Museum · Wincham and Marston · Cheshire

Lion Salt Works

Lion Salt Works is a salt works in Cheshire, UK, preserved as a museum. Inside Wincham and Marston’s built-up area is where it stands. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Lion Salt Works, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Wincham and Marston

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Wincham and Marston

Inside Wincham and Marston

Lion Salt Works is inside Wincham and Marston’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Wincham and Marston has 4 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Aim for June to September, when Wincham and Marston reaches 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun19° / 11°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°71 mm

Aug21° / 12°73 mm

Sep18° / 10°69 mm

Oct14° / 7°86 mm

Nov10° / 4°79 mm

Dec8° / 2°85 mm

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

About

Lion Salt Works

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Our list has 39 more places within 15 km; first among them is Halton Castle, at 15 km.

Wincham and Marston’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Wincham and Marston
Official site: lionsaltworks.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

The area around Lion Salt Works

Spot Lion Salt Works in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The most populous of the 8 is Northwich, at 18,646. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Wincham and Marston

670 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 600 m southwest of it

Northwich

18,646 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km northeast of it

Pickmere

2,800 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km east of it

Lostock Gralam

2,719 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lion Salt Works is	People	Places to visit
Wincham and Marston	It’s in town	670	5
Northwich	600 m southwest of it	18,646	6
Pickmere	1.3 km northeast of it	2,800	7
Lostock Gralam	1.7 km east of it	2,719	6
Rudheath	2.1 km south of it	4,803	4
Barnton	2.1 km west of it	6,245	4
Davenham	2.6 km south of it	13,840	4
Comberbach	2.7 km northwest of it	954	4

Make a day of it

While you are near Lion Salt Works

Among the 39 within 15 km are 4 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.

CastleHalton Castle15 km away 2

Historic houseArley Hall5.5 km away 3

MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse2.6 km away 4

Historic houseVale Royal Abbey6.4 km away 5

MuseumCuckooland Museum5.2 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustTatton Park Mansion9.6 km away 7

Abbey or prioryNorton Priory14 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustDunham Massey Hall14 km away

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

Lion Salt Works: common questions

Where is Lion Salt Works?

Lion Salt Works is in Wincham and Marston, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lion Salt Works?

Salt works in Cheshire, UK, preserved as a museum.

When is the best time to visit Lion Salt Works?

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

Is Lion Salt Works a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Lion Salt Works?

Within 15 km: Halton Castle (15 km), Arley Hall (5.5 km), Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse (2.6 km) and Vale Royal Abbey (6.4 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 (9)

Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arley Hall: Pixie2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse: RLamb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Vale Royal Abbey: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tatton Park Mansion: K. Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norton Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dunham Massey Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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