Museum · St Margaret's at Cliffe · Kent

St Margaret's Museum

St Margaret's Museum is a museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent. 41 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Dover Castle (4.8 km).

Photo: St Margaret's Museum, N Chadwick (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In St Margaret's at Cliffe

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe

Inside St Margaret's at Cliffe

St Margaret's Museum is inside St Margaret's at Cliffe’s built-up area, with 15 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

A month-by-month guide

Warm weather in St Margaret's at Cliffe runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°73 mm

Feb8° / 2°54 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr13° / 5°43 mm

May16° / 8°58 mm

Jun19° / 10°49 mm

Jul21° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 13°58 mm

Sep19° / 11°68 mm

Oct15° / 9°73 mm

Nov11° / 6°96 mm

Dec9° / 3°92 mm

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

About

St Margaret's Museum

Museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK.

In St Margaret's at Cliffe, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in St Margaret's at Cliffe
Official site: baytrust.org.uk/st-margarets-museum

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to St Margaret's Museum

Find St Margaret's Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count St Margaret's Museum

The largest of the 4 towns is Dover, with 36,349 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

St Margaret's at Cliffe

2,399 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 3.1 km north of it

Kingsdown

1,687 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km west of it

Dover

36,349 people · 28 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km west of it

Guston

1,684 people · 25 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where St Margaret's Museum is	People	Places to visit
St Margaret's at Cliffe	It’s in town	2,399	20
Kingsdown	3.1 km north of it	1,687	13
Dover	3.4 km west of it	36,349	28
Guston	3.7 km west of it	1,684	25

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 41 places within 15 km, such as 4 castles, 2 forts and 2 museums.

Castle · English HeritageDover Castle4.8 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle5.8 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle8 km away 4

Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter2.1 km away 5

MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat5.6 km away 6

CastleSandown Castle10 km away 7

Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights6.6 km away 8

MuseumDover Museum5.6 km away

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

Good to know about St Margaret's Museum

Where is St Margaret's Museum?

St Margaret's Museum is in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Margaret's Museum?

Museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit St Margaret's Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in St Margaret's at Cliffe, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near St Margaret's Museum?

Within 15 km: Dover Castle (4.8 km), Walmer Castle (5.8 km), Deal Castle (8 km) and Fan Bay Deep Shelter (2.1 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)

St Margaret's Museum: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Western Heights: Paul Wells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Museum: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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