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We The Curious

We The Curious is a science centre in Bristol. There are 82 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Bristol Cathedral (200 m). Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Photo: We The Curious, Immanuel Giel (Public domain)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Bristol

Inside Bristol

We The Curious is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 52 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

Choosing a month

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Bristol).

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

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

About

We The Curious

Science centre in Bristol, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Bristol
Official site: wethecurious.org

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Orange: We The Curious.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Bristol tops the 5 for size, at 425,196 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km west of it

Abbots Leigh

302 people · 61 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where We The Curious is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	1.9 km west of it	637	57
Long Ashton	3 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Abbots Leigh	3.8 km west of it	302	61
Kingswood and Fishponds	3.9 km east of it	160,280	55

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Choose from 82 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

CathedralBristol Cathedral200 m away 2

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum600 m away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery800 m away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini300 m away · 398K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumM Shed300 m away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralClifton Cathedral1.5 km away 7

ZooBristol Zoo2.1 km away 8

CastleBristol Castle1.1 km away

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

Visiting We The Curious

Where is We The Curious?

We The Curious is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is We The Curious?

Science centre in Bristol, UK.

When is the best time to visit We The Curious?

June to September are the warmest months in Bristol, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near We The Curious?

Within 15 km: Bristol Cathedral (200 m), SS Great Britain Museum (600 m), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (800 m) and Arnolfini (300 m).

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)

We The Curious: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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