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Millom Rock Park

Millom Rock Park is a geological museum. Its address puts it 2.2 km north of Millom. A short trip away is Millom Castle, 1.7 km off, the first of 14 within 15 km.

Where

2.2 km

north of Millom

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum near Millom

Just outside Millom

Millom Rock Park is 2.2 km north of Millom. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in Millom reach 17–20°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°137 mm

Feb8° / 2°103 mm

Mar10° / 3°93 mm

Apr13° / 5°71 mm

May16° / 8°73 mm

Jun18° / 10°85 mm

Jul20° / 12°105 mm

Aug19° / 13°119 mm

Sep17° / 11°117 mm

Oct14° / 8°151 mm

Nov11° / 5°152 mm

Dec8° / 3°149 mm

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

About

Millom Rock Park

Museum: geological.

Type: Museum
Town: 2.2 km north of Millom

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

The map

Its place on the map

Numbered points are the places near Millom Rock Park, which is in orange.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Millom Rock Park

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1Millom
2Haverigg

1 · 2.2 km south of it

Millom

5,690 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km south of it

Haverigg

1,551 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Millom Rock Park is	People	Places to visit
Millom	2.2 km south of it	5,690	7
Haverigg	3.8 km south of it	1,551	7

Make a day of it

More near Millom Rock Park

Also close at hand are 4 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum, among 14 within 15 km.

CastleMillom Castle1.7 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey12 km away 3CastleCastleMuncaster Castle15 km away 4

MuseumThe Dock Museum14 km away · 68K visitors a year 5

CastleDalton Castle11 km away 6

CastleGleaston Castle15 km away 7ZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo10 km away 8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustSandscale Haws Nature Reserve8.4 km away

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

Questions about Millom Rock Park

Where is Millom Rock Park?

Millom Rock Park is 2.2 km north of Millom, Cumbria.

What is Millom Rock Park?

Museum: geological.

When is the best time to visit Millom Rock Park?

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

What else is there to see near Millom Rock Park?

Within 15 km: Millom Castle (1.7 km), Furness Abbey (12 km), Muncaster Castle (15 km) and The Dock Museum (14 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 (5)

Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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