Museum · near Shelf and Northowram · West Yorkshire

Shibden Hall

Shibden Hall is a historic house museum.. Visitors find it 200 m southwest of Shelf and Northowram. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Shibden Hall, Alexander P Kapp (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

southwest of Shelf and Northowram

Run by

Calderdale Museums

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum near Shelf and Northowram

Just outside Shelf and Northowram

Shibden Hall is 200 m southwest of Shelf and Northowram. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Shelf and Northowram has 30 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

The year in Shelf and Northowram

Warmest in Shelf and Northowram are June to August, at 18–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°100 mm

Feb7° / 1°87 mm

Mar9° / 2°77 mm

Apr12° / 4°63 mm

May15° / 6°60 mm

Jun18° / 9°73 mm

Jul20° / 11°80 mm

Aug19° / 11°85 mm

Sep17° / 9°84 mm

Oct13° / 7°98 mm

Nov9° / 4°106 mm

Dec7° / 1°116 mm

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

About

Shibden Hall

Its operator is Calderdale Museums. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias. Within 15 km there are 47 more places to visit, starting with National Science and Media Museum (8.9 km).

Shelf and Northowram’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Calderdale Museums
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 200 m southwest of Shelf and Northowram
Official site: museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

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 Shibden Hall and nearby

On this map, Shibden Hall is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that count Shibden Hall

The 8 towns are led in size by Bradford, with 333,968 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 200 m northeast of it

Shelf and Northowram

9,191 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 400 m west of it

Halifax

88,111 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 500 m southeast of it

Brighouse

33,159 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km east of it

Norwood Green

481 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shibden Hall is	People	Places to visit
Shelf and Northowram	200 m northeast of it	9,191	15
Halifax	400 m west of it	88,111	11
Brighouse	500 m southeast of it	33,159	13
Norwood Green	2.9 km east of it	481	8
Queensbury	3.4 km north of it	9,707	6
Bradford	3.5 km northeast of it	333,968	34
Elland	3.6 km south of it	15,788	14
Sowerby Bridge	4.2 km southwest of it	4,483	10

Make a day of it

More near Shibden Hall

Around it, within 15 km, lie 47 more, including 7 museums and a cathedral.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum8.9 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)2

CathedralBradford Cathedral9.6 km away 3

MuseumCalderdale Industrial Museum1.3 km away 4

MuseumEureka! The National Children's Museum1.3 km away 5

MuseumBankfield Museum1.6 km away 6

MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum14 km away 7

MuseumTolson Museum11 km away 8

MuseumBolling Hall Museum8.7 km away

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

Shibden Hall in questions

Where is Shibden Hall?

Shibden Hall is 200 m southwest of Shelf and Northowram, West Yorkshire.

What is Shibden Hall?

Historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Shibden Hall?

Calderdale Museums.

When is the best time to visit Shibden Hall?

June to August are the warmest months in Shelf and Northowram, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Shibden Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Shibden Hall?

Within 15 km: National Science and Media Museum (8.9 km), Bradford Cathedral (9.6 km), Calderdale Industrial Museum (1.3 km) and Eureka! The National Children's Museum (1.3 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 (9)

Shibden Hall: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calderdale Industrial Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eureka! The National Children's Museum: Sospot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bankfield Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bolling Hall Museum: StuartBurrows, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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