Museum · Guildford · Surrey

The Spike

The Spike is a history museum. Within the built-up area of Guildford, it is one of the places to visit. It comes under Charlotteville Jubilee Trust.

Where

In Guildford

inside the built-up area

Run by

Charlotteville Jubilee Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Guildford

Inside Guildford

The Spike is inside Guildford’s built-up area, with 17 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.

When to go

The year in Guildford

In Guildford the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°56 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May18° / 7°52 mm

Jun21° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°82 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°79 mm

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

About

The Spike

Our list has 83 more places within 15 km; first among them is Guildford Cathedral, at 2.3 km.

Type: Museum
Run by: Charlotteville Jubilee Trust
Town: in Guildford
Official site: charlotteville.co.uk/the_spike.html

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

The map

Where The Spike is

Spot The Spike in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Among the 8, Guildford is the biggest, home to 77,870 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Guildford

77,870 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km south of it

Shalford

2,508 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km southeast of it

Chilworth

1,917 people · 19 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southwest of it

Peasmarsh

468 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Spike is	People	Places to visit
Guildford	It’s in town	77,870	26
Shalford	1.8 km south of it	2,508	20
Chilworth	2.2 km southeast of it	1,917	19
Peasmarsh	3.3 km southwest of it	468	20
Jacobs Well	3.3 km north of it	1,122	15
Bramley and Wonersh	3.4 km south of it	4,193	21
West Clandon	3.9 km northeast of it	1,233	18
Albury	4 km southeast of it	289	14

Make a day of it

Next door to The Spike

3 museums, a cathedral and a castle are among the 83 within 15 km.

CathedralGuildford Cathedral2.3 km away 2

CastleGuildford Castle1.1 km away 3

MuseumWatts Gallery5.2 km away 4

Museum · National TrustDapdune Wharf1.7 km away 5

Garden · National TrustClandon Park3.9 km away 6

MuseumGuildford Museum1.1 km away 7

Historic houseLoseley Park4.1 km away 8

Art galleryGuildford House Gallery1 km away

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

Questions people have about The Spike

Where is The Spike?

The Spike is in Guildford, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Spike?

Museum: history.

Who runs The Spike?

Charlotteville Jubilee Trust.

When is the best time to visit The Spike?

May to September are the warmest months in Guildford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Spike?

Within 15 km: Guildford Cathedral (2.3 km), Guildford Castle (1.1 km), Watts Gallery (5.2 km) and Dapdune Wharf (1.7 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)

Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Castle: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dapdune Wharf: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Museum: Nickuae, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Loseley Park: Andrew Wilkinson from London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford House Gallery: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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