Museum · Wigston · Leicestershire

Framework Knitters Museum

Framework Knitters Museum is a museum of knitting. Its location is inside Wigston’s built-up area. Close by, Leicester Cathedral is 6 km away, one of 33 within 15 km.

Where

In Wigston

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Wigston

Inside Wigston

Framework Knitters Museum is inside Wigston’s built-up area, with 5 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

Month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Wigston).

Jan7° / 1°54 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 2°42 mm

Apr14° / 4°46 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°58 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug22° / 11°61 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 1°59 mm

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

About

Framework Knitters Museum

Museum of knitting in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Wigston
Official site: wigstonframeworkknitters.org.uk/The_Museum.html

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Mapping Framework Knitters Museum

The numbers show what else is near Framework Knitters Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Framework Knitters Museum

Leicester is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (406,612 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Wigston

34,728 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km north of it

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Oadby

24,039 people · 22 places to visit

4 · 3 km southwest of it

Countesthorpe

7,674 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Framework Knitters Museum is	People	Places to visit
Wigston	It’s in town	34,728	17
Leicester	1.4 km north of it	406,612	30
Oadby	1.7 km northeast of it	24,039	22
Countesthorpe	3 km southwest of it	7,674	2
Blaby and Whetstone	3.2 km southwest of it	14,072	3
Great Glen	4.4 km east of it	4,062	4
Enderby and Narborough	4.8 km west of it	13,178	5

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 33 more, including 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral6 km away 2

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery5.2 km away 3

CastleLeicester Castle5.8 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle9.8 km away 5

MuseumNational Space Centre8 km away 6

GardenUniversity of Leicester Botanic Garden2.9 km away 7

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey7.5 km away 8

MuseumLeicester Guildhall6 km away

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

Good to know about Framework Knitters Museum

Where is Framework Knitters Museum?

Framework Knitters Museum is in Wigston, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Framework Knitters Museum?

Museum of knitting in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Framework Knitters Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Wigston, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Framework Knitters Museum?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (6 km), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (5.2 km), Leicester Castle (5.8 km) and Kirby Muxloe Castle (9.8 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)

Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
University of Leicester Botanic Garden: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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