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Horsforth Museum

Horsforth Museum is a local museum. You will find it inside Leeds’ built-up area. Our list has 66 more places within 15 km; first among them is Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins), at 3 km.

Photo: Horsforth Museum, Dr Neil Clifton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leeds

Inside Leeds

Horsforth Museum is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 7 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 climate through the year

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Leeds).

Jan7° / 2°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 7°50 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug20° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°69 mm

Dec7° / 2°70 mm

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

About

Horsforth Museum

Local museum in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Leeds
Official site: horsforthvillagemuseum.wordpress.com

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Locating Horsforth Museum

Numbered points are the places near Horsforth Museum, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Horsforth Museum

With 536,262 people, Leeds is the largest of the 7. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Rawdon

6,738 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Pudsey

34,853 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Yeadon

14,273 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Horsforth Museum is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Rawdon	1.1 km northwest of it	6,738	10
Pudsey	2.3 km southwest of it	34,853	21
Yeadon	2.3 km northwest of it	14,273	9
Calverley	2.5 km west of it	3,988	13
Bradford	3.3 km southwest of it	333,968	34
Bramhope	4.8 km north of it	3,593	7

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Around it, within 15 km, lie 66 more, including 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)3 km away 2

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum9 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)3

Historic houseHarewood House10 km away 4

CathedralLeeds Cathedral7.5 km away 5

CathedralBradford Cathedral8.3 km away 6

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery7.4 km away 7

MuseumRoyal Armouries8.8 km away 8

MuseumAbbey House Museum2.9 km away

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

Questions people have about Horsforth Museum

Where is Horsforth Museum?

Horsforth Museum is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Horsforth Museum?

Local museum in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Horsforth Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Leeds, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Horsforth Museum?

Within 15 km: Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (3 km), National Science and Media Museum (9 km), Harewood House (10 km) and Leeds Cathedral (7.5 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)

Horsforth Museum: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbey House Museum: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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