Harris Museum
Harris Museum is an art museum in Preston. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building. Look also at Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston, 500 m away, first of 17 more within 15 km.
Museum in Preston
Inside Preston
Harris Museum is inside Preston’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Preston has 295 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
In Preston, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.
Harris Museum
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Preston
- Official site
- harrismuseum.org.uk
Getting to Harris Museum
The map centres on Harris Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Preston’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Harris Museum
The most populous of the 8 is Preston, at 94,502. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Preston
Bamber Bridge
Penwortham
Fulwood
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Harris Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | It’s in town | 94,502 | 9 |
| Bamber Bridge | 1.4 km southeast of it | 40,359 | 10 |
| Penwortham | 1.4 km southwest of it | 20,489 | 8 |
| Fulwood | 1.9 km northwest of it | 34,693 | 6 |
| Higher Walton | 3.5 km southeast of it | 1,607 | 6 |
| New Gate | 3.9 km south of it | 300 | 7 |
| Farington Moss | 3.9 km south of it | 2,692 | 7 |
| Hutton | 4 km southwest of it | 2,140 | 5 |
After Harris Museum
17 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 historic houses among them.
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston500 m away2
MuseumMuseum of Lancashire700 m away3
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral14 km away4
MuseumLancashire Infantry Museum2.3 km away5
Historic houseSamlesbury Hall8.3 km away6
Historic houseHoghton Tower8.7 km away7
MuseumRibble Steam Railway3.6 km away8
MuseumBritish Commercial Vehicle Museum7.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Harris Museum: questions
Where is Harris Museum?
Harris Museum is in Preston, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Harris Museum?
Art museum in Preston, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Harris Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Preston, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Harris Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Harris Museum?
Within 15 km: Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (500 m), Museum of Lancashire (700 m), Blackburn Cathedral (14 km) and Lancashire Infantry Museum (2.3 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)
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancashire Infantry Museum: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ribble Steam Railway: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum: Sherpa_536, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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