The Robert Owen Museum
The Robert Owen Museum is a museum in Newtown, Powys. A short trip away is Dolforwyn Castle, 5.5 km off, the first of 11 within 15 km.
Museum in Newtown
Inside Newtown
The Robert Owen Museum is inside Newtown’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Newtown
If warmth matters, go June to September: Newtown reaches 17–21°C.
The Robert Owen Museum
Museum in Newtown, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
In Newtown, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Newtown
- Official site
- robertowenmuseum.co.uk
Map of The Robert Owen Museum and nearby
The Robert Owen Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newtown’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to The Robert Owen Museum
The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Also within reach
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses, from 11 places within 15 km.
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle5.5 km away2
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn12 km away3
Historic houseGregynog Hall6.3 km away4
Historic houseGarthmyl Hall, Berriew11 km away5
Heritage railwayRhiw Valley Light Railway12 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Old Bell Museum12 km away7MuseumMuseumNewtown Textile Museum300 m away8MuseumMuseumAndrew Logan Museum of Sculpture12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Robert Owen Museum: questions
Where is The Robert Owen Museum?
The Robert Owen Museum is in Newtown, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Robert Owen Museum?
Museum in Newtown, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Robert Owen Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Newtown, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Robert Owen Museum?
Within 15 km: Dolforwyn Castle (5.5 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (12 km), Gregynog Hall (6.3 km) and Garthmyl Hall, Berriew (11 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 (6)
- The Robert Owen Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregynog Hall: Broneirion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garthmyl Hall, Berriew: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhiw Valley Light Railway: Murfas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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