Museum · Barton-upon-Humber · Lincolnshire

Ropewalk

Ropewalk is a local museum in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire. Its status is a Grade II listed building. Top of the 26 other places within 15 km is Ferriby Boats, 4.7 km off.

Photo: Ropewalk, David Wright (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Barton-upon-Humber

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Barton-upon-Humber

Inside Barton-upon-Humber

Ropewalk is inside Barton-upon-Humber’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Barton-upon-Humber has 174 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather by the month

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Barton-upon-Humber).

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°40 mm

Apr13° / 4°47 mm

May16° / 7°47 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul21° / 12°59 mm

Aug21° / 12°62 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 8°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 2°57 mm

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

About

Ropewalk

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Barton-upon-Humber’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Barton-upon-Humber
Official site: the-ropewalk.co.uk

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

The map

Where Ropewalk is

Spot Ropewalk in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Ropewalk

The biggest base of the 7 is Kingston upon Hull (270,816 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Barton-upon-Humber

11,927 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km north of it

Hessle

15,489 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Kingston upon Hull

270,816 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km northwest of it

North Ferriby

3,964 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Ropewalk is	People	Places to visit
Barton-upon-Humber	It’s in town	11,927	7
Hessle	2.4 km north of it	15,489	8
Kingston upon Hull	3.4 km northeast of it	270,816	23
North Ferriby	3.5 km northwest of it	3,964	6
Barrow upon Humber	3.9 km east of it	2,843	8
South Ferriby	4.3 km southwest of it	638	6
New Holland	4.8 km east of it	993	19

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Among the 26 within 15 km are 7 museums and a fort.

MuseumFerriby Boats4.7 km away 2

MuseumHull Streetlife Museum9.4 km away · 126K visitors a year 3

MuseumWilderspin National School800 m away 4

FortHull Castle9.5 km away 5

MuseumBaysgarth House Museum1.4 km away 6

MuseumHull Maritime Museum8.9 km away 7

MuseumArctic Corsair9.6 km away 8

MuseumFerens Art Gallery8.8 km away

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

Questions about Ropewalk

Where is Ropewalk?

Ropewalk is in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ropewalk?

Local museum in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Ropewalk?

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

Is Ropewalk a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Ropewalk?

Within 15 km: Ferriby Boats (4.7 km), Hull Streetlife Museum (9.4 km), Wilderspin National School (800 m) and Hull Castle (9.5 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 (9)

Ropewalk: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ferriby Boats: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Streetlife Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wilderspin National School: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Castle: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Baysgarth House Museum: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Maritime Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arctic Corsair: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ferens Art Gallery: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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