Museum · near Middlestown and Overton · West Yorkshire

National Coal Mining Museum

National Coal Mining Museum is a coal mining museum. It is 100 m southwest of Middlestown and Overton. Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more places, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (4.7 km) first on our list.

Photo: National Coal Mining Museum, Ian M (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

southwest of Middlestown and Overton

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Middlestown and Overton

Just outside Middlestown and Overton

National Coal Mining Museum is 100 m southwest of Middlestown and Overton. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Middlestown and Overton

In Middlestown and Overton, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar10° / 3°44 mm

Apr13° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°53 mm

Jun19° / 11°58 mm

Jul21° / 13°56 mm

Aug21° / 12°59 mm

Sep18° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 8°64 mm

Nov10° / 5°63 mm

Dec8° / 3°63 mm

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

About

National Coal Mining Museum

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 100 m southwest of Middlestown and Overton
Official site: ncm.org.uk

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

The map

Map of National Coal Mining Museum and nearby

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; National Coal Mining Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The 8 towns are led in size by Dewsbury, with 63,730 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Middlestown and Overton

2,409 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1 km southwest of it

Flockton

1,732 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km north of it

Dewsbury

63,730 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Coxley

542 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where National Coal Mining Museum is	People	Places to visit
Middlestown and Overton	100 m northeast of it	2,409	3
Flockton	1 km southwest of it	1,732	4
Dewsbury	1.5 km north of it	63,730	7
Coxley	2.1 km northeast of it	542	2
Netherton (Wakefield)	2.1 km east of it	2,331	2
Grange Moor	2.8 km west of it	1,118	3
Emley	2.8 km south of it	1,433	4
Horbury	2.9 km northeast of it	9,868	10

Make a day of it

Also near National Coal Mining Museum

Our list has 30 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park4.7 km away · 300K visitors a year 2

CastleSandal Castle8.6 km away 3

CathedralWakefield Cathedral9.2 km away 4

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield9.2 km away 5

MuseumTolson Museum9 km away 6

MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum4.9 km away 7Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley5.2 km away 8

MuseumCannon Hall8.3 km away

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

Quick answers on National Coal Mining Museum

Where is National Coal Mining Museum?

National Coal Mining Museum is 100 m southwest of Middlestown and Overton, West Yorkshire.

What is National Coal Mining Museum?

Coal mining museum in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit National Coal Mining Museum?

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

What else is there to see near National Coal Mining Museum?

Within 15 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (4.7 km), Sandal Castle (8.6 km), Wakefield Cathedral (9.2 km) and The Hepworth Wakefield (9.2 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)

National Coal Mining Museum: Ian M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dewsbury Bus Museum: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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