Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre is a science centre in Wrexham. Look also at Wrexham Cathedral, 500 m away, first of 27 more within 15 km. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
Museum in Wrexham
Inside Wrexham
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre is inside Wrexham’s built-up area, with 8 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 Wrexham
From June to September, Wrexham sees highs of 18–21°C.
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Science centre in Wrexham, Wales.
In Wrexham, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Wrexham
- Official site
- xplorescience.co.uk
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre on the map
Orange: Xplore!
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Science Discovery Centre. Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Wrexham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
With 44,781 people, Wrexham is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Wrexham
Rhostyllen
Brynteg
Marchwiel
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Xplore! Science Discovery Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | It’s in town | 44,781 | 11 |
| Rhostyllen | 1.8 km southwest of it | 2,760 | 10 |
| Brynteg | 1.9 km northwest of it | 9,229 | 12 |
| Marchwiel | 2.5 km southeast of it | 1,038 | 9 |
| Gwersyllt | 2.5 km northwest of it | 7,112 | 10 |
| Bradley | 3.4 km north of it | 1,316 | 8 |
| Pentre Maelor | 3.4 km east of it | 1,814 | 9 |
| Tanyfron | 3.6 km northwest of it | 2,229 | 10 |
Make a day of it near Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Also close at hand are 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral, among 27 within 15 km.
CathedralWrexham Cathedral500 m away2
CastleHolt Castle Ruins8.3 km away3
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle14 km away4
Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall2.3 km away5
Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle7.5 km away6Art galleryArt galleryTŷ Pawb100 m away7
CastleCastell Dinas Brân13 km away8
Historic houseEaton Hall13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre: common questions
Where is Xplore! Science Discovery Centre?
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre is in Wrexham, Clwyd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Xplore! Science Discovery Centre?
Science centre in Wrexham, Wales.
When is the best time to visit Xplore! Science Discovery Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Wrexham, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Xplore! Science Discovery Centre?
Within 15 km: Wrexham Cathedral (500 m), Holt Castle Ruins (8.3 km), Chirk Castle (14 km) and Erddig Hall (2.3 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 (7)
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caergwrle Castle: Clint Heacock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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