Weymouth Museum
Weymouth Museum is a local museum. Its location is inside Weymouth’s built-up area. 49 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Maiden Castle (10 km).
Museum in Weymouth
Inside Weymouth
Weymouth Museum is inside Weymouth’s built-up area, with 15 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.
The year in Weymouth
The warmest stretch in Weymouth is May to September, at 18–22°C in the afternoon.
Weymouth Museum
Local museum in Dorset, United Kingdom.
In Weymouth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Weymouth
- Official site
- weymouthmuseum.org.uk
The area around Weymouth Museum
Orange marks Weymouth Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Weymouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Weymouth is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (55,540 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Weymouth Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weymouth | It’s in town | 55,540 | 26 |
| Chickerell | 3.1 km northwest of it | 3,973 | 13 |
| Fortuneswell | 3.7 km south of it | 4,554 | 23 |
Combine it with these
There are 49 within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 museums and a fort among them.
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle10 km away2
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle4.2 km away3
CastleSandsfoot Castle1.3 km away4
MuseumNothe Fort600 m away5
MuseumTudor House100 m away6
CastleRufus Castle7.5 km away7
MuseumBennetts Water Gardens3.4 km away8
PierStone Pier800 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Weymouth Museum
Where is Weymouth Museum?
Weymouth Museum is in Weymouth, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Weymouth Museum?
Local museum in Dorset, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Weymouth Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Weymouth, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Weymouth Museum?
Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (10 km), Portland Castle (4.2 km), Sandsfoot Castle (1.3 km) and Nothe Fort (600 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)
- Weymouth Museum: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nothe Fort: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tudor House: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennetts Water Gardens: Schlaier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stone Pier: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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