Thurleigh Museum
Thurleigh Museum is an uK museum. This one stands 1.4 km south of Riseley. Management falls to 306th Flying Training Group.
Museum near Riseley
Just outside Riseley
Thurleigh Museum is 1.4 km south of Riseley. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Warm weather in Riseley runs June to September, with highs of 19–23°C.
Thurleigh Museum
Look also at Kimbolton Castle, 9.2 km away, first of 27 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- 306th Flying Training Group
- Town
- 1.4 km south of Riseley
- Official site
- 306bg.co.uk
Getting to Thurleigh Museum
The places near Thurleigh Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Sharnbrook tops the 3 for size, at 1,744 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Thurleigh Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riseley | 1.4 km north of it | 1,320 | 1 |
| Sharnbrook | 3.9 km west of it | 1,744 | 2 |
| Milton Ernest | 3.9 km southwest of it | 770 | 7 |
Worth adding to a visit
Of the 27 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
CastleKimbolton Castle9.2 km away2
Historic houseColworth House5.8 km away3
CastleBedford Castle11 km away4
CastleEaton Socon Castle14 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageBushmead Priory7.7 km away6
CastleLavendon Castle14 km away7
MuseumJohn Bunyan museum11 km away8
MuseumThe Higgins11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Thurleigh Museum
Where is Thurleigh Museum?
Thurleigh Museum is 1.4 km south of Riseley, Bedfordshire.
What is Thurleigh Museum?
UK museum in Bedford, England.
Who runs Thurleigh Museum?
306th Flying Training Group.
When is the best time to visit Thurleigh Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Riseley, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Thurleigh Museum?
Within 15 km: Kimbolton Castle (9.2 km), Colworth House (5.8 km), Bedford Castle (11 km) and Eaton Socon Castle (14 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 (7)
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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