West Berkshire Museum
West Berkshire Museum is a museum in Newbury, Berkshire. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Add Donnington Castle, 2.3 km away, to a visit; it leads 14 places within 15 km.
Museum in Newbury
Inside Newbury
West Berkshire Museum is inside Newbury’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Newbury has 273 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Newbury
Warmest in Newbury are May to September, at 17–23°C.
West Berkshire Museum
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Newbury
- Official site
- westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum
Practical information
Getting to West Berkshire Museum
The orange dot is West Berkshire Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Of the 7, Newbury is the largest, at 42,262 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Newbury
Greenham
Thatcham
Ashmore Green
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where West Berkshire Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | It’s in town | 42,262 | 10 |
| Greenham | 1.8 km south of it | 986 | 9 |
| Thatcham | 2.1 km east of it | 25,537 | 11 |
| Ashmore Green | 3.6 km northeast of it | 350 | 8 |
| Burghclere Common | 3.6 km south of it | 658 | 9 |
| Cold Ash | 4.4 km northeast of it | 2,267 | 7 |
| Curridge | 4.6 km north of it | 410 | 5 |
Pair West Berkshire Museum with these
Around it, within 15 km, lie 14 more, including 2 castles, 2 zoos and a historic house.
CastleHighclere Castle8.7 km away3
Historic houseShaw House1.3 km away4MuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre3.4 km away5
ZooBucklebury Farm Park8.5 km away6Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageCruise missile shelter complex, Greenham Common Airbase2.8 km away7
Abbey or prioryDouai Abbey10 km away8
ZooThe Living Rain Forest11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
West Berkshire Museum, answered
Where is West Berkshire Museum?
West Berkshire Museum is in Newbury, Berkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is West Berkshire Museum?
Museum in Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit West Berkshire Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Newbury, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is West Berkshire Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near West Berkshire Museum?
Within 15 km: Donnington Castle (2.3 km), Highclere Castle (8.7 km), Shaw House (1.3 km) and Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre (3.4 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 (6)
- West Berkshire Museum: Tom Bastin from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaw House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucklebury Farm Park: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douai Abbey: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Living Rain Forest: Tsl09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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