The Courthouse Museum
The Courthouse Museum is a museum in Ripon. Top of the 27 other places within 15 km is Ripon Cathedral, 100 m off. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
Museum in Ripon
Inside Ripon
The Courthouse Museum is inside Ripon’s built-up area, with 10 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
Afternoons in Ripon peak at 18–21°C, June to September.
The Courthouse Museum
Museum in Ripon, England, UK.
In Ripon, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Ripon
- Official site
- riponmuseums.co.uk/courthouse-museum
Where The Courthouse Museum is
The places near The Courthouse Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ripon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Home to 16,593 people, Ripon is the largest of these 4. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Ripon
Sharow
Bishop Monkton
North Stainley
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Courthouse Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | It’s in town | 16,593 | 15 |
| Sharow | 1 km northeast of it | 574 | 9 |
| Bishop Monkton | 4.7 km south of it | 602 | 7 |
| North Stainley | 5 km northwest of it | 390 | 6 |
Beyond The Courthouse Museum
There are 27 within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral among them.
CathedralRipon Cathedral100 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey4.9 km away3
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park4 km away4
MuseumRipon Prison and Police Museum200 m away5
MuseumWorkhouse Museum300 m away6
Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall5.2 km away7
Theme parkLightwater Valley5.3 km away8
Historic houseRipley Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about The Courthouse Museum
Where is The Courthouse Museum?
The Courthouse Museum is in Ripon, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Courthouse Museum?
Museum in Ripon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit The Courthouse Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Ripon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Courthouse Museum?
Within 15 km: Ripon Cathedral (100 m), Fountains Abbey (4.9 km), Studley Royal Park (4 km) and Ripon Prison and Police Museum (200 m).
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)
- The Courthouse Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Prison and Police Museum: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Workhouse Museum: Redvers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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