Museum · Richmond upon Thames · London

World Rugby Museum

World Rugby Museum is a sports museum. Within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames, it is one of the places to visit. A short trip away is Kew Gardens, 4.2 km off, the first of 255 within 15 km.

Photo: World Rugby Museum, Algernon Rutter (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Richmond upon Thames

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Richmond upon Thames

Inside Richmond upon Thames

World Rugby Museum is inside Richmond upon Thames’ built-up area, with 27 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

The seasons here

From May to September, Richmond upon Thames sees highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°44 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul23° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

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

About

World Rugby Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Richmond upon Thames
Official site: worldrugbymuseum.com

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Locating World Rugby Museum

The places near World Rugby Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near World Rugby Museum

Ealing, with 367,271 people, is the largest of the 4. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Kingston upon Thames

166,333 people · 67 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km north of it

Ealing

367,271 people · 101 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where World Rugby Museum is	People	Places to visit
Richmond upon Thames	It’s in town	192,888	128
Hounslow	200 m northwest of it	286,591	106
Kingston upon Thames	3.3 km southeast of it	166,333	67
Ealing	4.5 km north of it	367,271	101

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

There are 255 within 15 km, 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a garden among them.

GardenKew Gardens4.2 km away 2

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace5.7 km away 3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace15 km away 4

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum13 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)5

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum12 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)6

Historic houseKensington Palace12 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)7

MuseumMadame Tussauds15 km away 8

Big drawMuseumScience Museum12 km away · 3M visitors a year (2012)

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

Before visiting World Rugby Museum

Where is World Rugby Museum?

World Rugby Museum is in Richmond upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is World Rugby Museum?

Sports museum in Twickenham, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit World Rugby Museum?

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

What else is there to see near World Rugby Museum?

Within 15 km: Kew Gardens (4.2 km), Hampton Court Palace (5.7 km), Buckingham Palace (15 km) and Victoria and Albert Museum (13 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)

World Rugby Museum: Algernon Rutter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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