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Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse is a grade II listed museum in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester. The site is run by West Cheshire Museums. Close by, Halton Castle is 15 km away, one of 32 within 15 km.

Photo: Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse, RLamb (CC0)

Where

In Northwich

inside the built-up area

Run by

West Cheshire Museums

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Northwich

Inside Northwich

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse is inside Northwich’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Northwich has 28 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

Afternoons in Northwich reach 17–22°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 3°65 mm

Feb9° / 3°56 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°54 mm

Jun20° / 11°67 mm

Jul22° / 13°68 mm

Aug21° / 13°72 mm

Sep19° / 11°72 mm

Oct15° / 8°86 mm

Nov11° / 5°79 mm

Dec8° / 3°82 mm

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

About

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Northwich’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: West Cheshire Museums
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Northwich
Official site: weaverhall.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk

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

The map

Getting to Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases near Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse

Largest of the 8 is Northwich, home to 18,646. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Northwich

18,646 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 200 m south of it

Davenham

13,840 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1 km southwest of it

Hartford

6,698 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km east of it

Rudheath

4,803 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse is	People	Places to visit
Northwich	It’s in town	18,646	6
Davenham	200 m south of it	13,840	4
Hartford	1 km southwest of it	6,698	4
Rudheath	1.3 km east of it	4,803	4
Barnton	2.3 km northwest of it	6,245	4
Wincham and Marston	2.3 km northeast of it	670	5
Weaverham	3.2 km west of it	6,266	4
Lostock Gralam	3.5 km northeast of it	2,719	6

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Among the 32 within 15 km are 4 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.

CastleHalton Castle15 km away 2

Historic houseVale Royal Abbey3.8 km away 3

MuseumLion Salt Works2.6 km away 4

Historic houseArley Hall8 km away 5

Abbey or prioryNorton Priory15 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustTatton Park Mansion12 km away 7

MuseumCuckooland Museum7.5 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustTatton Park12 km away

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

What people ask about Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse

Where is Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse?

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse is in Northwich, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse?

Grade II listed museum in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, UK.

Who runs Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse?

West Cheshire Museums.

When is the best time to visit Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse?

May to September are the warmest months in Northwich, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse?

Within 15 km: Halton Castle (15 km), Vale Royal Abbey (3.8 km), Lion Salt Works (2.6 km) and Arley Hall (8 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)

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse: RLamb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vale Royal Abbey: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Lion Salt Works: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arley Hall: Pixie2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Norton Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tatton Park Mansion: K. Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cuckooland Museum: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tatton Park: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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