Museum · Leigh · Greater Manchester

North West Computer Museum

North West Computer Museum is a technology museum. Inside Leigh’s built-up area is where it stands. Around it, within 15 km, lie 46 more places, Imperial War Museum North (13 km) first on our list.

Where

In Leigh

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leigh

Inside Leigh

North West Computer Museum is inside Leigh’s built-up area, with 4 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

Afternoons in Leigh reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°85 mm

Feb8° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 3°59 mm

Apr14° / 5°57 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°75 mm

Aug20° / 12°81 mm

Sep18° / 10°79 mm

Oct14° / 7°95 mm

Nov10° / 5°88 mm

Dec8° / 2°97 mm

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

About

North West Computer Museum

Museum: technology.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Leigh
Official site: nwcomputermuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Map of North West Computer Museum and nearby

Orange is North West Computer Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near North West Computer Museum

The biggest base of the 8 is Leigh (45,499 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Leigh

45,499 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 900 m northeast of it

Higher Folds

2,447 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km east of it

Astley

4,735 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km south of it

Glazebury

1,094 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where North West Computer Museum is	People	Places to visit
Leigh	It’s in town	45,499	6
Higher Folds	900 m northeast of it	2,447	5
Astley	1.3 km east of it	4,735	7
Glazebury	1.4 km south of it	1,094	6
Tyldesley	2.1 km northeast of it	16,205	7
Atherton	2.1 km north of it	27,571	11
Golborne	2.9 km west of it	25,563	4
Fowley Common	3.5 km south of it	781	5

Make a day of it

While you are near North West Computer Museum

Also close at hand are 4 historic houses, 2 museums and a garden, among 46 within 15 km.

MuseumImperial War Museum North13 km away · 2K visitors a year 2

MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum10 km away 3

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater6.5 km away 4

Historic house · RHSWorsley New Hall6.3 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustDunham Massey Hall14 km away 6

Art galleryThe Lowry13 km away 7

Historic houseFlixton House9 km away 8

Historic houseSmithills Hall12 km away

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

Questions about North West Computer Museum

Where is North West Computer Museum?

North West Computer Museum is in Leigh, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is North West Computer Museum?

Museum: technology.

When is the best time to visit North West Computer Museum?

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

What else is there to see near North West Computer Museum?

Within 15 km: Imperial War Museum North (13 km), Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (10 km), RHS Garden Bridgewater (6.5 km) and Worsley New Hall (6.3 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)

Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Worsley New Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dunham Massey Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Lowry: Bernard Randall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Flixton House: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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