Smithy Heritage Centre
Visitors to St Helens can see Smithy Heritage Centre, a museum. There are 4 other places to visit inside 5 km. Walker Art Gallery comes next on our list, 15 km away.
Museum in St Helens
Inside St Helens
Smithy Heritage Centre is inside St Helens’ 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.
How the seasons run
Afternoons in St Helens reach 18–21°C from June to September.
Smithy Heritage Centre
Museum in Eccleston, England, United Kingdom.
In St Helens, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in St Helens
- Official site
- smithyheritagecentre.org.uk
Map of Smithy Heritage Centre and nearby
Smithy Heritage Centre sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Helens’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
St Helens, with 107,684 people, is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.
St Helens
Rainford
Prescot
Billinge
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Smithy Heritage Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens | It’s in town | 107,684 | 9 |
| Rainford | 2.7 km north of it | 5,573 | 6 |
| Prescot | 2.8 km south of it | 39,227 | 7 |
| Billinge | 4.5 km northeast of it | 4,963 | 4 |
| Haydock | 4.6 km east of it | 16,143 | 3 |
| Knowsley | 4.9 km west of it | 2,345 | 9 |
| Huyton with Roby | 4.9 km southwest of it | 59,844 | 16 |
| Kirkby | 5 km west of it | 45,559 | 9 |
Combine it with these
The 42 places within 15 km include 2 historic houses, 2 museums and an art gallery.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery15 km away · 338K visitors a year2
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King14 km away3
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home12 km away4
CastleHalton Castle15 km away5Wildlife parkWildlife parkKnowsley Safari3.5 km away6
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home13 km away7
MuseumWorld of Glass2.6 km away8
MuseumNorth West Museum of Road Transport2.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Smithy Heritage Centre: the answers
Where is Smithy Heritage Centre?
Smithy Heritage Centre is in St Helens, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Smithy Heritage Centre?
Museum in Eccleston, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Smithy Heritage Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in St Helens, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Smithy Heritage Centre?
Within 15 km: Walker Art Gallery (15 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (14 km), John Lennon's Childhood Home (12 km) and Halton Castle (15 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
- 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
- Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World of Glass: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North West Museum of Road Transport: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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