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Usher Gallery

Usher Gallery is an art museum in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. There are 27 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Lincoln Cathedral (200 m).

Photo: Usher Gallery, Ian Carrington (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Lincoln

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Lincoln

Inside Lincoln

Usher Gallery is inside Lincoln’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lincoln has 414 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

Weather, month by month

Warmest in Lincoln are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°51 mm

Feb8° / 1°42 mm

Mar10° / 3°38 mm

Apr13° / 4°45 mm

May16° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°60 mm

Dec7° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Usher Gallery

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.

Lincoln’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Lincoln
Official site: thecollectionmuseum.com/visiting-us/art-at-the-collection

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

The map

Its place on the map

On this map, Usher Gallery is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Usher Gallery

Lincoln is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (104,553 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Lincoln

104,553 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Canwick

333 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3 km east of it

Washingborough and Heighington

6,386 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km south of it

Bracebridge Heath

5,794 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Usher Gallery is	People	Places to visit
Lincoln	It’s in town	104,553	20
Canwick	1.8 km southeast of it	333	17
Washingborough and Heighington	3 km east of it	6,386	14
Bracebridge Heath	3.3 km south of it	5,794	17
Riseholme	3.5 km north of it	148	12
North Greetwell	3.9 km northeast of it	574	13
Nettleham	3.9 km northeast of it	3,418	12
Burton Waters	4 km northwest of it	461	15

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Our list has 27 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses.

CathedralLincoln Cathedral200 m away 2

CastleLincoln Castle400 m away 3

MuseumLincoln Museum100 m away 4

Historic house · English HeritageMedieval Bishop's Palace100 m away 5

MuseumInternational Bomber Command Centre2.1 km away 6

MuseumMuseum of Lincolnshire Life900 m away 7

CastleSomerton Castle13 km away 8

Historic houseDoddington Hall7.9 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Usher Gallery?

Usher Gallery is in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Usher Gallery?

Art museum in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

When is the best time to visit Usher Gallery?

June to September are the warmest months in Lincoln, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Usher Gallery a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Usher Gallery?

Within 15 km: Lincoln Cathedral (200 m), Lincoln Castle (400 m), Lincoln Museum (100 m) and Medieval Bishop's Palace (100 m).

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)

Usher Gallery: Ian Carrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Museum: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Bishop's Palace: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
International Bomber Command Centre: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Lincolnshire Life: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerton Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doddington Hall: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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