Haig Colliery Mining Museum
Visitors to Whitehaven can see Haig Colliery Mining Museum. Nearby, 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first name on our list around it is The Rum Story, 800 m away.
Museum in Whitehaven
Inside Whitehaven
Haig Colliery Mining Museum is inside Whitehaven’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.
The year in Whitehaven
The warmest stretch in Whitehaven is June to September, at 17–19°C in the afternoon.
Haig Colliery Mining Museum
In Whitehaven, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Its place on the map
Orange is Haig Colliery Mining Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitehaven’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Of the 6, Whitehaven is the largest, at 22,952 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Whitehaven
Parton
Moresby Parks
Lowca
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Haig Colliery Mining Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehaven | It’s in town | 22,952 | 4 |
| Parton | 2.5 km northeast of it | 904 | 3 |
| Moresby Parks | 2.7 km northeast of it | 1,180 | 3 |
| Lowca | 4.1 km north of it | 817 | 3 |
| Cleator Moor | 4.1 km southeast of it | 6,671 | 5 |
| Moor Row | 4.5 km southeast of it | 765 | 5 |
Around Haig Colliery Mining Museum
6 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, a castle and an attraction among them.
MuseumThe Rum Story800 m away2
CastleEgremont Castle8.3 km away3MuseumMuseumThe Beacon Museum700 m away4MuseumMuseumHelena Thompson Museum12 km away5AttractionAttractionBraystones Tower12 km away6MuseumMuseumWest Cumberland Railway Museum5.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Haig Colliery Mining Museum
Where is Haig Colliery Mining Museum?
Haig Colliery Mining Museum is in Whitehaven, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Haig Colliery Mining Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Haig Colliery Mining Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitehaven, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Haig Colliery Mining Museum?
Within 15 km: The Rum Story (800 m), Egremont Castle (8.3 km), The Beacon Museum (700 m) and Helena Thompson Museum (12 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 (2)
- The Rum Story: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egremont Castle: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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