Art gallery · Grasmere · Cumbria

Lakes Art Gallery

In Grasmere stands Lakes Art Gallery. There are 8 other places to visit inside 5 km. First among the places near it is Rydal Mount, at 3 km.

Where

In Grasmere

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–18°C

In brief

Art gallery in Grasmere

Inside Grasmere

Lakes Art Gallery is inside Grasmere’s built-up area, with 8 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

Seasons in Grasmere

Aim for June to August, when Grasmere reaches 17–18°C.

Jan6° / 2°305 mm

Feb6° / 1°270 mm

Mar8° / 2°211 mm

Apr11° / 4°135 mm

May15° / 7°137 mm

Jun17° / 10°145 mm

Jul18° / 11°184 mm

Aug18° / 12°209 mm

Sep15° / 9°222 mm

Oct12° / 6°292 mm

Nov8° / 4°311 mm

Dec6° / 2°354 mm

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

About

Lakes Art Gallery

Art gallery.

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

Type: Art gallery
Town: in Grasmere
Official site: lakelandartgallery.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Spot Lakes Art Gallery in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Lakes Art Gallery

Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1Grasmere
2Ambleside

1 · It’s in town

Grasmere

519 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 4.1 km southeast of it

Ambleside

2,624 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Lakes Art Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Grasmere	It’s in town	519	9
Ambleside	4.1 km southeast of it	2,624	15

Make a day of it

Places to add to Lakes Art Gallery

Also close at hand are 5 historic houses, a castle and a museum, among 30 within 15 km.

Historic houseRydal Mount3 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustHill Top13 km away 3

Castle · National TrustWray Castle7.6 km away 4

Historic houseRydal Hall3.1 km away 5MuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library4.8 km away 6

Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens6.4 km away 7Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustAllan Bank400 m away 8

Historic house · National TrustTownend8.8 km away

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

Lakes Art Gallery: what to know

Where is Lakes Art Gallery?

Lakes Art Gallery is in Grasmere, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lakes Art Gallery?

Art gallery.

When is the best time to visit Lakes Art Gallery?

June to August are the warmest months in Grasmere, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Lakes Art Gallery?

Within 15 km: Rydal Mount (3 km), Hill Top (13 km), Wray Castle (7.6 km) and Rydal Hall (3.1 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 (6)

Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rydal Hall: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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