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Tiptree Jam Museum

Tiptree Jam Museum is a local museum in Tiptree. It is managed by Wilkin & Sons Ltd.. A short trip away is Colchester Castle, 14 km off, the first of 42 within 15 km.

Photo: Tiptree Jam Museum, Angela Tuff (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Tiptree

inside the built-up area

Run by

Wilkin & Sons Ltd.

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Tiptree

Inside Tiptree

Tiptree Jam Museum is inside Tiptree’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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 best months to visit

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

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°41 mm

Mar11° / 3°35 mm

Apr14° / 5°39 mm

May17° / 7°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°55 mm

Sep20° / 10°47 mm

Oct15° / 8°65 mm

Nov11° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°58 mm

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

About

Tiptree Jam Museum

Local museum in Tiptree.

It is run by Wilkin & Sons Ltd..

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

Type: Museum
Run by: Wilkin & Sons Ltd.
Town: in Tiptree
Official site: tiptree.com/index.php/museum

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

The map

Finding Tiptree Jam Museum

Numbered points are the places near Tiptree Jam Museum, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns around Tiptree Jam Museum, by distance

Of the 8, Tiptree is the largest, at 9,302 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Tiptree

9,302 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 400 m southeast of it

Tolleshunt Knights

1,059 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Great Totham

2,773 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km south of it

Little Totham

423 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Tiptree Jam Museum is	People	Places to visit
Tiptree	It’s in town	9,302	2
Tolleshunt Knights	400 m southeast of it	1,059	3
Great Totham	3.4 km southwest of it	2,773	10
Little Totham	3.5 km south of it	423	1
Tolleshunt Major	3.9 km south of it	444	1
Tolleshunt D'Arcy	4.4 km southeast of it	905	2
Kelvedon and Feering	4.4 km northwest of it	4,771	4
Layer Breton	4.8 km northeast of it	869	4

Make a day of it

Close to Tiptree Jam Museum

Nearby, 42 places within 15 km include 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and a castle.

CastleColchester Castle14 km away 2

ZooColchester Zoo8.2 km away 3

Historic houseLayer Marney Tower3.4 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory14 km away 5

FortBalkerne Gate13 km away 6

MuseumCressing Temple Barns11 km away 7

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse13 km away 8

MuseumThe Museum of Power9.2 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Tiptree Jam Museum?

Tiptree Jam Museum is in Tiptree, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Tiptree Jam Museum?

Local museum in Tiptree.

Who runs Tiptree Jam Museum?

Wilkin & Sons Ltd..

When is the best time to visit Tiptree Jam Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Tiptree Jam Museum?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (14 km), Colchester Zoo (8.2 km), Layer Marney Tower (3.4 km) and St. Botolph's Priory (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 (9)

Tiptree Jam Museum: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Museum of Power: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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