Museum · Sheffield · South Yorkshire

Bishop's House

Bishop's House is a historic house museum. It is within Sheffield’s built-up area. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Bishop's House, Chemical Engineer (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Sheffield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Sheffield

Inside Sheffield

Bishop's House is inside Sheffield’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Sheffield has 926 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

If warmth matters, go June to September: Sheffield reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°73 mm

Feb8° / 2°65 mm

Mar10° / 3°59 mm

Apr13° / 5°58 mm

May16° / 7°54 mm

Jun19° / 10°74 mm

Jul21° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°77 mm

Nov10° / 4°83 mm

Dec7° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Bishop's House

Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. Our list has 48 more places within 15 km; first among them is Sheffield Cathedral, at 3.5 km.

Sheffield’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Sheffield
Official site: bishopshouse.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Mapping Bishop's House

Numbered points are the places near Bishop's House, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Where people come from

In size, Sheffield comes first of the 8, with 500,520 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Sheffield

500,520 people · 44 places to visit

2 · 4 km south of it

Dronfield

21,161 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 5 km east of it

Highlane

649 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 5.5 km southeast of it

Ridgeway

260 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bishop's House is	People	Places to visit
Sheffield	It’s in town	500,520	44
Dronfield	4 km south of it	21,161	6
Highlane	5 km east of it	649	5
Ridgeway	5.5 km southeast of it	260	2
Holmesfield	6.8 km southwest of it	583	3
Marsh Lane	7.2 km southeast of it	889	2
Waverley and Catcliffe	7.6 km northeast of it	5,342	9
Unstone Green	7.7 km south of it	959	1

Make a day of it

What else is near Bishop's House

The 48 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.

CathedralSheffield Cathedral3.5 km away 2

CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie3.3 km away 3

CastleSheffield Castle3.7 km away 4

GardenSheffield Botanical Gardens3 km away 5

MuseumWeston Park Museum3.7 km away 6

MuseumKelham Island Museum4.3 km away 7

MuseumMillennium Gallery3.2 km away 8

Art galleryGraves Gallery3.2 km away

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

Asked about Bishop's House

Where is Bishop's House?

Bishop's House is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bishop's House?

Historic house museum.

When is the best time to visit Bishop's House?

June to September are the warmest months in Sheffield, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bishop's House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Bishop's House?

Within 15 km: Sheffield Cathedral (3.5 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (3.3 km), Sheffield Castle (3.7 km) and Sheffield Botanical Gardens (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 (9)

Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Botanical Gardens: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weston Park Museum: Adrian Richardson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelham Island Museum: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Millennium Gallery: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Graves Gallery: BCDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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