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Washington F Pit Museum

Washington F Pit Museum is a museum in Washington. Management falls to Sunderland Council. There are 81 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Turbinia (8.9 km).

Where

In Washington

inside the built-up area

Run by

Sunderland Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Washington

Inside Washington

Washington F Pit Museum is inside Washington’s built-up area, with 5 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

How the seasons run

In Washington the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr12° / 4°56 mm

May15° / 7°49 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°71 mm

Sep17° / 10°60 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 2°59 mm

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

About

Washington F Pit Museum

Museum in Washington, England, United Kingdom.

It is run by Sunderland Council.

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

Type: Museum
Run by: Sunderland Council
Town: in Washington
Official site: seeitdoitsunderland.co.uk/washington-f-pit

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

The map

Where Washington F Pit Museum is

Use the numbers to match each place near Washington F Pit Museum with the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Sunderland is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (168,323 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Washington

51,318 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Springwell

2,141 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Gateshead

115,278 people · 49 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Birtley

13,840 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Washington F Pit Museum is	People	Places to visit
Washington	It’s in town	51,318	9
Springwell	1.4 km northwest of it	2,141	7
Gateshead	1.8 km northwest of it	115,278	49
Birtley	2.1 km southwest of it	13,840	11
Sunderland	3.2 km east of it	168,323	21
Penshaw	3.5 km south of it	627	5
Chester-le-Street	3.9 km southwest of it	23,554	10
Shiney Row and Penshaw	3.9 km southeast of it	16,900	6

Make a day of it

Next door to Washington F Pit Museum

Our list has 81 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an abbey or priory.

MuseumTurbinia8.9 km away 2

MuseumBeamish Museum8.8 km away · 350K visitors a year 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey9.9 km away 4

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral8.4 km away 5

Museum · National TrustWashington Old Hall1.2 km away 6

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle8.2 km away 7

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral8.7 km away 8

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock9.4 km away · 638K visitors a year

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

Washington F Pit Museum: common questions

Where is Washington F Pit Museum?

Washington F Pit Museum is in Washington, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Washington F Pit Museum?

Museum in Washington, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Washington F Pit Museum?

Sunderland Council.

When is the best time to visit Washington F Pit Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Washington F Pit Museum?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (8.9 km), Beamish Museum (8.8 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (9.9 km) and Newcastle Cathedral (8.4 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 (8)

Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Washington Old Hall: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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