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The Red Lodge Museum

The Red Lodge Museum is a grade I listed historic house museum in Bristol. Around it, within 15 km, lie 81 more places, Bristol Cathedral (400 m) first on our list. It is written up in 4 Wikipedias.

Photo: The Red Lodge Museum, Rodw at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bristol

Inside Bristol

The Red Lodge Museum is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 53 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bristol has 2,049 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

Weather through the year

In Bristol the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

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

About

The Red Lodge Museum

Grade I listed historic house museum in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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

Bristol’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Bristol
Official site: bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/bristols-red-lodge.en

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The Red Lodge Museum on the map

The numbers show what else is near The Red Lodge Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to The Red Lodge Museum

Of the 5, Bristol is the largest, at 425,196 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where The Red Lodge Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3.3 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Kingswood and Fishponds	3.6 km east of it	160,280	55
Abbots Leigh	3.7 km west of it	302	61

Make a day of it

Around The Red Lodge Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 81 more, including 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

CathedralBristol Cathedral400 m away 2

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum1 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery400 m away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini700 m away · 398K visitors a year 5

CathedralClifton Cathedral1.3 km away 6

Big drawMuseumM Shed900 m away · 596K visitors a year 7

ZooBristol Zoo1.8 km away 8

CastleBristol Castle800 m away

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

Your questions on The Red Lodge Museum

Where is The Red Lodge Museum?

The Red Lodge Museum is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Red Lodge Museum?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Bristol, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Red Lodge Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Bristol, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is The Red Lodge Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near The Red Lodge Museum?

Within 15 km: Bristol Cathedral (400 m), SS Great Britain Museum (1 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (400 m) and Arnolfini (700 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 (9)

The Red Lodge Museum: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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