Museum · Menai Bridge · Gwynedd

Thomas Telford Centre

Thomas Telford Centre is a local history and technology museum. Look for it within Menai Bridge’s built-up area. A short trip away is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 6.8 km off, the first of 40 within 15 km.

Photo: Thomas Telford Centre, Warrenkovach (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Menai Bridge

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Menai Bridge

Inside Menai Bridge

Thomas Telford Centre is inside Menai Bridge’s built-up area, with 12 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

Seasons and weather

The warmest afternoons in Menai Bridge run June to September, at 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 4°92 mm

Feb9° / 4°78 mm

Mar10° / 5°74 mm

Apr13° / 6°64 mm

May16° / 9°64 mm

Jun18° / 11°68 mm

Jul20° / 13°76 mm

Aug19° / 13°88 mm

Sep18° / 11°93 mm

Oct15° / 9°124 mm

Nov11° / 6°127 mm

Dec9° / 4°120 mm

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

About

Thomas Telford Centre

It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Menai Bridge
Official site: menaibridges.co.uk

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

The map

Locating Thomas Telford Centre

Spot Thomas Telford Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Thomas Telford Centre

In size, Bangor comes first of the 6, with 16,994 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Menai Bridge

3,045 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 500 m east of it

Bangor

16,994 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Llandegfan

999 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 1.5 km west of it

Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll

2,905 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Thomas Telford Centre is	People	Places to visit
Menai Bridge	It’s in town	3,045	16
Bangor	500 m east of it	16,994	19
Llandegfan	1.1 km northeast of it	999	15
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll	1.5 km west of it	2,905	14
Llandygai	3.4 km east of it	331	13
Y Felinheli	4.2 km southwest of it	2,333	9

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 40 within 15 km, look for 5 castles, a fort and a cathedral.

Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle6.8 km away 2

FortCaernarfon12 km away 3

Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon12 km away 4

CathedralBangor Cathedral2.6 km away 5CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn12 km away 6

Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle4.7 km away 7

GardenTreborth Botanic Garden900 m away 8

CastleCastell Aberlleiniog9.7 km away

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

Before visiting Thomas Telford Centre

Where is Thomas Telford Centre?

Thomas Telford Centre is in Menai Bridge, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Thomas Telford Centre?

Local history and technology museum in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Thomas Telford Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Menai Bridge, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Thomas Telford Centre?

Within 15 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (6.8 km), Caernarfon (12 km), Castell Caernarfon (12 km) and Bangor Cathedral (2.6 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)

Thomas Telford Centre: Warrenkovach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Treborth Botanic Garden: CV1958 (Colin Viney), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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