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Weston Park Museum

Weston Park Museum is a largest museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. It is run by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust. Within 15 km there are 49 more places to visit, starting with Sheffield Cathedral (1.5 km).

Photo: Weston Park Museum, Adrian Richardson (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Sheffield

inside the built-up area

Run by

Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Sheffield

Inside Sheffield

Weston Park Museum is inside Sheffield’s built-up area, with 26 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

Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Sheffield.

Jan7° / 2°73 mm

Feb8° / 2°65 mm

Mar10° / 3°59 mm

Apr13° / 5°58 mm

May16° / 7°54 mm

Jun19° / 10°74 mm

Jul21° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°77 mm

Nov10° / 4°83 mm

Dec7° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Weston Park Museum

Articles on it exist in 6 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Sheffield
Official site: sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/visit-us/weston-park-museum

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

Plan your visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Map of Weston Park Museum and nearby

The map puts Weston Park Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Weston Park Museum, by distance

Of the 8, Sheffield is the largest, at 500,520 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Sheffield

500,520 people · 44 places to visit

2 · 5.8 km northwest of it

Worrall

1,320 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 6.7 km northwest of it

Oughtibridge

3,128 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 6.7 km north of it

Ecclesfield and Grenoside

8,187 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Weston Park Museum is	People	Places to visit
Sheffield	It’s in town	500,520	44
Worrall	5.8 km northwest of it	1,320	2
Oughtibridge	6.7 km northwest of it	3,128	2
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	6.7 km north of it	8,187	11
Wharncliffe Side	8.4 km northwest of it	1,387	2
Ridgeway	8.7 km southeast of it	260	2
Highlane	9.1 km southeast of it	649	5
Chapeltown and High Green	9.3 km north of it	22,187	5

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km are 49 places, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a garden.

CathedralSheffield Cathedral1.5 km away 2

CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie1.6 km away 3

GardenSheffield Botanical Gardens1.1 km away 4

CastleSheffield Castle1.9 km away 5

MuseumKelham Island Museum1.5 km away 6

MuseumBishop's House3.7 km away 7

MuseumMillennium Gallery1.7 km away 8

Art galleryGraves Gallery1.7 km away

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

Questions people have about Weston Park Museum

Where is Weston Park Museum?

Weston Park Museum is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Weston Park Museum?

Largest museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Who runs Weston Park Museum?

Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust.

When is the best time to visit Weston Park Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Weston Park Museum?

Within 15 km: Sheffield Cathedral (1.5 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (1.6 km), Sheffield Botanical Gardens (1.1 km) and Sheffield Castle (1.9 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)

Weston Park Museum: Adrian Richardson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Botanical Gardens: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Kelham Island Museum: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Millennium Gallery: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Graves Gallery: BCDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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