The Ruskin Museum
Among the sights of Coniston is The Ruskin Museum. Close by, within 5 km, are 6 more places to see. The pick nearby is Hill Top, 7.1 km off.
Museum in Coniston
Inside Coniston
The Ruskin Museum is inside Coniston’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.
Weather, month by month
July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Coniston, at 18°C.
The Ruskin Museum
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Coniston
- Official site
- ruskinmuseum.com
Address and hours
- EntryA fee is charged
Where it sits
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; The Ruskin Museum is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Coniston’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list The Ruskin Museum
By population, Whitehaven leads the 7 with 22,952. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Coniston
Hawkshead
St Bees
Moresby Parks
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where The Ruskin Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coniston | It’s in town | 595 | 8 |
| Hawkshead | 4.9 km east of it | 261 | 14 |
| St Bees | 36 km west of it | 1,187 | 2 |
| Moresby Parks | 37 km northwest of it | 1,180 | 3 |
| Whitehaven | 38 km northwest of it | 22,952 | 4 |
| Parton | 39 km northwest of it | 904 | 3 |
| Lowca | 40 km northwest of it | 817 | 3 |
Other places close by
Choose from 38 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a castle.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top7.1 km away2
Castle · National TrustWray Castle8 km away3
MuseumBrantwood2.2 km away4
Historic houseRydal Mount11 km away5
Historic house · National TrustTownend11 km away6
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens9.4 km away7
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill12 km away8MuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Ruskin Museum, answered
Where is The Ruskin Museum?
The Ruskin Museum is in Coniston, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Ruskin Museum?
Museum in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Ruskin Museum?
July and August are the warmest months in Coniston, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Ruskin Museum?
Within 15 km: Hill Top (7.1 km), Wray Castle (8 km), Brantwood (2.2 km) and Rydal Mount (11 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 (8)
- The Ruskin Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantwood: Myself, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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