Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a grade I listed art museum in Kendal. Top of the 23 other places within 15 km is Kendal Castle, 500 m off. Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.
Art gallery in Kendal
Inside Kendal
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is inside Kendal’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kendal has 183 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
From June to August, Kendal sees highs of 18–19°C.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom.
In Kendal, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Kendal
- Official site
- abbothall.org.uk
The practical side
- EntryA fee is charged
Map of Abbot Hall Art Gallery and nearby
Orange is Abbot Hall Art Gallery; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kendal’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Abbot Hall Art Gallery
The most populous of the 8 is Kendal, at 28,939. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Kendal
Oxenholme
Natland
Burneside
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Abbot Hall Art Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal | It’s in town | 28,939 | 9 |
| Oxenholme | 2.3 km southeast of it | 843 | 9 |
| Natland | 2.5 km south of it | 533 | 10 |
| Burneside | 3 km north of it | 998 | 6 |
| Summerlands | 6.4 km south of it | 314 | 4 |
| Levens | 6.7 km southwest of it | 1,020 | 4 |
| Endmoor | 7.6 km south of it | 630 | 4 |
| Staveley | 7.7 km northwest of it | 1,466 | 2 |
Nearby, too
Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses.
CastleKendal Castle500 m away2
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle4.7 km away3
MuseumKendal Museum900 m away4
MuseumMuseum of Lakeland Life & Industry100 m away5
Historic houseLevens Hall7.4 km away6
Historic house · National TrustTownend15 km away7
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill15 km away8
AquariumLakes Aquarium15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Where is Abbot Hall Art Gallery?
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is in Kendal, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Abbot Hall Art Gallery?
Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Abbot Hall Art Gallery?
June to August are the warmest months in Kendal, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Abbot Hall Art Gallery a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Abbot Hall Art Gallery?
Within 15 km: Kendal Castle (500 m), Sizergh Castle (4.7 km), Kendal Museum (900 m) and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry (100 m).
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)
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakes Aquarium: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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