Western Approaches
Western Approaches is a museum in Liverpool. There are 63 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Walker Art Gallery (900 m). It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
Museum in Liverpool
Inside Liverpool
Western Approaches is inside Liverpool’s built-up area, with 43 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.
Month by month in Liverpool
The warmest stretch in Liverpool is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.
Western Approaches
Museum in Liverpool, England.
In Liverpool, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Liverpool
- Official site
- westernapproaches.org.uk
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
Map of Western Approaches and nearby
Orange is Western Approaches; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Liverpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Western Approaches
Home to 506,564 people, Liverpool is the largest of these 5. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Wallasey
Bootle
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Western Approaches is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | It’s in town | 506,564 | 61 |
| Birkenhead | 1.3 km southwest of it | 109,854 | 49 |
| Wallasey | 1.4 km west of it | 85,619 | 43 |
| Bootle | 3.6 km north of it | 53,722 | 39 |
| Bebington | 4.4 km south of it | 57,607 | 49 |
Other places close by
63 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 art galleries and 2 cathedrals among them.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery900 m away · 338K visitors a year2
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool800 m away · 540K visitors a year3
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral1.7 km away4
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King1.7 km away5
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool800 m away · 606K visitors a year6
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum700 m away · 945K visitors a year7
MuseumU-boat Story1.7 km away8
MuseumInternational Slavery Museum700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Western Approaches
Where is Western Approaches?
Western Approaches is in Liverpool, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Western Approaches?
Museum in Liverpool, England.
When is the best time to visit Western Approaches?
June to September are the warmest months in Liverpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Western Approaches?
Within 15 km: Walker Art Gallery (900 m), Tate Liverpool (800 m), Liverpool Cathedral (1.7 km) and Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (1.7 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)
- Western Approaches: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
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