"The Plug"
Attraction.
Attraction near Millom
Just outside Millom
"The Plug" is 100 m east of Millom. Towns near it ↓
Warmest: June to September
Afternoon highs of 17–20°C, on the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages for Millom. When to go ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Millom, and rain in a month. Green months are the warmest.
"The Plug"
Attraction.
100 m east of Millom.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 100 m east of Millom
- Official site
- virtualglobetrotting.com/map/big-plug/view/google
Where "The Plug" is
Orange: "The Plug". Numbers: the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near "The Plug"
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out. Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near "The Plug"
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
CastleMillom Castle1.9 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey8.8 km away3
MuseumThe Dock Museum11 km away · 68K visitors a year4
CastleDalton Castle7.3 km away5
CastleGleaston Castle11 km away6ZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo7.2 km away7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustSandscale Haws Nature Reserve5.1 km away8MuseumMuseum · English HeritageFurness Abbey Visitor Centre8.7 km awayVisiting "The Plug"
Where is "The Plug"?
"The Plug" is 100 m east of Millom, Cumbria.
What is "The Plug"?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit "The Plug"?
June to September are the warmest months in Millom, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near "The Plug"?
Within 15 km: Millom Castle (1.9 km), Furness Abbey (8.8 km), The Dock Museum (11 km) and Dalton Castle (7.3 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 (5)
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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