Catalyst Museum
Catalyst Museum is a science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry. It lies inside the built-up area of Widnes. Top of the 40 other places within 15 km is Halton Castle, 3.3 km off.
Museum in Widnes
Inside Widnes
Catalyst Museum is inside Widnes’ built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Widnes
In Widnes, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.
Catalyst Museum
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Widnes
- Official site
- catalyst.org.uk
The area around Catalyst Museum
The map centres on Catalyst Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Widnes’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The most populous of the 5 is Runcorn, at 61,641. The list runs from its own town outward.
Also within reach
Among the 40 within 15 km are 3 historic houses, a castle and an abbey or priory.
CastleHalton Castle3.3 km away2
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home10 km away3
Abbey or prioryNorton Priory3.7 km away4
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home11 km away5
Historic house · National TrustSpeke Hall9.5 km away6
Fort · National TrustHelsby Hillfort9 km away7Wildlife parkWildlife parkKnowsley Safari11 km away8
Theme parkGulliver's World9.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Catalyst Museum
Where is Catalyst Museum?
Catalyst Museum is in Widnes, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Catalyst Museum?
Science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Catalyst Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Widnes, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Catalyst Museum?
Within 15 km: Halton Castle (3.3 km), John Lennon's Childhood Home (10 km), Norton Priory (3.7 km) and Paul McCartney's Childhood Home (11 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)
- Catalyst Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Speke Hall: Liverpoolpics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helsby Hillfort: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's World: Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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