Solway Aviation Museum
Solway Aviation Museum is an aviation museum. On the map, it sits 3.3 km west of Brampton. 20 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Carlisle Cathedral (10 km).
Museum near Brampton
Just outside Brampton
Solway Aviation Museum is 3.3 km west of Brampton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
From June to August, Brampton sees highs of 18–19°C.
Solway Aviation Museum
It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 3.3 km west of Brampton
- Official site
- solway-aviation-museum.co.uk
Entry, hours, address
- EntryA fee is charged
Its place on the map
The numbers show what else is near Solway Aviation Museum, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Solway Aviation Museum
Brampton is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (4,187 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Solway Aviation Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton | 3.3 km east of it | 4,187 | 6 |
| Hayton | 3.7 km southeast of it | 570 | 3 |
| Warwick Bridge | 3.9 km south of it | 1,232 | 5 |
Beyond Solway Aviation Museum
Choose from 20 places within 15 km, such as 6 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
CathedralCarlisle Cathedral10 km away2
Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle10 km away3
CastleScaleby Castle3.8 km away4
CastleNaworth Castle7.6 km away5
CastleCorby Castle7.2 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLanercost Priory7.5 km away7CastleCastleAskerton Castle10 km away8
CastleTriermain Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Solway Aviation Museum in questions
Where is Solway Aviation Museum?
Solway Aviation Museum is 3.3 km west of Brampton, Cumbria.
What is Solway Aviation Museum?
Aviation museum in Irthington, Cumbria.
When is the best time to visit Solway Aviation Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Brampton, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Solway Aviation Museum?
Within 15 km: Carlisle Cathedral (10 km), Carlisle Castle (10 km), Scaleby Castle (3.8 km) and Naworth Castle (7.6 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)
- Solway Aviation Museum: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scaleby Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naworth Castle: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corby Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanercost Priory: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Triermain Castle: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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