The Beacon Museum
The Beacon Museum is a museum in Whitehaven. Its operator is Cumberland Council. 6 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by The Rum Story (400 m).
Museum in Whitehaven
Inside Whitehaven
The Beacon Museum is inside Whitehaven’s built-up area, with 2 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.
Warm months and wet ones
Aim for June to September, when Whitehaven reaches 17–19°C.
The Beacon Museum
Museum in Whitehaven, United Kingdom.
It is run by Cumberland Council.
In Whitehaven, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Cumberland Council
- Town
- in Whitehaven
- Official site
- thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping The Beacon Museum
The places near The Beacon Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitehaven’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from The Beacon Museum
Largest of the 6 is Whitehaven, home to 22,952. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Whitehaven
Parton
Moresby Parks
Lowca
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where The Beacon Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehaven | It’s in town | 22,952 | 4 |
| Parton | 1.8 km northeast of it | 904 | 3 |
| Moresby Parks | 2.5 km northeast of it | 1,180 | 3 |
| Lowca | 3.5 km north of it | 817 | 3 |
| Cleator Moor | 4.1 km southeast of it | 6,671 | 5 |
| Moor Row | 4.8 km southeast of it | 765 | 5 |
Other places close by
Choose from 6 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, a castle and an attraction.
MuseumThe Rum Story400 m away2
CastleEgremont Castle8.7 km away3MuseumMuseumHelena Thompson Museum11 km away4AttractionAttractionBraystones Tower13 km away5MuseumMuseumWest Cumberland Railway Museum6.4 km away6MuseumMuseumHaig Colliery Mining Museum700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on The Beacon Museum
Where is The Beacon Museum?
The Beacon Museum is in Whitehaven, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Beacon Museum?
Museum in Whitehaven, United Kingdom.
Who runs The Beacon Museum?
Cumberland Council.
When is the best time to visit The Beacon Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitehaven, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Beacon Museum?
Within 15 km: The Rum Story (400 m), Egremont Castle (8.7 km), Helena Thompson Museum (11 km) and Braystones Tower (13 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 (2)
- The Rum Story: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egremont Castle: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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