Museum · Bridgwater · Somerset

The Admiral Blake Museum

The Admiral Blake Museum is a museum in Bridgwater, Somerset. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building. Top of the 24 other places within 15 km is Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, 600 m off.

Photo: The Admiral Blake Museum, Rodw (CC0)

Where

In Bridgwater

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bridgwater

Inside Bridgwater

The Admiral Blake Museum is inside Bridgwater’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bridgwater has 206 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Warmest in Bridgwater are May to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°75 mm

Feb9° / 3°57 mm

Mar12° / 4°55 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May18° / 8°54 mm

Jun20° / 11°52 mm

Jul22° / 13°56 mm

Aug22° / 13°69 mm

Sep19° / 11°60 mm

Oct16° / 8°86 mm

Nov12° / 5°86 mm

Dec9° / 3°88 mm

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

About

The Admiral Blake Museum

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Bridgwater’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Bridgwater
Official site: bridgwatermuseum.org.uk

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

The map

Map of The Admiral Blake Museum and nearby

Use the numbers to match each place near The Admiral Blake Museum with the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to The Admiral Blake Museum

Largest of the 7 is Bridgwater, home to 47,846. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Bridgwater

47,846 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Wembdon

1,772 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km south of it

North Petherton

3,180 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Chedzoy

449 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where The Admiral Blake Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bridgwater	It’s in town	47,846	5
Wembdon	1.3 km northwest of it	1,772	4
North Petherton	3.3 km south of it	3,180	4
Chedzoy	3.6 km east of it	449	4
Cannington	4.1 km northwest of it	2,315	4
Bawdrip	4.4 km northeast of it	460	3
Puriton	4.5 km north of it	2,265	3

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Of the 24 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 2 forts and a museum.

MuseumSomerset Brick and Tile Museum600 m away 2

Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump8.7 km away 3

FortAthelney9.4 km away 4

CastleStogursey Castle11 km away 5

CastleTaunton Castle14 km away 6

Garden · National TrustFyne Court9.1 km away 7

CastleStowey Castle12 km away 8

FortTaunton Stop Line14 km away

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

Planning a visit to The Admiral Blake Museum

Where is The Admiral Blake Museum?

The Admiral Blake Museum is in Bridgwater, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Admiral Blake Museum?

Museum in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Admiral Blake Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Bridgwater, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is The Admiral Blake Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near The Admiral Blake Museum?

Within 15 km: Somerset Brick and Tile Museum (600 m), Burrow Mump (8.7 km), Athelney (9.4 km) and Stogursey Castle (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 (9)

The Admiral Blake Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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