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Museum · Porlock · Somerset

The Oily

The Oily is a museum in Porlock. The surrounding 5 km hold 5 more places to visit. Look also at Dunster Castle, 11 km away.

Where
In Porlock
inside the built-up area
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum in Porlock

Inside Porlock

The Oily is inside Porlock’s built-up area, with 5 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

Picking your season

In Porlock the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 3°138 mm
Feb7° / 2°124 mm
Mar9° / 3°105 mm
Apr12° / 4°83 mm
May15° / 6°78 mm
Jun18° / 9°77 mm
Jul19° / 11°81 mm
Aug19° / 11°97 mm
Sep17° / 10°100 mm
Oct13° / 7°160 mm
Nov10° / 5°167 mm
Dec8° / 3°192 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Porlock, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Porlock. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Porlock’s full climate →
About

The Oily

Museum.

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

Type
Museum
Town
in Porlock
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where to find The Oily

Orange marks The Oily, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Porlock’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The towns around The Oily

Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Porlock

1,178 people · 6 places to visit

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Nearby, 15 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.

1Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle11 km away2MuseumDovery Manor Museum100 m away3Historic houseHolnicote Estate2.3 km away4MuseumWest Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School1.8 km away5MuseumMuseumDunster Doll Museum11 km away6GardenGarden · National TrustDream Garden (NT)11 km away7MuseumMuseumGauge Museum Blue Anchor14 km away8AttractionAttractionLandacre Lane13 km away

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

The Oily in questions

Where is The Oily?

The Oily is in Porlock, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Oily?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit The Oily?

June to September are the warmest months in Porlock, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Oily?

Within 15 km: Dunster Castle (11 km), Dovery Manor Museum (100 m), Holnicote Estate (2.3 km) and West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School (1.8 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 (4)

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