Art gallery · Brighouse · West Yorkshire

Smith Art Gallery

In Brighouse stands Smith Art Gallery. Close by, within 5 km, are 3 more places to see. For a second stop, National Science and Media Museum is 9.9 km away.

Where

In Brighouse

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Art gallery in Brighouse

Inside Brighouse

Smith Art Gallery is inside Brighouse’s built-up area, with 3 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

The seasons here

The warmest afternoons in Brighouse run June to September, at 17–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°78 mm

Feb7° / 2°79 mm

Mar9° / 3°69 mm

Apr12° / 4°61 mm

May16° / 7°59 mm

Jun19° / 10°75 mm

Jul21° / 12°74 mm

Aug20° / 12°78 mm

Sep17° / 10°77 mm

Oct13° / 7°90 mm

Nov9° / 4°95 mm

Dec7° / 2°104 mm

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

About

Smith Art Gallery

Museum in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Art gallery
Town: in Brighouse
Official site: museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/smith-art-gallery

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

The map

Around Smith Art Gallery, mapped

Use the numbers to match each place near Smith Art Gallery with the list.

Towns near it

Towns near Smith Art Gallery

Bradford, with 333,968 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Brighouse

33,159 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Halifax

88,111 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Elland

15,788 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Cleckheaton

11,607 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Smith Art Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Brighouse	It’s in town	33,159	13
Halifax	2.1 km west of it	88,111	11
Elland	2.2 km southwest of it	15,788	14
Cleckheaton	2.5 km northeast of it	11,607	8
Huddersfield	2.6 km south of it	141,683	11
Scholes (near Cleckheaton)	2.7 km northeast of it	2,896	4
Bradford	3 km north of it	333,968	34
Norwood Green	3.1 km north of it	481	8

Make a day of it

Close to Smith Art Gallery

Of the 38 within 15 km, look for 5 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum9.9 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)2

CathedralBradford Cathedral10 km away 3

MuseumTolson Museum6.9 km away 4

MuseumShibden Hall4.4 km away 5

Art galleryHuddersfield Library and Art Gallery6.6 km away 6

MuseumEureka! The National Children's Museum4.9 km away 7

Historic houseRed House Museum7.3 km away 8

MuseumCalderdale Industrial Museum5 km away

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

Questions people have about Smith Art Gallery

Where is Smith Art Gallery?

Smith Art Gallery is in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Smith Art Gallery?

Museum in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Smith Art Gallery?

June to September are the warmest months in Brighouse, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Smith Art Gallery?

Within 15 km: National Science and Media Museum (9.9 km), Bradford Cathedral (10 km), Tolson Museum (6.9 km) and Shibden Hall (4.4 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)

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
Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shibden Hall: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery: Chris Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eureka! The National Children's Museum: Sospot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Red House Museum: Storye book, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calderdale Industrial Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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