The Armitt Museum & Library
The Armitt Museum & Library is a museum and library in Ambleside. Top of the 29 other places within 15 km is Rydal Mount, 2 km off. Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
Museum in Ambleside
Inside Ambleside
The Armitt Museum & Library is inside Ambleside’s built-up area, with 11 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.
Month by month
For warmth, aim for June to August (18–19°C highs in Ambleside).
The Armitt Museum & Library
Museum and library in Ambleside, United Kingdom.
In Ambleside, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Ambleside
- Official site
- armitt.com
The essentials
- EntryA fee is charged
Around The Armitt Museum & Library, mapped
Spot The Armitt Museum & Library in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ambleside’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
With 6,671 people, Cleator Moor is the largest of the 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Ambleside
Grasmere
Windermere
Hawkshead
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Armitt Museum & Library is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside | It’s in town | 2,624 | 15 |
| Grasmere | 4.4 km northwest of it | 519 | 9 |
| Windermere | 4.5 km southeast of it | 4,819 | 17 |
| Hawkshead | 7.1 km south of it | 261 | 14 |
| Bowness-on-Windermere | 8.3 km south of it | 2,290 | 13 |
| Thornhill | 37 km west of it | 824 | 3 |
| Cleator Moor | 37 km west of it | 6,671 | 5 |
| Egremont | 37 km west of it | 5,791 | 3 |
What else is near The Armitt Museum & Library
Around it, within 15 km, lie 29 more, including 4 historic houses, 2 gardens and a castle.
Historic houseRydal Mount2 km away2
Castle · National TrustWray Castle3.7 km away3
Historic house · National TrustHill Top9.2 km away4
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens1.9 km away5
Historic house · National TrustTownend4 km away6
Historic houseRydal Hall1.9 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustBridge House100 m away8
GardenHolehird Gardens5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about The Armitt Museum & Library
Where is The Armitt Museum & Library?
The Armitt Museum & Library is in Ambleside, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Armitt Museum & Library?
Museum and library in Ambleside, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Armitt Museum & Library?
June to August are the warmest months in Ambleside, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Armitt Museum & Library?
Within 15 km: Rydal Mount (2 km), Wray Castle (3.7 km), Hill Top (9.2 km) and Stag Shaw Gardens (1.9 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)
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Hall: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holehird Gardens: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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