The Old Prison
The Old Prison is a museum in Northleach. It comes under Friends of the Cotswolds. Within 15 km there are 17 more places to visit, starting with Sudeley Castle (15 km).
Museum in Northleach
Inside Northleach
The Old Prison is inside Northleach’s built-up area, with 2 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.
Month by month
Aim for June to September, when Northleach reaches 18–22°C.
The Old Prison
Museum in Northleach, England, UK.
It is run by Friends of the Cotswolds.
In Northleach, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Friends of the Cotswolds
- Town
- in Northleach
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting your bearings
The map puts The Old Prison in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Northleach’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count The Old Prison
Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Northleach
Beyond The Old Prison
Choose from 17 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 zoos.
CastleSudeley Castle15 km away2
Museum · National TrustChedworth Roman Villa5.8 km away3
Historic house · National TrustLodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT4.9 km away4
ZooBirdland Park and Gardens8.1 km away5
MuseumCotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection8.1 km away6
ZooCotswold Wildlife Park15 km away7
Historic houseWhittington Court11 km away8
MuseumTolsey Museum14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on The Old Prison
Where is The Old Prison?
The Old Prison is in Northleach, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Old Prison?
Museum in Northleach, England, UK.
Who runs The Old Prison?
Friends of the Cotswolds.
When is the best time to visit The Old Prison?
June to September are the warmest months in Northleach, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Old Prison?
Within 15 km: Sudeley Castle (15 km), Chedworth Roman Villa (5.8 km), Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT (4.9 km) and Birdland Park and Gardens (8.1 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)
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chedworth Roman Villa: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate NT: Edratzer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Birdland Park and Gardens: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotswold Wildlife Park: ciukes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Court: Helen Allingham (1848 - 1926), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolsey Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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