Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery is an art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside. It counts as a Grade II* listed building. There are 65 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Liverpool Cathedral (1.5 km).
Art gallery in Liverpool
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#93 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery is inside Liverpool’s built-up area, with 41 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Liverpool has 1,525 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Liverpool.
Walker Art Gallery
Visitors run to about 338K a year. Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Visitors
- 338K visitors a year
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 22 languages
- Town
- in Liverpool
- Official site
- liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker
Opening times and entry
- EntryBy donation
Walker Art Gallery and what surrounds it
On this map, Walker Art Gallery is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Liverpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Walker Art Gallery
Largest of the 8 is Liverpool, home to 506,564. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Wallasey
Bootle
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Walker Art Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | It’s in town | 506,564 | 61 |
| Birkenhead | 2.2 km southwest of it | 109,854 | 49 |
| Wallasey | 2.3 km west of it | 85,619 | 43 |
| Bootle | 3.5 km north of it | 53,722 | 39 |
| Bebington | 4.8 km south of it | 57,607 | 49 |
| Litherland | 7.2 km north of it | 18,752 | 3 |
| Aintree | 8.7 km north of it | 6,212 | 5 |
| Crosby | 8.7 km north of it | 50,218 | 4 |
Close to Walker Art Gallery
Around it, within 15 km, lie 65 more, including 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 art galleries.
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral1.5 km away2
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King900 m away3
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool100 m away · 606K visitors a year4
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool1.4 km away · 540K visitors a year5
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum1.3 km away · 945K visitors a year6
MuseumU-boat Story2.5 km away7
MuseumInternational Slavery Museum1.3 km away8
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery6.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Walker Art Gallery: common questions
Where is Walker Art Gallery?
Walker Art Gallery is in Liverpool, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Walker Art Gallery?
Art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
How many people visit Walker Art Gallery?
About 338K visitors a year.
When is the best time to visit Walker Art Gallery?
June to September are the warmest months in Liverpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Walker Art Gallery a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Walker Art Gallery?
Within 15 km: Liverpool Cathedral (1.5 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (900 m), World Museum Liverpool (100 m) and Tate Liverpool (1.4 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)
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- International Slavery Museum: en:User:Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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