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Congleton Museum

Congleton Museum is a museum in Congleton, Cheshire. Add Little Moreton Hall, 4.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 27 places within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Photo: Congleton Museum, Ian Dougherty ex oficio Chairman of the Board of Trustees Congleton Museum (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Congleton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Museum in Congleton

Inside Congleton

Congleton Museum is inside Congleton’s built-up area, with 2 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.

When to go

Weather through the year

In Congleton, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°57 mm

Mar10° / 3°51 mm

Apr13° / 5°53 mm

May16° / 7°57 mm

Jun19° / 10°67 mm

Jul21° / 12°72 mm

Aug20° / 12°77 mm

Sep17° / 10°68 mm

Oct14° / 7°83 mm

Nov10° / 4°75 mm

Dec7° / 2°82 mm

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

About

Congleton Museum

Museum in Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

In Congleton, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Congleton
Official site: congletonmuseum.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Use the numbers to match each place near Congleton Museum with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Congleton Museum, by distance

The biggest base of the 3 is Congleton (30,001 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Congleton

30,001 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km southeast of it

Biddulph

17,490 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km south of it

The Bank

653 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Congleton Museum is	People	Places to visit
Congleton	It’s in town	30,001	4
Biddulph	3.9 km southeast of it	17,490	6
The Bank	4.8 km south of it	653	5

Make a day of it

What else is near Congleton Museum

Also close at hand are 5 historic houses, 2 castles and a museum, among 27 within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall4.9 km away 2

Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle5.6 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustBiddulph Grange4.9 km away 4

CastleRode Hall6.9 km away 5

Historic houseCapesthorne Hall10 km away 6

Historic houseGawsworth Old Hall7.4 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustHare Hill14 km away 8

MuseumChatterley Whitfield Colliery10 km away

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

Planning a visit to Congleton Museum

Where is Congleton Museum?

Congleton Museum is in Congleton, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Congleton Museum?

Museum in Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Congleton Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Congleton, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Congleton Museum?

Within 15 km: Little Moreton Hall (4.9 km), Mow Cop Castle (5.6 km), Biddulph Grange (4.9 km) and Rode Hall (6.9 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)

Congleton Museum: Ian Dougherty ex oficio Chairman of the Board of Trustees Congleton Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Biddulph Grange: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rode Hall: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Capesthorne Hall: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gawsworth Old Hall: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hare Hill: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery: Halfmonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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