Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery is an art gallery. Its location is 1.1 km southwest of Guildford. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.
Museum near Guildford
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Guildford
Watts Gallery is 1.1 km southwest of Guildford. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Guildford has 283 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Guildford.
Watts Gallery
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages. A short trip away is Guildford Cathedral, 3.5 km off, the first of 67 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 1.1 km southwest of Guildford
- Official site
- wattsgallery.org.uk
Locating Watts Gallery
Orange marks Watts Gallery, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Watts Gallery
Guildford, with 77,870 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Guildford
Farncombe
Puttenham
Wood Street Village
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Watts Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | 1.1 km northeast of it | 77,870 | 26 |
| Farncombe | 1.6 km southeast of it | 13,247 | 21 |
| Puttenham | 1.9 km west of it | 287 | 7 |
| Wood Street Village | 2.8 km north of it | 1,586 | 17 |
| Normandy | 3 km northwest of it | 1,665 | 11 |
| Shackleford | 3.1 km southwest of it | 201 | 6 |
| Peasmarsh | 3.2 km southeast of it | 468 | 20 |
| Godalming | 3.5 km south of it | 10,450 | 18 |
More to see nearby
There are 67 within 15 km, 2 cathedrals, 2 castles and a historic house among them.
CathedralGuildford Cathedral3.5 km away2
CastleGuildford Castle4.2 km away3
Historic houseLoseley Park1.8 km away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey9.4 km away5
CathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot10 km away6
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle12 km away7
Museum · National TrustDapdune Wharf4.2 km away8GardenGarden · National TrustMunstead Wood5.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Watts Gallery
Where is Watts Gallery?
Watts Gallery is 1.1 km southwest of Guildford, Surrey.
What is Watts Gallery?
Art gallery in Compton, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Watts Gallery?
May to September are the warmest months in Guildford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Watts Gallery a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Watts Gallery?
Within 15 km: Guildford Cathedral (3.5 km), Guildford Castle (4.2 km), Loseley Park (1.8 km) and Waverley Abbey (9.4 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)
- Watts Gallery: ©Watts Gallery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford Castle: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loseley Park: Andrew Wilkinson from London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waverley Abbey: Admiralgary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot: AldershotCathedral.jpg: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dapdune Wharf: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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