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The Whitworth

The Whitworth is an art gallery in Manchester. Officially, it is a Grade II listed building. There are 90 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with The Manchester Museum (800 m).

Photo: The Whitworth, Charlesdrakew (Public domain)

Where

In Manchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Art gallery in Manchester

Inside Manchester

The Whitworth is inside Manchester’s built-up area, with 38 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Manchester has 797 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Warm weather in Manchester runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°80 mm

Feb9° / 3°69 mm

Mar11° / 4°63 mm

Apr14° / 6°56 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°82 mm

Aug21° / 13°82 mm

Sep18° / 11°79 mm

Oct14° / 8°95 mm

Nov11° / 5°87 mm

Dec8° / 3°99 mm

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

About

The Whitworth

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.

Manchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Manchester
Official site: whitworth.manchester.ac.uk

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Getting to The Whitworth

Orange is The Whitworth; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near The Whitworth

Manchester is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (470,395 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Manchester

470,395 people · 68 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km west of it

Old Trafford

21,442 people · 47 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Salford

108,431 people · 55 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Stockport

117,925 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Whitworth is	People	Places to visit
Manchester	It’s in town	470,395	68
Old Trafford	1.6 km west of it	21,442	47
Salford	2.7 km northwest of it	108,431	55
Stockport	3.7 km southeast of it	117,925	24
Stretford	3.8 km west of it	28,010	44
Reddish	4.2 km southeast of it	22,189	18
Denton	4.6 km east of it	36,005	17
Droylsden	4.6 km northeast of it	23,916	27

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km are 90 places, among them 6 museums, an art gallery and a cathedral.

MuseumThe Manchester Museum800 m away 2

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery2.2 km away 3

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame3 km away 4

CathedralManchester Cathedral3 km away 5

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum2.6 km away · 830K visitors a year 6

MuseumChetham's Library3 km away 7

MuseumImperial War Museum North4.7 km away · 2K visitors a year 8

MuseumNational Football Museum3 km away

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

Questions people have about The Whitworth

Where is The Whitworth?

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

What is The Whitworth?

Art gallery in Manchester, England.

When is the best time to visit The Whitworth?

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

Is The Whitworth a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near The Whitworth?

Within 15 km: The Manchester Museum (800 m), Manchester Art Gallery (2.2 km), English Football Hall of Fame (3 km) and Manchester Cathedral (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 (9)

The Whitworth: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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