Museum · near Houghton · Cumbria

A World In Miniature

A World In Miniature is an uK museum. Its address puts it 300 m north of Houghton. Nearby, Carlisle Cathedral (4.1 km) heads a list of 18 within 15 km.

Where

300 m

north of Houghton

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum near Houghton

Just outside Houghton

A World In Miniature is 300 m north of Houghton. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

Afternoons in Houghton reach 17–20°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°80 mm

Feb8° / 2°67 mm

Mar10° / 3°60 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 7°56 mm

Jun18° / 10°70 mm

Jul20° / 12°80 mm

Aug20° / 12°89 mm

Sep17° / 10°77 mm

Oct14° / 7°96 mm

Nov10° / 4°84 mm

Dec7° / 2°95 mm

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

About

A World In Miniature

UK museum in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

Type: Museum
Town: 300 m north of Houghton
Official site: klondyke.co.uk/static/houghton-hall-garden-centre-carlisle.html

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange: A World In Miniature.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to A World In Miniature

Carlisle, with 77,729 people, is the largest of the 4. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 300 m south of it

Houghton

1,486 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km south of it

Carlisle

77,729 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 4.1 km west of it

Cargo

525 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km southeast of it

Scotby

1,830 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where A World In Miniature is	People	Places to visit
Houghton	300 m south of it	1,486	9
Carlisle	1.3 km south of it	77,729	10
Cargo	4.1 km west of it	525	7
Scotby	4.2 km southeast of it	1,830	9

Make a day of it

While you are near A World In Miniature

Our list has 18 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralCarlisle Cathedral4.1 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle3.9 km away 3

CastleScaleby Castle4.6 km away 4

CastleCorby Castle8.2 km away 5

MuseumTullie House4 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageLanercost Priory15 km away 7

CastleDrumburgh Castle15 km away 8

MuseumSolway Aviation Museum7.5 km away

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

Asked about A World In Miniature

Where is A World In Miniature?

A World In Miniature is 300 m north of Houghton, Cumbria.

What is A World In Miniature?

UK museum in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

When is the best time to visit A World In Miniature?

June to September are the warmest months in Houghton, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near A World In Miniature?

Within 15 km: Carlisle Cathedral (4.1 km), Carlisle Castle (3.9 km), Scaleby Castle (4.6 km) and Corby Castle (8.2 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 (8)

Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scaleby Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Corby Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tullie House: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lanercost Priory: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Drumburgh Castle: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Solway Aviation Museum: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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