Museum · Chichester · West Sussex

The Novium

The Novium is a museum in Chichester, Sussex. Our list has 29 more places within 15 km; first among them is Chichester Cathedral, at 100 m. It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.

Photo: The Novium, ACT124 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Chichester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Chichester

Inside Chichester

The Novium is inside Chichester’s built-up area, with 10 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

Choosing a month

Expect highs of 17–22°C in Chichester from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°90 mm

Feb8° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°56 mm

Jul22° / 13°54 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 11°66 mm

Oct15° / 8°96 mm

Nov11° / 5°103 mm

Dec9° / 3°99 mm

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

About

The Novium

Museum in Chichester, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Chichester
Official site: thenovium.org

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where The Novium is

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

Towns near it

Towns near The Novium

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Chichester (31,709 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Chichester

31,709 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km west of it

Fishbourne

3,368 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Westhampnett

1,238 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km southeast of it

North Mundham

712 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Novium is	People	Places to visit
Chichester	It’s in town	31,709	18
Fishbourne	1.1 km west of it	3,368	10
Westhampnett	1.9 km northeast of it	1,238	15
North Mundham	1.9 km southeast of it	712	11
Runcton	2.4 km southeast of it	470	13
Hunston	2.5 km south of it	1,154	9
Mid Lavant	3 km north of it	1,441	20
Bosham	3.9 km west of it	2,693	8

Make a day of it

Also near The Novium

There are 29 within 15 km, 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle among them.

CathedralChichester Cathedral100 m away 2

MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace2 km away 3

CastleChichester Castle500 m away 4

Historic houseGoodwood House4.9 km away 5

Art galleryPallant House Gallery400 m away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds5.5 km away 7

MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum7.8 km away 8

MuseumTangmere Military Aviation Museum4.8 km away

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

The Novium: common questions

Where is The Novium?

The Novium is in Chichester, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Novium?

Museum in Chichester, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Novium?

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

What else is there to see near The Novium?

Within 15 km: Chichester Cathedral (100 m), Fishbourne Roman Palace (2 km), Chichester Castle (500 m) and Goodwood House (4.9 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 Novium: ACT124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chichester Castle: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pallant House Gallery: A bit iffy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Boxgrove Priory and Grounds: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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