Sturminster Museum
Sturminster Museum is a museum in Sturminster Newton. Look also at Fiddleford Manor, 1.5 km away, first of 19 more within 15 km.
Museum in Sturminster Newton
Inside Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Museum is inside Sturminster Newton’s built-up area, with 2 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.
A month-by-month guide
Afternoons in Sturminster Newton peak at 17–22°C, May to September.
Sturminster Museum
Museum in Sturminster Newton, England, United Kingdom.
In Sturminster Newton, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Sturminster Newton
- Official site
- sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk
The map
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Sturminster Museum is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Sturminster Newton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Sturminster Museum
The largest of the 6 towns is Sturminster Newton, with 3,565 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Sturminster Newton
Okeford Fitzpaine
Child Okeford
Marnhull
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Sturminster Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturminster Newton | It’s in town | 3,565 | 4 |
| Okeford Fitzpaine | 3 km southeast of it | 805 | 4 |
| Child Okeford | 4 km east of it | 1,159 | 4 |
| Marnhull | 4.2 km north of it | 1,466 | 3 |
| Shillingstone | 4.2 km southeast of it | 1,165 | 4 |
| Hazelbury Bryan | 5 km southwest of it | 737 | 3 |
Beyond Sturminster Museum
Our list has 19 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.
Historic house · English HeritageFiddleford Manor1.5 km away2CastleCastleSturminster Castle600 m away3
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle14 km away4
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum12 km away5
Fort · National TrustHod Hill7.7 km away6
Historic houseStock Gaylard House6.5 km away7
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Old Castle14 km away8
MuseumRoyal Signals Museum14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Sturminster Museum, answered
Where is Sturminster Museum?
Sturminster Museum is in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Sturminster Museum?
Museum in Sturminster Newton, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Sturminster Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Sturminster Newton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Sturminster Museum?
Within 15 km: Fiddleford Manor (1.5 km), Sturminster Castle (600 m), Sherborne Castle (14 km) and Shaftsbury Abbey Museum (12 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)
- Fiddleford Manor: Marilyn Peddle from England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hod Hill: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stock Gaylard House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Old Castle: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Signals Museum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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