Cowes Maritime Museum

The Cowes Maritime Museum is a local maritime museum in Cowes, Isle of Wight, southern England. The museum is co-located within Cowes Library. It was started by library staff in the 1970s.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cowes Library and Jolliffe’s.

Jolliffe’s

Art gallery

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jolliffe’s is an art gallery.

Anchor Inn

Hotel

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Anchor Inn is a hotel, which is situated 460 feet north of Cowes Maritime Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cowes and Egypt Point.

East Cowes

Town

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East Cowes is a town and civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. It has a population of 8,428 according to the 2021 Census.

Egypt Point

Locality

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Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favoured places during her time on the island.

Gurnard

Village

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Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.

Cowes Maritime Museum

Type: Museum
Description: museum on the Isle of Wight
Categories: maritime museum, local museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.76011° or 50° 45′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.29808° or 1° 17′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C2WQP62+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12522949007

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5179662

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