Platform Arts
Platform Arts is a museum in Middlesbrough. Our list has 6 more places within 5 km. The pick nearby is Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, 500 m off.
Museum in Middlesbrough
Inside Middlesbrough
Platform Arts is inside Middlesbrough’s built-up area, with 6 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.
The seasons here
For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Middlesbrough).
Platform Arts
Museum.
In Middlesbrough, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Middlesbrough
Where it sits
The map puts Platform Arts in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Middlesbrough’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Platform Arts
Largest of the 5 is Middlesbrough, home to 148,232. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Middlesbrough
Billingham
Stockton-on-Tees
Eston
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Platform Arts is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | It’s in town | 148,232 | 17 |
| Billingham | 800 m northwest of it | 33,917 | 8 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 2.1 km west of it | 84,824 | 11 |
| Eston | 2.9 km east of it | 29,625 | 13 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 3.3 km southwest of it | 23,352 | 13 |
After Platform Arts
Around it, within 15 km, lie 32 more, including 2 museums, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.
Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art500 m away2
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral6.4 km away3
MuseumDorman Museum1.7 km away4
MuseumTeessaurus Park1.4 km away5
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee13 km away6
Historic house · National TrustOrmesby Hall5.2 km away7
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory13 km away8
Historic houseAcklam Hall3.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Platform Arts
Where is Platform Arts?
Platform Arts is in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Platform Arts?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Platform Arts?
June to September are the warmest months in Middlesbrough, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Platform Arts?
Within 15 km: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (500 m), Middlesbrough Cathedral (6.4 km), Dorman Museum (1.7 km) and Teessaurus Park (1.4 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)
- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorman Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teessaurus Park: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormesby Hall: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acklam Hall: Originally uploaded by Djdaedalus (Transferred by Hogweard), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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