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Watford Museum

Watford Museum is a house in Watford, UK; now Watford Museum. The register lists it as a Grade II listed building. There are 50 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St Albans Cathedral (11 km).

Photo: Watford Museum, Bazj (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Watford

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Watford

Inside Watford

Watford Museum is inside Watford’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Watford has 96 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

Picking your season

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

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°54 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May18° / 8°53 mm

Jun20° / 11°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°49 mm

Aug22° / 13°60 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 8°77 mm

Nov11° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°72 mm

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

About

Watford Museum

House in Watford, UK; now Watford Museum.

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

Watford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Watford

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

The map

Where it sits

Watford Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Among the 8, Hillingdon is the biggest, home to 307,089 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Watford

131,336 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 500 m east of it

Bushey

28,427 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km west of it

Rickmansworth

26,290 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Moor Park

5,850 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Watford Museum is	People	Places to visit
Watford	It’s in town	131,336	23
Bushey	500 m east of it	28,427	18
Rickmansworth	2.4 km west of it	26,290	9
Moor Park	2.7 km southwest of it	5,850	13
Letchmore Heath	3.8 km northeast of it	500	12
Harrow	4.1 km southeast of it	260,534	23
Hillingdon	4.3 km south of it	307,089	31
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	4.6 km northwest of it	18,203	11

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Watford Museum

Of the 50 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral11 km away 2

MuseumMuseum of Watford1.2 km away 3

MuseumRAF Museum12 km away 4

Historic houseBhaktivedanta Manor4.1 km away 5

CastleHilfield Castle3.9 km away 6

MuseumBushey Museum1.9 km away 7

Historic houseThe Grove4.2 km away 8

MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge13 km away

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

Watford Museum: common questions

Where is Watford Museum?

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

What is Watford Museum?

House in Watford, UK; now Watford Museum.

When is the best time to visit Watford Museum?

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

Is Watford Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Watford Museum?

Within 15 km: St Albans Cathedral (11 km), Museum of Watford (1.2 km), RAF Museum (12 km) and Bhaktivedanta Manor (4.1 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)

Watford Museum: Bazj, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Watford: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RAF Museum: Panhard, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Bhaktivedanta Manor: Ilya Mauter, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hilfield Castle: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bushey Museum: Richard Kelly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Grove: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge: Danielstirland at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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