Art gallery · Salford · Greater Manchester

The Lowry

The Lowry is an arts centre and museum in Salford. 90 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Imperial War Museum North (200 m). Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: The Lowry, Bernard Randall (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Salford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Art gallery in Salford

Inside Salford

The Lowry is inside Salford’s built-up area, with 39 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

Month by month in Salford

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Salford).

Jan8° / 3°83 mm

Feb9° / 3°69 mm

Mar11° / 4°62 mm

Apr14° / 6°56 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°81 mm

Aug21° / 13°77 mm

Sep18° / 11°80 mm

Oct15° / 8°95 mm

Nov11° / 5°89 mm

Dec8° / 3°100 mm

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

About

The Lowry

Arts centre and museum in Salford, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Art gallery
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Salford
Official site: thelowry.com

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where The Lowry is

The orange dot is The Lowry; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Manchester, with 470,395 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Salford

108,431 people · 55 places to visit

2 · 100 m southeast of it

Old Trafford

21,442 people · 47 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Stretford

28,010 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km east of it

Manchester

470,395 people · 68 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Lowry is	People	Places to visit
Salford	It’s in town	108,431	55
Old Trafford	100 m southeast of it	21,442	47
Stretford	1.2 km southwest of it	28,010	44
Manchester	1.7 km east of it	470,395	68
Eccles	2.4 km west of it	41,116	23
Urmston	2.9 km southwest of it	41,728	17
Clifton	3.5 km north of it	17,748	40
Pendlebury	3.5 km north of it	1,768	41

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near The Lowry

A visit can add 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery, from 90 places within 15 km.

MuseumImperial War Museum North200 m away · 2K visitors a year 2

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame3.9 km away 3

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum2.7 km away · 830K visitors a year 4

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery3.7 km away 5

CathedralManchester Cathedral3.8 km away 6

MuseumThe Manchester Museum4.1 km away 7

MuseumChetham's Library3.9 km away 8

CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist2.7 km away

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

Questions people have about The Lowry

Where is The Lowry?

The Lowry is in Salford, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Lowry?

Arts centre and museum in Salford, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Lowry?

June to September are the warmest months in Salford, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Lowry?

Within 15 km: Imperial War Museum North (200 m), English Football Hall of Fame (3.9 km), Science and Industry Museum (2.7 km) and Manchester Art Gallery (3.7 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 (9)

The Lowry: Bernard Randall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist: The_Cathedral_Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Chapel_Street,_Salford.jpg: Ian Roberts derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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