Thwaite Watermill
Thwaite Watermill is a museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Its status is a Grade II listed building. Nearby, Leeds Cathedral (3.9 km) heads a list of 57 within 15 km.
Museum in Leeds
Inside Leeds
Thwaite Watermill is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Leeds has 1,223 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Leeds from June to September.
Thwaite Watermill
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Leeds
- Official site
- museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/thwaite-watermill
Thwaite Watermill at a glance
The map centres on Thwaite Watermill, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Leeds’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Thwaite Watermill
The largest of the 5 towns is Leeds, with 536,262 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Leeds
Rothwell
Lofthouse and Robin Hood
Carlton
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Thwaite Watermill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | It’s in town | 536,262 | 45 |
| Rothwell | 1.5 km southeast of it | 20,964 | 20 |
| Lofthouse and Robin Hood | 3.5 km south of it | 4,187 | 9 |
| Carlton | 3.8 km south of it | 751 | 8 |
| Thorpe on the Hill | 4.4 km south of it | 1,232 | 6 |
Close to Thwaite Watermill
2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery are among the 57 within 15 km.
CathedralLeeds Cathedral3.9 km away2
MuseumRoyal Armouries2.6 km away3
Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery3.9 km away4
Historic houseHarewood House14 km away5
CathedralWakefield Cathedral10 km away6
MuseumTemple Newsam House3.1 km away7
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)8.4 km away8
CastleSandal Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Thwaite Watermill
Where is Thwaite Watermill?
Thwaite Watermill is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Thwaite Watermill?
Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Thwaite Watermill?
June to September are the warmest months in Leeds, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Thwaite Watermill a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Thwaite Watermill?
Within 15 km: Leeds Cathedral (3.9 km), Royal Armouries (2.6 km), Leeds Art Gallery (3.9 km) and Harewood House (14 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)
- Thwaite Watermill: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Temple Newsam House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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