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Middleton Railway Museum

Middleton Railway Museum is an independent transport museum. Its location is inside Leeds’ built-up area. Around it, within 15 km, lie 65 more places, Leeds Cathedral (3 km) first on our list.

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leeds

Inside Leeds

Middleton Railway Museum is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 17 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 and weather

Expect highs of 18–21°C in Leeds from June to September.

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

Middleton Railway Museum

Independent transport museum in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Leeds
Official site: middletonrailway.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Orange: Middleton Railway Museum.

Towns near it

Towns close to Middleton Railway Museum

Home to 536,262 people, Leeds is the largest of these 7. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km southeast of it

Rothwell

20,964 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Morley

32,562 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Lofthouse and Robin Hood

4,187 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Middleton Railway Museum is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Rothwell	2.1 km southeast of it	20,964	20
Morley	3 km southwest of it	32,562	21
Lofthouse and Robin Hood	3.8 km southeast of it	4,187	9
Thorpe on the Hill	4.2 km south of it	1,232	6
East Ardsley	4.3 km south of it	15,238	10
Carlton	4.6 km southeast of it	751	8

Make a day of it

Also near Middleton Railway Museum

Our list has 65 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

CathedralLeeds Cathedral3 km away 2

MuseumRoyal Armouries2 km away 3

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery2.9 km away 4

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)6.8 km away 5

Historic houseHarewood House14 km away 6

CathedralWakefield Cathedral11 km away 7

MuseumLeeds City Museum3.1 km away 8

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum14 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)

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

Questions about Middleton Railway Museum

Where is Middleton Railway Museum?

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

What is Middleton Railway Museum?

Independent transport museum in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Middleton Railway 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 Middleton Railway Museum?

Within 15 km: Leeds Cathedral (3 km), Royal Armouries (2 km), Leeds Art Gallery (2.9 km) and Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (6.8 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)

Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, 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
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds City Museum: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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