Museum · Dedham · Essex

The Munnings Art Museum

The Munnings Art Museum is one of the places to visit in Dedham. Another 2 places to visit lie within 5 km. Its status is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: The Munnings Art Museum, Paul Shreeve (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Dedham

inside the built-up area

Run by

The Castle House Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Dedham

Inside Dedham

The Munnings Art Museum is inside Dedham’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Dedham has 68 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

Seasons and weather

Warmest in Dedham are May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°41 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 4°35 mm

May18° / 7°43 mm

Jun21° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 12°40 mm

Aug23° / 12°55 mm

Sep20° / 10°47 mm

Oct15° / 7°59 mm

Nov11° / 4°58 mm

Dec8° / 2°53 mm

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

About

The Munnings Art Museum

It is managed by The Castle House Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. A drive of 9.2 km reaches Colchester Castle.

Dedham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: The Castle House Trust
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Dedham
Official site: munningsmuseum.org.uk

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

The map

Orange marks The Munnings Art Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list The Munnings Art Museum

Of the 8, Colchester is the largest, at 130,259 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Dedham

812 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 300 m south of it

Dedham Heath

601 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km west of it

Langham

783 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Stratford St Mary

753 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Munnings Art Museum is	People	Places to visit
Dedham	It’s in town	812	7
Dedham Heath	300 m south of it	601	5
Langham	2.3 km west of it	783	4
Stratford St Mary	2.3 km northwest of it	753	5
East Bergholt	2.4 km northeast of it	2,211	6
Ardleigh	2.4 km south of it	1,042	5
Lawford	2.6 km east of it	4,488	5
Colchester	4.2 km southwest of it	130,259	22

Make a day of it

Next door to The Munnings Art Museum

Within 15 km you can add 2 abbeys or priories, a castle and a fort.

CastleColchester Castle9.2 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory9.4 km away 3

FortBalkerne Gate9.7 km away 4

ZooColchester Zoo15 km away 5

GardenBeth Chatto Gardens8.3 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse9.7 km away 7AttractionAttraction · National TrustFlatford Mill2 km away 8

Art galleryFirstsite9.2 km away

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

Quick answers on The Munnings Art Museum

Where is The Munnings Art Museum?

The Munnings Art Museum is in Dedham, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Munnings Art Museum?

In Dedham, Essex, England, UK.

Who runs The Munnings Art Museum?

The Castle House Trust.

When is the best time to visit The Munnings Art Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Dedham, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is The Munnings Art Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near The Munnings Art Museum?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (9.2 km), St. Botolph's Priory (9.4 km), Balkerne Gate (9.7 km) and Colchester Zoo (15 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)

The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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