Museum · Ramsgate · Kent

This Museum is (Not) Obsolete

This Museum is (Not) Obsolete is a technology museum in Ramsgate. Around it, within 15 km, lie 44 more places, Cervia (600 m) first on our list.

Photo: This Museum is (Not) Obsolete, Mutney (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Ramsgate

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Ramsgate

Inside Ramsgate

This Museum is (Not) Obsolete is inside Ramsgate’s built-up area, with 14 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

Weather, month by month

Aim for May to September, when Ramsgate reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°59 mm

Feb9° / 2°44 mm

Mar11° / 4°38 mm

Apr14° / 5°39 mm

May17° / 8°43 mm

Jun20° / 11°54 mm

Jul23° / 13°53 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°46 mm

Oct16° / 9°81 mm

Nov12° / 6°77 mm

Dec9° / 3°67 mm

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

About

This Museum is (Not) Obsolete

Technology museum in Ramsgate, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Ramsgate
Official site: this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

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 This Museum is (Not) Obsolete is

The places near This Museum is (Not) Obsolete are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Bases near This Museum is (Not) Obsolete

In size, Margate comes first of the 5, with 63,315 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Ramsgate

42,031 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km north of it

Broadstairs

25,780 people · 25 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km west of it

Cliffs End

1,284 people · 22 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km west of it

Minster (Thanet)

4,739 people · 30 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where This Museum is (Not) Obsolete is	People	Places to visit
Ramsgate	It’s in town	42,031	26
Broadstairs	1.4 km north of it	25,780	25
Cliffs End	2.8 km west of it	1,284	22
Minster (Thanet)	2.8 km west of it	4,739	30
Margate	3.4 km northwest of it	63,315	28

Make a day of it

Also within reach

4 museums, 2 castles and a theme park are among the 44 within 15 km.

MuseumCervia600 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle13 km away 3

MuseumSundowner600 m away 4

MuseumRamsgate Maritime Museum600 m away 5

Theme parkDreamland Margate6.2 km away 6

CastleSandown Castle11 km away 7

MuseumDickens House Museum3.1 km away 8

AttractionThe Scenic Railway6.1 km away

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

Visiting This Museum is (Not) Obsolete

Where is This Museum is (Not) Obsolete?

This Museum is (Not) Obsolete is in Ramsgate, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is This Museum is (Not) Obsolete?

Technology museum in Ramsgate, UK.

When is the best time to visit This Museum is (Not) Obsolete?

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

What else is there to see near This Museum is (Not) Obsolete?

Within 15 km: Cervia (600 m), Deal Castle (13 km), Sundowner (600 m) and Ramsgate Maritime Museum (600 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)

This Museum is (Not) Obsolete: Mutney, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cervia: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sundowner: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ramsgate Maritime Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dreamland Margate: Ruth Johnston from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dickens House Museum: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Scenic Railway: Peet13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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