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Ware Museum

Ware Museum is a museum in Ware, Hertfordshire. It counts as a Grade II listed building. Close by, Hertford Castle Gate House is 3.7 km away, one of 34 within 15 km.

Photo: Ware Museum, RobThinks (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Ware

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Ware

Inside Ware

Ware Museum is inside Ware’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ware has 193 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Ware

Warmest in Ware are May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°61 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May18° / 7°46 mm

Jun21° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

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

About

Ware Museum

Museum in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

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

Ware’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Ware
Official site: waremuseum.org.uk

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

The map

The map centres on Ware Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Ware Museum

Home to 40,615 people, Hoddesdon is the largest of these 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Ware

19,631 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Hertford

28,807 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Great Amwell

1,017 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km north of it

Thundridge and Wadesmill

720 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ware Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ware	It’s in town	19,631	8
Hertford	1.1 km southwest of it	28,807	11
Great Amwell	1.6 km southeast of it	1,017	9
Thundridge and Wadesmill	2.1 km north of it	720	6
Hertford Heath	2.4 km south of it	2,830	11
Stanstead Abbotts	3 km southeast of it	3,754	6
Hoddesdon	3.3 km south of it	40,615	13
High Cross	3.7 km north of it	853	4

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near Ware Museum

Also close at hand are 4 historic houses, a castle and an art gallery, among 34 within 15 km.

CastleHertford Castle Gate House3.7 km away 2

Historic houseHatfield House13 km away 3

Historic houseKnebworth House14 km away 4

Historic houseFanhams Hall2 km away 5

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation8.7 km away 6

MuseumHertford Museum3.4 km away 7

ZooHertfordshire Zoo7.8 km away 8

Historic houseBrocket Hall14 km away

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

Ware Museum: what to know

Where is Ware Museum?

Ware Museum is in Ware, Hertfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ware Museum?

Museum in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Ware Museum?

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

Is Ware Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Ware Museum?

Within 15 km: Hertford Castle Gate House (3.7 km), Hatfield House (13 km), Knebworth House (14 km) and Fanhams Hall (2 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)

Ware Museum: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fanhams Hall: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Museum: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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