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Whittlesey Museum

Whittlesey Museum is a museum in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building. Look also at Peterborough Cathedral, 7.7 km away, first of 17 more within 15 km.

Photo: Whittlesey Museum, Chalkietom (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Whittlesey

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Whittlesey

Inside Whittlesey

Whittlesey Museum is inside Whittlesey’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Whittlesey has 76 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

Which month to go

The warmest stretch in Whittlesey is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°47 mm

Feb9° / 2°36 mm

Mar11° / 3°32 mm

Apr14° / 4°40 mm

May18° / 7°46 mm

Jun21° / 10°49 mm

Jul23° / 12°61 mm

Aug23° / 12°64 mm

Sep20° / 10°50 mm

Oct15° / 7°56 mm

Nov11° / 4°48 mm

Dec8° / 2°49 mm

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

About

Whittlesey Museum

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Whittlesey’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Whittlesey
Official site: whittleseymuseum.co.uk

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

The map

Whittlesey Museum on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Whittlesey Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Whittlesey Museum

With 190,592 people, Peterborough is the largest of the 3. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Whittlesey

13,833 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km east of it

Coates and Eastrea

2,313 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km west of it

Peterborough

190,592 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Whittlesey Museum is	People	Places to visit
Whittlesey	It’s in town	13,833	3
Coates and Eastrea	2.2 km east of it	2,313	2
Peterborough	4.8 km west of it	190,592	10

Make a day of it

Close to Whittlesey Museum

Of the 17 within 15 km, look for 3 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and 2 castles.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedral7.7 km away 2

MuseumFlag Fen4.6 km away 3

Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)12 km away 4

CastleWoodcroft Castle15 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower11 km away 6

Abbey or prioryThorney Abbey7.3 km away 7

Abbey or prioryCrowland Abbey14 km away 8

MuseumPeterborough Museum and Art Gallery8.1 km away

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

Asked about Whittlesey Museum

Where is Whittlesey Museum?

Whittlesey Museum is in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Whittlesey Museum?

Museum in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Whittlesey Museum?

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

Is Whittlesey Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Whittlesey Museum?

Within 15 km: Peterborough Cathedral (7.7 km), Flag Fen (4.6 km), Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (12 km) and Woodcroft Castle (15 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)

Whittlesey Museum: Chalkietom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Flag Fen: The original uploader was Kev747 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thorney Abbey: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crowland Abbey: Thorvaldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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