Museum · Kendal · Cumbria

Quaker Tapestry Museum

Quaker Tapestry Museum is a museum in Kendal. 22 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Kendal Castle (600 m).

Where

In Kendal

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum in Kendal

Inside Kendal

Quaker Tapestry Museum is inside Kendal’s built-up area, with 5 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

Month by month in Kendal

In Kendal the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°160 mm

Feb7° / 1°142 mm

Mar9° / 2°118 mm

Apr12° / 4°81 mm

May15° / 7°86 mm

Jun18° / 9°94 mm

Jul19° / 11°114 mm

Aug19° / 11°137 mm

Sep17° / 9°133 mm

Oct13° / 6°169 mm

Nov9° / 3°171 mm

Dec7° / 1°194 mm

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

About

Quaker Tapestry Museum

Museum in Kendal, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Kendal
Official site: quaker-tapestry.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Finding Quaker Tapestry Museum

The map centres on Quaker Tapestry Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns around Quaker Tapestry Museum, by distance

Largest of the 4 is Kendal, home to 28,939. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Kendal

28,939 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Burneside

998 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km south of it

Oxenholme

843 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km south of it

Natland

533 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Quaker Tapestry Museum is	People	Places to visit
Kendal	It’s in town	28,939	9
Burneside	2.5 km northwest of it	998	6
Oxenholme	2.8 km south of it	843	9
Natland	3.1 km south of it	533	10

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

While you are near Quaker Tapestry Museum

Within 15 km you can add 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums.

CastleKendal Castle600 m away 2

Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle5.3 km away 3

Art galleryAbbot Hall Art Gallery600 m away 4

MuseumKendal Museum300 m away 5

Historic house · National TrustHill Top15 km away 6

MuseumMuseum of Lakeland Life & Industry600 m away 7

Historic houseLevens Hall8 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustTownend15 km away

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

Good to know about Quaker Tapestry Museum

Where is Quaker Tapestry Museum?

Quaker Tapestry Museum is in Kendal, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Quaker Tapestry Museum?

Museum in Kendal, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Quaker Tapestry Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Kendal, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Quaker Tapestry Museum?

Within 15 km: Kendal Castle (600 m), Sizergh Castle (5.3 km), Abbot Hall Art Gallery (600 m) and Kendal Museum (300 m).

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)

Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbot Hall Art Gallery: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kendal Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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