The Waterways Museum
The Waterways Museum lies 300 m southwest of Goole. Within 15 km there are 6 more places to visit, starting with Carlton Towers (8.6 km).
Museum near Goole
Just outside Goole
The Waterways Museum is 300 m southwest of Goole. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
In Goole, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.
The Waterways Museum
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 300 m southwest of Goole
Around The Waterways Museum, mapped
The orange dot is The Waterways Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near The Waterways Museum
With 20,173 people, Goole is the largest of the 7. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Goole
Airmyn
Rawcliffe Bridge
Swinefleet
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where The Waterways Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goole | 300 m northeast of it | 20,173 | 3 |
| Airmyn | 2.5 km north of it | 731 | 3 |
| Rawcliffe Bridge | 3.2 km west of it | 804 | 4 |
| Swinefleet | 3.2 km east of it | 826 | 3 |
| Hook | 3.3 km northeast of it | 1,475 | 3 |
| Rawcliffe | 4.6 km west of it | 1,580 | 3 |
| Howden | 4.8 km north of it | 4,572 | 4 |
Worth adding to a visit
Also close at hand are 3 museums, a historic house and a castle, among 6 within 15 km.
Historic house · English HeritageCarlton Towers8.6 km away2
CastleWressle castle9.4 km away3
MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft14 km away4
MuseumCrowle Peatland Railway8.8 km away5MuseumMuseumGoole Museum1.5 km away6AttractionAttractionViking Marine400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Waterways Museum, answered
Where is The Waterways Museum?
The Waterways Museum is 300 m southwest of Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.
What is The Waterways Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Waterways Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Goole, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Waterways Museum?
Within 15 km: Carlton Towers (8.6 km), Wressle castle (9.4 km), The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft (14 km) and Crowle Peatland Railway (8.8 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 (4)
- Carlton Towers: Drew Bates, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wressle castle: Dupont Circle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowle Peatland Railway: Bob1960evens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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