Dimbola Museum and Galleries

Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: English country house in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Dimbola Lodge”
  • Address: Terrace Lane, Freshwater, PO40 9QE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Freshwater Redoubt and Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.

Castle
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, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in on the western end of the . Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856. is situated 1,500 feet south of Dimbola Museum and Galleries.

Building
Photo: Alan Swain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freshwater Lifeboat Station is located on Gate Lane at Freshwater Bay, just south of the village of , at the western end of the , in the . is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Dimbola Museum and Galleries.

Community center
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West Wight Sports and Community Centre is a registered charity providing sports, health and fitness to the West Wight. Based in Moa place, , on the , the sports and community centre has swimming pools, sports hall, gym, cafe, meeting rooms, exercise classes, community kitchen, IT suite, hair salon, and hydrotherapy. is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Dimbola Museum and Galleries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Easton and Freshwater Bay.

Village
is a village on the . It is located close to on the west side of the island and forms part of the parish of .

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
is a hamlet just outside on the west side of the . It features a local hill known as Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Golf Course is located on Down.

Dimbola Museum and Galleries

Latitude
50.67241° or 50° 40′ 21″ north
Longitude
-1.51548° or 1° 30′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C2WMFCM+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230820306
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5277183
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In Other Languages

“Dimbola Museum and Galleries” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “דימבולה לוז‘”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Agnes and United Reform Church.

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