Museum · Merton · London

Wandle Industrial Museum

Among the sights of Merton is Wandle Industrial Museum. 12 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 13 km reaches British Museum.

Where

In Merton

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Merton

Inside Merton

Wandle Industrial Museum is inside Merton’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

The weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Merton run May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°59 mm

Feb9° / 3°44 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°49 mm

Jul23° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 11°51 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°67 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

Wandle Industrial Museum

Museum in Mitcham, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Merton
Official site: wandle.org

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

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Finding Wandle Industrial Museum

Orange: Wandle Industrial Museum.

Towns near it

Staying near Wandle Industrial Museum

Largest of the 5 is Croydon, home to 389,242. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Merton

214,931 people · 58 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km south of it

Sutton

208,858 people · 26 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

4 · 2 km north of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Wandle Industrial Museum is	People	Places to visit
Merton	It’s in town	214,931	58
Sutton	1.1 km south of it	208,858	26
Lambeth	1.9 km northeast of it	317,108	450
Wandsworth	2 km north of it	326,725	442
Croydon	2.5 km southeast of it	389,242	49

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Among the 535 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum13 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace11 km away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey11 km away 4

AttractionElizabeth Tower11 km away 5

Big drawCastleTower of London13 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)6

AttractionLondon Eye12 km away 7

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery12 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)8

MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry6.7 km away

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

Your questions on Wandle Industrial Museum

Where is Wandle Industrial Museum?

Wandle Industrial Museum is in Merton, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Wandle Industrial Museum?

Museum in Mitcham, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Wandle Industrial Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Merton, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Wandle Industrial Museum?

Within 15 km: British Museum (13 km), Buckingham Palace (11 km), Westminster Abbey (11 km) and Elizabeth Tower (11 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)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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