Museum · Alton · Hampshire

The Allen Gallery

The Allen Gallery is an uK museum in Alton, Hampshire. This is a site of Hampshire Cultural Trust. Top of the 22 other places within 15 km is Jane Austen's House Museum, 2.2 km off.

Where

In Alton

inside the built-up area

Run by

Hampshire Cultural Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Alton

Inside Alton

The Allen Gallery is inside Alton’s built-up area, with 3 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

Seasons and weather

May to September are the warmest in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°102 mm

Feb8° / 1°72 mm

Mar11° / 3°62 mm

Apr14° / 4°63 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°69 mm

Sep19° / 10°67 mm

Oct15° / 7°102 mm

Nov11° / 4°109 mm

Dec8° / 2°103 mm

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

About

The Allen Gallery

UK museum in Alton, Hampshire, England.

It is run by Hampshire Cultural Trust.

In Alton, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: Hampshire Cultural Trust
Town: in Alton
Official site: hampshireculture.org.uk/allen-gallery

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The area around The Allen Gallery

Use the numbers to match each place near The Allen Gallery with the list.

Towns near it

The towns around The Allen Gallery

The largest of the 8 towns is Alton, with 17,883 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Alton

17,883 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Holybourne

1,304 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km west of it

Beech

456 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km southeast of it

East Worldham

344 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Allen Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Alton	It’s in town	17,883	6
Holybourne	1.6 km northeast of it	1,304	4
Beech	2.2 km west of it	456	5
East Worldham	3.1 km southeast of it	344	5
Upper Farringdon	3.9 km south of it	376	5
Lower Farringdon	4.3 km south of it	288	5
Upper Froyle	4.4 km northeast of it	482	2
Bentworth	4.8 km west of it	515	5

Make a day of it

Close to The Allen Gallery

Nearby, 22 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 3 castles and a historic house.

MuseumJane Austen's House Museum2.2 km away 2

MuseumCurtis Museum100 m away 3

Historic houseChawton House2.7 km away 4

CastleOdiham Castle12 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle14 km away 6

Wildlife parkBirdworld9.7 km away 7

MuseumGliding Heritage Centre5.2 km away 8

CastleBasing House14 km away

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

What people ask about The Allen Gallery

Where is The Allen Gallery?

The Allen Gallery is in Alton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Allen Gallery?

UK museum in Alton, Hampshire, England.

Who runs The Allen Gallery?

Hampshire Cultural Trust.

When is the best time to visit The Allen Gallery?

May to September are the warmest months in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Allen Gallery?

Within 15 km: Jane Austen's House Museum (2.2 km), Curtis Museum (100 m), Chawton House (2.7 km) and Odiham Castle (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 (8)

Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Curtis Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chawton House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Odiham Castle: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birdworld: Birdworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gliding Heritage Centre: Mike Burdett from CROMER, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basing House: Sandy B, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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