Museum · Leeds · West Yorkshire

Wagon Hoist Mini Musem

Wagon Hoist Mini Musem is a history museum. Look for it within Leeds’ built-up area. Nearby, Leeds Cathedral (900 m) heads a list of 65 within 15 km.

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leeds

Inside Leeds

Wagon Hoist Mini Musem is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

If warmth matters, go June to September: Leeds reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 7°50 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug20° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°69 mm

Dec7° / 2°70 mm

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

About

Wagon Hoist Mini Musem

Museum: history.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Leeds
Official site: wellingtonplace.co.uk/amenities/wagon-lifting-hoist-mini-museum

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The area around Wagon Hoist Mini Musem

Orange is Wagon Hoist Mini Musem; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Wagon Hoist Mini Musem

By population, Leeds leads the 3 with 536,262. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Morley

32,562 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 4.6 km southeast of it

Rothwell

20,964 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Wagon Hoist Mini Musem is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Morley	3.6 km southwest of it	32,562	21
Rothwell	4.6 km southeast of it	20,964	20

Make a day of it

What else is near Wagon Hoist Mini Musem

3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery are among the 65 within 15 km.

CathedralLeeds Cathedral900 m away 2

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery700 m away 3

MuseumRoyal Armouries1.6 km away 4

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)4.3 km away 5

MuseumLeeds City Museum900 m away 6

Historic houseHarewood House11 km away 7

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum13 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)8

CathedralBradford Cathedral13 km away

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

Wagon Hoist Mini Musem in questions

Where is Wagon Hoist Mini Musem?

Wagon Hoist Mini Musem is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Wagon Hoist Mini Musem?

Museum: history.

When is the best time to visit Wagon Hoist Mini Musem?

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

What else is there to see near Wagon Hoist Mini Musem?

Within 15 km: Leeds Cathedral (900 m), Leeds Art Gallery (700 m), Royal Armouries (1.6 km) and Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (4.3 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 (8)

Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds City Museum: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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