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Horwich Heritage Centre

Horwich Heritage Centre is a museum in Horwich. Close by, Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum is 7.9 km away, one of 24 within 15 km.

Where

In Horwich

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Museum in Horwich

Inside Horwich

Horwich Heritage Centre is inside Horwich’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

June to August are the warmest in Horwich, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°110 mm

Feb7° / 1°102 mm

Mar9° / 2°86 mm

Apr12° / 4°75 mm

May15° / 7°78 mm

Jun17° / 9°94 mm

Jul19° / 11°101 mm

Aug19° / 11°115 mm

Sep16° / 9°111 mm

Oct13° / 6°135 mm

Nov9° / 4°131 mm

Dec7° / 1°141 mm

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

About

Horwich Heritage Centre

Museum in Horwich, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Horwich
Official site: horwichheritage.co.uk

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

The map

Finding Horwich Heritage Centre

Spot Horwich Heritage Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Horwich Heritage Centre

Bolton is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (184,077 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Horwich

20,703 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km east of it

Bottom o' th' Moor

236 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Blackrod

5,340 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 2.7 km east of it

Bolton

184,077 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Horwich Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Horwich	It’s in town	20,703	4
Bottom o' th' Moor	1.5 km east of it	236	4
Blackrod	2.1 km southwest of it	5,340	1
Bolton	2.7 km east of it	184,077	13
Adlington	2.9 km northwest of it	8,777	2
Aspull	3.8 km southwest of it	4,937	5
Wingates	4.1 km south of it	1,936	2
Chew Moor	4.7 km southeast of it	840	6

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 24 within 15 km, look for 6 museums, a historic house and a garden.

MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum7.9 km away 2

Historic houseSmithills Hall5.8 km away 3

MuseumTurton Tower9.6 km away 4

MuseumHall i' th' Wood Museum8.3 km away 5

MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum6.2 km away 6

MuseumAstley Hall9.3 km away 7

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater15 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life8.4 km away

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

Visiting Horwich Heritage Centre

Where is Horwich Heritage Centre?

Horwich Heritage Centre is in Horwich, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Horwich Heritage Centre?

Museum in Horwich, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Horwich Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Horwich Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (7.9 km), Smithills Hall (5.8 km), Turton Tower (9.6 km) and Hall i' th' Wood Museum (8.3 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 (8)

Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turton Tower: Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hall i' th' Wood Museum: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Astley Hall: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Wigan Life: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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