Historic site · near Huddersfield · West Yorkshire

Victoria Tower

On the map, Victoria Tower is a historic site 300 m southeast of Huddersfield. Around it, within 15 km, lie 29 more places, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (13 km) first on our list.

Where

300 m

southeast of Huddersfield

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Historic site near Huddersfield

Just outside Huddersfield

Victoria Tower is 300 m southeast of Huddersfield. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (17–20°C highs in Huddersfield).

Jan7° / 2°92 mm

Feb7° / 1°86 mm

Mar9° / 3°73 mm

Apr12° / 4°65 mm

May16° / 7°63 mm

Jun18° / 10°77 mm

Jul20° / 12°77 mm

Aug20° / 12°78 mm

Sep17° / 10°80 mm

Oct13° / 7°93 mm

Nov9° / 4°100 mm

Dec7° / 2°112 mm

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

About

Victoria Tower

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 300 m southeast of Huddersfield

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

The map

Its place on the map

Victoria Tower is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Victoria Tower

Huddersfield is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (141,683 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 300 m northwest of it

Huddersfield

141,683 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km south of it

Honley

14,399 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km west of it

Netherton (Kirklees)

3,151 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km east of it

Lepton

4,950 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Victoria Tower is	People	Places to visit
Huddersfield	300 m northwest of it	141,683	11
Honley	1.4 km south of it	14,399	5
Netherton (Kirklees)	1.9 km west of it	3,151	5
Lepton	3.4 km east of it	4,950	5
Kirkburton	3.5 km east of it	4,033	5
Kirkheaton	4 km northeast of it	3,492	6
Meltham	4.3 km southwest of it	8,325	3
Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	4.6 km west of it	9,242	6

Make a day of it

Also near Victoria Tower

Also close at hand are 6 museums, an art gallery and a heritage railway, among 29 within 15 km.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park13 km away · 300K visitors a year 2

MuseumTolson Museum2.7 km away 3

Art galleryHuddersfield Library and Art Gallery2.5 km away 4

MuseumNational Coal Mining Museum10 km away 5

MuseumColne Valley Museum5.8 km away 6

MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum9.5 km away 7

MuseumCannon Hall13 km away 8Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley11 km away

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

Victoria Tower in questions

Where is Victoria Tower?

Victoria Tower is 300 m southeast of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

What is Victoria Tower?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Victoria Tower?

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

What else is there to see near Victoria Tower?

Within 15 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (13 km), Tolson Museum (2.7 km), Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery (2.5 km) and National Coal Mining Museum (10 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)

Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery: Chris Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Coal Mining Museum: Ian M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colne Valley Museum: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dewsbury Bus Museum: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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