Helena Thompson Museum
Helena Thompson Museum is a museum in Workington. Around it, within 15 km, lie 12 more places, Wordworth House (11 km) first on our list.
Museum in Workington
Inside Workington
Helena Thompson Museum is inside Workington’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Warmest in Workington are June to August, at 18–19°C.
Helena Thompson Museum
Museum in Workington, England, United Kingdom.
In Workington, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Workington
- Official site
- helenathompson.org.uk
Its place on the map
Find Helena Thompson Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Workington’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
By population, Workington leads the 8 with 21,276. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Workington
Stainburn
Seaton
High Harrington
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Helena Thompson Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workington | It’s in town | 21,276 | 1 |
| Stainburn | 400 m east of it | 2,120 | 1 |
| Seaton | 600 m north of it | 5,051 | 2 |
| High Harrington | 2.6 km south of it | 1,574 | 1 |
| Winscales | 2.8 km south of it | 216 | 1 |
| Great Clifton | 3 km east of it | 608 | 1 |
| Distington | 4.5 km south of it | 1,375 | 1 |
| Flimby | 4.8 km north of it | 1,716 | 5 |
Close to Helena Thompson Museum
5 museums, a historic house and a castle are among the 12 within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustWordworth House11 km away2
CastleCockermouth Castle12 km away3
MuseumThe Rum Story11 km away4
MuseumMaryport Maritime Museum8.4 km away5
MuseumSenhouse Roman Museum9.2 km away6AquariumAquariumLake District Coast Aquarium8.4 km away7MuseumMuseumThe Beacon Museum11 km away8MuseumMuseumJB Banks Ironmongers12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Helena Thompson Museum
Where is Helena Thompson Museum?
Helena Thompson Museum is in Workington, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Helena Thompson Museum?
Museum in Workington, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Helena Thompson Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Workington, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Helena Thompson Museum?
Within 15 km: Wordworth House (11 km), Cockermouth Castle (12 km), The Rum Story (11 km) and Maryport Maritime Museum (8.4 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 (5)
- Wordworth House: MarcusBritish at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cockermouth Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Rum Story: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryport Maritime Museum: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Senhouse Roman Museum: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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