Rainhill Railway Museum
Rainhill Railway Museum stands in Prescot. Our list has 4 more places within 5 km. First among the places near it is Walker Art Gallery, at 14 km.
Museum in Prescot
Inside Prescot
Rainhill Railway Museum is inside Prescot’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.
Weather through the year
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Prescot from June to September.
Rainhill Railway Museum
In Prescot, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Prescot
- Official site
- rainhilltrials.co.uk
Where it sits
Spot Rainhill Railway Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Prescot’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Liverpool is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (506,564 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
More near Rainhill Railway Museum
Within 15 km you can add 2 cathedrals, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery14 km away · 338K visitors a year2
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral14 km away3
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King14 km away4
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home8.8 km away5
CastleHalton Castle10 km away6
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool14 km away · 606K visitors a year7
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home10 km away8Wildlife parkWildlife parkKnowsley Safari4.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Rainhill Railway Museum: what to know
Where is Rainhill Railway Museum?
Rainhill Railway Museum is in Prescot, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Rainhill Railway Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Rainhill Railway Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Prescot, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Rainhill Railway Museum?
Within 15 km: Walker Art Gallery (14 km), Liverpool Cathedral (14 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (14 km) and John Lennon's Childhood Home (8.8 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 (7)
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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