Museum · Ruddington · Nottinghamshire

The Village Museum

Set in Ruddington is The Village Museum. Another 4 places to visit lie within 5 km. Add Nottingham Castle, 6.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Ruddington

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Ruddington

Inside Ruddington

The Village Museum is inside Ruddington’s built-up area, with 4 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 Ruddington

From May to September, Ruddington sees highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°47 mm

Feb9° / 2°40 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May17° / 8°44 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul23° / 13°60 mm

Aug22° / 13°58 mm

Sep19° / 11°51 mm

Oct15° / 8°60 mm

Nov11° / 5°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°58 mm

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

About

The Village Museum

Museum in Crosby, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Ruddington
Official site: ruddington-museum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where to find The Village Museum

The places near The Village Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Among the 8, Nottingham is the biggest, home to 299,786 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Ruddington

7,491 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Clifton

22,936 people · 27 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km north of it

West Bridgford

36,489 people · 27 places to visit

4 · 2 km northeast of it

Edwalton

4,762 people · 23 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Village Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ruddington	It’s in town	7,491	10
Clifton	1.3 km northwest of it	22,936	27
West Bridgford	1.7 km north of it	36,489	27
Edwalton	2 km northeast of it	4,762	23
Wilford	2.3 km north of it	4,849	28
Tollerton	3.1 km east of it	1,976	6
Keyworth	3.8 km southeast of it	6,822	4
Nottingham	4 km north of it	299,786	35

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 15 km are 52 places, among them 4 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

CastleNottingham Castle6.4 km away 2

CathedralNottingham Cathedral7 km away 3

MuseumWollaton Hall7.4 km away 4MuseumMuseumNottingham Transport Heritage Centre800 m away 5

Art galleryNottingham Contemporary6.6 km away 6

MuseumJudges Retiring Room6.5 km away 7

MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum7.4 km away 8

Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall8.2 km away

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

Questions about The Village Museum

Where is The Village Museum?

The Village Museum is in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Village Museum?

Museum in Crosby, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit The Village Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Ruddington, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Village Museum?

Within 15 km: Nottingham Castle (6.4 km), Nottingham Cathedral (7 km), Wollaton Hall (7.4 km) and Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (800 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 (7)

Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges Retiring Room: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Industrial Museum: Oxymoron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holme Pierrepont Hall: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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