Museum · Barton-upon-Humber · Lincolnshire

The Ropery

The Ropery, a museum, stands in Barton-upon-Humber. 6 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Ropewalk is 100 m off.

Where

In Barton-upon-Humber

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Barton-upon-Humber

Inside Barton-upon-Humber

The Ropery is inside Barton-upon-Humber’s built-up area, with 6 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

The best months to visit

The warmest stretch in Barton-upon-Humber is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°40 mm

Apr13° / 4°47 mm

May16° / 7°47 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul21° / 12°59 mm

Aug21° / 12°62 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 8°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 2°57 mm

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

About

The Ropery

Museum.

In Barton-upon-Humber, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Barton-upon-Humber
Official site: the-ropewalk.co.uk/visit/museum

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

The map

The way to The Ropery

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

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

With 270,816 people, Kingston upon Hull is the largest of the 7. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Barton-upon-Humber

11,927 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km north of it

Hessle

15,489 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Kingston upon Hull

270,816 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km northwest of it

North Ferriby

3,964 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where The Ropery is	People	Places to visit
Barton-upon-Humber	It’s in town	11,927	7
Hessle	2.5 km north of it	15,489	8
Kingston upon Hull	3.5 km northeast of it	270,816	23
North Ferriby	3.6 km northwest of it	3,964	6
Barrow upon Humber	3.8 km east of it	2,843	8
South Ferriby	4.3 km southwest of it	638	6
New Holland	4.8 km east of it	993	19

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km you can add 7 museums and a fort.

MuseumRopewalk100 m away 2

MuseumFerriby Boats4.7 km away 3

MuseumHull Streetlife Museum9.4 km away · 126K visitors a year 4

MuseumWilderspin National School800 m away 5

FortHull Castle9.6 km away 6

MuseumBaysgarth House Museum1.3 km away 7

MuseumHull Maritime Museum9 km away 8

MuseumArctic Corsair9.6 km away

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

Asked about The Ropery

Where is The Ropery?

The Ropery is in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Ropery?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit The Ropery?

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

What else is there to see near The Ropery?

Within 15 km: Ropewalk (100 m), Ferriby Boats (4.7 km), Hull Streetlife Museum (9.4 km) and Wilderspin National School (800 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 (8)

Ropewalk: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ferriby Boats: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Streetlife Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wilderspin National School: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Castle: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Baysgarth House Museum: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Maritime Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arctic Corsair: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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