The Old Rectory Museum
The Old Rectory Museum is a museum in Loughborough. 39 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Mount St Bernard Abbey (8.8 km).
Museum in Loughborough
Inside Loughborough
The Old Rectory Museum is inside Loughborough’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.
The climate through the year
Highs of 19–22°C mark June to September in Loughborough.
The Old Rectory Museum
Museum in Loughborough, England, United Kingdom.
In Loughborough, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Loughborough
- Official site
- loughboroughpastandpresent.org
Getting your bearings
The map puts The Old Rectory Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Loughborough’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
With 64,850 people, Loughborough is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Loughborough
- 2Quorndon
- 3Normanton on Soar
- 4Barrow upon Soar
- 5Hathern
- 6Woodhouse
- 7Rempstone
- 8Burton on the Wolds
Loughborough
Quorndon
Normanton on Soar
Barrow upon Soar
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Old Rectory Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough | It’s in town | 64,850 | 11 |
| Quorndon | 2.9 km southeast of it | 5,576 | 7 |
| Normanton on Soar | 3.3 km northwest of it | 409 | 9 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 3.4 km southeast of it | 6,823 | 7 |
| Hathern | 3.5 km northwest of it | 2,351 | 8 |
| Woodhouse | 4 km south of it | 608 | 9 |
| Rempstone | 4.3 km northeast of it | 412 | 8 |
| Burton on the Wolds | 4.5 km east of it | 1,260 | 5 |
More near The Old Rectory Museum
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a garden, among 39 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey8.8 km away2
MuseumLoughborough Carillon700 m away3
GardenBradgate Park9.3 km away4
MuseumCharnwood Museum600 m away5
Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway900 m away6
MuseumNational Space Centre14 km away7
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey15 km away8
Historic houseStanford Hall4.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Old Rectory Museum, answered
Where is The Old Rectory Museum?
The Old Rectory Museum is in Loughborough, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Old Rectory Museum?
Museum in Loughborough, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Old Rectory Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Loughborough, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Old Rectory Museum?
Within 15 km: Mount St Bernard Abbey (8.8 km), Loughborough Carillon (700 m), Bradgate Park (9.3 km) and Charnwood Museum (600 m).
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)
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughborough Carillon: User:Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charnwood Museum: Adele Beeby, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Central Railway: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanford Hall: John Beniston, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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