Museum · Heysham · Lancashire

Heysham Heritage Centre

Heysham counts Heysham Heritage Centre, a museum, among its places to visit. Another 3 places to visit lie within 5 km. A drive of 6.2 km reaches Lancaster Castle.

Where

In Heysham

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Museum in Heysham

Inside Heysham

Heysham Heritage Centre is inside Heysham’s built-up area, with 3 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

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Heysham peak at 17–19°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 3°99 mm

Feb8° / 3°77 mm

Mar10° / 4°64 mm

Apr12° / 6°58 mm

May16° / 8°60 mm

Jun18° / 11°68 mm

Jul19° / 13°79 mm

Aug19° / 13°93 mm

Sep17° / 11°101 mm

Oct14° / 8°111 mm

Nov10° / 6°104 mm

Dec8° / 3°113 mm

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

About

Heysham Heritage Centre

Museum.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Heysham
Official site: heyshamheritage.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where Heysham Heritage Centre is

Find Heysham Heritage Centre in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Lancaster is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (52,646 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Heysham

16,593 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Morecambe

32,745 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km southeast of it

Overton

1,016 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km east of it

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Heysham Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Heysham	It’s in town	16,593	14
Morecambe	2.2 km northeast of it	32,745	19
Overton	3.9 km southeast of it	1,016	17
Lancaster	4.6 km east of it	52,646	22

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Heysham Heritage Centre

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

CastleLancaster Castle6.2 km away 2

CathedralLancaster Cathedral7 km away 3PierPierStone Jetty3.4 km away 4

MuseumJudges' Lodgings Museum6.3 km away 5

MuseumLancaster City Museum6.5 km away 6

Abbey or prioryCockersand Abbey7.9 km away 7

Historic houseThurnham Hall8.7 km away 8

MuseumLancaster Maritime Museum6.2 km away

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

Asked about Heysham Heritage Centre

Where is Heysham Heritage Centre?

Heysham Heritage Centre is in Heysham, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Heysham Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Heysham Heritage Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Heysham, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Heysham Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Castle (6.2 km), Lancaster Cathedral (7 km), Stone Jetty (3.4 km) and Judges' Lodgings Museum (6.3 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 (7)

Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges' Lodgings Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster City Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cockersand Abbey: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Maritime Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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