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Tullie House

Tullie House is a grade I listed natural history museum in Carlisle, Cumbria. Look also at Carlisle Cathedral, 200 m away, first of 17 more within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Photo: Tullie House, Raymond Knapman (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Carlisle

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Carlisle

Inside Carlisle

Tullie House is inside Carlisle’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Carlisle has 353 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

The year in Carlisle

Aim for June to September, when Carlisle reaches 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°77 mm

Feb8° / 2°60 mm

Mar10° / 3°55 mm

Apr13° / 4°45 mm

May16° / 7°53 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul20° / 12°76 mm

Aug20° / 12°85 mm

Sep17° / 10°72 mm

Oct14° / 7°88 mm

Nov10° / 4°80 mm

Dec7° / 2°87 mm

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

About

Tullie House

Grade I listed natural history museum in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.

In Carlisle, inside the town’s built-up area.

Carlisle’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Carlisle
Official site: tullie.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Mapping Tullie House

The numbers show what else is near Tullie House, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases near Tullie House

The 7 towns are led in size by Carlisle, with 77,729 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Carlisle

77,729 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km north of it

Houghton

1,486 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km south of it

Blackwell

298 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Scotby

1,830 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Tullie House is	People	Places to visit
Carlisle	It’s in town	77,729	10
Houghton	2.3 km north of it	1,486	9
Blackwell	3.4 km south of it	298	5
Scotby	3.6 km east of it	1,830	9
Cargo	4.2 km northwest of it	525	7
Cumwhinton	6.2 km southeast of it	512	2
Burgh by Sands	8.1 km west of it	637	2

Make a day of it

More near Tullie House

There are 17 within 15 km, 5 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral among them.

CathedralCarlisle Cathedral200 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle200 m away 3

CastleCorby Castle7.5 km away 4

CastleScaleby Castle8.2 km away 5

CastleDrumburgh Castle14 km away 6CastleCastleArmathwaite Castle15 km away 7

MuseumSolway Aviation Museum10 km away 8MuseumMuseumCumbria's Museum of Military Life200 m away

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

Before visiting Tullie House

Where is Tullie House?

Tullie House is in Carlisle, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Tullie House?

Grade I listed natural history museum in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Tullie House?

June to September are the warmest months in Carlisle, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Tullie House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Tullie House?

Within 15 km: Carlisle Cathedral (200 m), Carlisle Castle (200 m), Corby Castle (7.5 km) and Scaleby Castle (8.2 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 (7)

Tullie House: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Corby Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scaleby Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Drumburgh Castle: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Solway Aviation Museum: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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