Museum · near Cawthorne · South Yorkshire

Cannon Hall

Cannon Hall is a country house museum in Cawthorne, South Yorkshire. Its status is a Grade II* listed building. Within 15 km there are 27 more places to visit, starting with Yorkshire Sculpture Park (5 km).

Photo: Cannon Hall, Dave Gorman (Public domain)

Where

700 m

west of Cawthorne

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Cawthorne

Just outside Cawthorne

Cannon Hall is 700 m west of Cawthorne. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Cawthorne has 38 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 weather, month by month

In Cawthorne the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°67 mm

Feb7° / 2°58 mm

Mar10° / 3°54 mm

Apr13° / 5°54 mm

May16° / 7°52 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°63 mm

Aug20° / 12°61 mm

Sep18° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°68 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 2°77 mm

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

About

Cannon Hall

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Cawthorne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 700 m west of Cawthorne
Official site: cannon-hall.com

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The area around Cannon Hall

Orange shows Cannon Hall; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Cannon Hall

Home to 15,016 people, Darton is the largest of these 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 700 m east of it

Cawthorne

904 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km northwest of it

Clayton West and Scissett

4,382 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Silkstone

1,682 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km east of it

Darton

15,016 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cannon Hall is	People	Places to visit
Cawthorne	700 m east of it	904	6
Clayton West and Scissett	2.4 km northwest of it	4,382	7
Silkstone	2.7 km southeast of it	1,682	5
Darton	2.7 km east of it	15,016	8
Hoylandswaine	3 km south of it	1,038	3
Skelmanthorpe	3.1 km northwest of it	4,458	6
Denby Dale	3.3 km west of it	2,734	5
Barugh Green and Redbrook	3.6 km east of it	7,545	10

Make a day of it

Places to add to Cannon Hall

The 27 places within 15 km include 2 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park5 km away · 300K visitors a year 2

CastleSandal Castle12 km away 3

CathedralWakefield Cathedral14 km away 4Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley3.2 km away 5

CastleWentworth Castle7 km away 6

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield13 km away 7

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory10 km away 8

MuseumNational Coal Mining Museum8.3 km away

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

Asked about Cannon Hall

Where is Cannon Hall?

Cannon Hall is 700 m west of Cawthorne, South Yorkshire.

What is Cannon Hall?

Country house museum in Cawthorne, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Cannon Hall?

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

Is Cannon Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Cannon Hall?

Within 15 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (5 km), Sandal Castle (12 km), Wakefield Cathedral (14 km) and Whistlestop Valley (3.2 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)

Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wentworth Castle: Klaus with K. Blue fringing removed by Digon3 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
National Coal Mining Museum: Ian M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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