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Macclesfield Silk Museum

Macclesfield Silk Museum is a museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire. The site is run by Macclesfield Museums. There are 38 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Lyme Hall (10 km).

Where

In Macclesfield

inside the built-up area

Run by

Macclesfield Museums

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Macclesfield

Inside Macclesfield

Macclesfield Silk Museum is inside Macclesfield’s built-up area, with 5 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

For warmth, aim for June to September (17–20°C highs in Macclesfield).

Jan7° / 2°80 mm

Feb8° / 2°69 mm

Mar10° / 3°61 mm

Apr13° / 5°58 mm

May16° / 8°62 mm

Jun19° / 10°76 mm

Jul20° / 12°80 mm

Aug20° / 12°87 mm

Sep17° / 10°80 mm

Oct14° / 7°101 mm

Nov10° / 4°87 mm

Dec7° / 2°95 mm

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

About

Macclesfield Silk Museum

Museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

It is run by Macclesfield Museums.

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

Type: Museum
Run by: Macclesfield Museums
Town: in Macclesfield
Official site: thesilkmuseum.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Around Macclesfield Silk Museum, mapped

On this map, Macclesfield Silk Museum is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

With 54,352 people, Macclesfield is the largest of the 7. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Macclesfield

54,352 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Sutton Lane Ends

906 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Langley

240 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Prestbury

2,629 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Macclesfield Silk Museum is	People	Places to visit
Macclesfield	It’s in town	54,352	14
Sutton Lane Ends	1.8 km southeast of it	906	5
Langley	2.5 km southeast of it	240	5
Prestbury	2.9 km northwest of it	2,629	15
Rainow	3 km northeast of it	619	9
Bollington	3.2 km north of it	7,236	14
Gawsworth	3.6 km southwest of it	676	6

Make a day of it

More near Macclesfield Silk Museum

Nearby, 38 places within 15 km include 7 historic houses and an attraction.

Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall10 km away 2

Historic houseSutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends1.9 km away 3

Historic houseBramall Hall13 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustHare Hill5.6 km away 5

Historic houseGawsworth Old Hall4.4 km away 6

Historic houseAdlington Hall7.3 km away 7

Historic houseCapesthorne Hall7.7 km away 8

AttractionPoole's Cavern13 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Macclesfield Silk Museum?

Macclesfield Silk Museum is in Macclesfield, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Macclesfield Silk Museum?

Museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Macclesfield Silk Museum?

Macclesfield Museums.

When is the best time to visit Macclesfield Silk Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Macclesfield, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Macclesfield Silk Museum?

Within 15 km: Lyme Hall (10 km), Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends (1.9 km), Bramall Hall (13 km) and Hare Hill (5.6 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)

Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends: Plucas58, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hare Hill: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gawsworth Old Hall: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adlington Hall: John Swallow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Capesthorne Hall: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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