The Shell Museum
The Shell Museum is a shell museum. This one stands 1.4 km south of Cley next the Sea. 28 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Baconsthorpe Castle (8.4 km).
Museum near Cley next the Sea
Just outside Cley next the Sea
The Shell Museum is 1.4 km south of Cley next the Sea. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Warm weather in Cley next the Sea runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
The Shell Museum
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.4 km south of Cley next the Sea
- Official site
- shellmuseum.org.uk
Finding The Shell Museum
The places near The Shell Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list The Shell Museum
Holt is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (4,014 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Cley next the Sea
Blakeney
Langham
Salthouse
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where The Shell Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cley next the Sea | 1.4 km north of it | 203 | 6 |
| Blakeney | 2.2 km northwest of it | 556 | 6 |
| Langham | 3.2 km west of it | 355 | 7 |
| Salthouse | 3.4 km northeast of it | 155 | 8 |
| Holt | 3.8 km southeast of it | 4,014 | 9 |
Around The Shell Museum
3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 28 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle8.4 km away2
MuseumThursford Collection9.5 km away · 250K visitors a year3
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory6.4 km away4
Historic houseBayfield Hall1.1 km away5
Historic houseWiveton Hall2.7 km away6
Historic houseMorston Hall4.4 km away7
CastleGresham Castle13 km away8
MuseumThe Muckleburgh Military Collection6.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about The Shell Museum
Where is The Shell Museum?
The Shell Museum is 1.4 km south of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk.
What is The Shell Museum?
Shell museum in Glandford, England.
When is the best time to visit The Shell Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Cley next the Sea, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Shell Museum?
Within 15 km: Baconsthorpe Castle (8.4 km), Thursford Collection (9.5 km), Binham Priory (6.4 km) and Bayfield Hall (1.1 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 (9)
- The Shell Museum: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayfield Hall: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wiveton Hall: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morston Hall: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Muckleburgh Military Collection: Stavros1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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