 km, lie 28 more, including 3 castles, 2 zoos and 2 museums.
ZooTwycross Zoo3.1 km away2
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle8.9 km away3
CastleTamworth Castle12 km away4
Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey14 km away5
MuseumShackerstone railway station7 km away6
MuseumStatfold Barn Railway and Museum7.7 km away7
CastleHartshill Castle15 km away8
ZooDrayton Manor Zoo14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Sir John Moore Museum
Where is Sir John Moore Museum?
Sir John Moore Museum is 100 m south of Appleby Magna, Leicestershire.
What is Sir John Moore Museum?
Independent museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Sir John Moore Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Appleby Magna, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Sir John Moore Museum?
Within 15 km: Twycross Zoo (3.1 km), Ashby de la Zouch Castle (8.9 km), Tamworth Castle (12 km) and Calke Abbey (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 (8)
- Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shackerstone railway station: Robpics69, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Statfold Barn Railway and Museum: A M Hurrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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