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Willenhall Lock Museum

Willenhall Lock Museum is a museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire. Nearby, Wolverhampton Art Gallery (4.6 km) heads a list of 53 within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Photo: Willenhall Lock Museum, Gordon Griffiths (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Willenhall

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Willenhall

Inside Willenhall

Willenhall Lock Museum is inside Willenhall’s built-up area, with 6 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

Picking your season

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–22°C highs in Willenhall).

Jan7° / 2°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 11°69 mm

Jul22° / 13°62 mm

Aug21° / 13°65 mm

Sep18° / 10°62 mm

Oct14° / 8°78 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 2°73 mm

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

About

Willenhall Lock Museum

Museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Willenhall
Official site: bclm.com/explore/locksmiths-house

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

The map

Willenhall Lock Museum and what surrounds it

Orange marks Willenhall Lock Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of the 8, Wolverhampton is the largest, at 234,029 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Willenhall

49,582 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 500 m west of it

Wolverhampton

234,029 people · 25 places to visit

3 · 900 m southeast of it

Darlaston

21,541 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 1 km south of it

Bilston

34,631 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Willenhall Lock Museum is	People	Places to visit
Willenhall	It’s in town	49,582	13
Wolverhampton	500 m west of it	234,029	25
Darlaston	900 m southeast of it	21,541	11
Bilston	1 km south of it	34,631	21
Walsall	3 km east of it	70,777	13
Wednesbury	3.2 km southeast of it	20,321	16
Coseley	3.2 km southwest of it	25,206	16
Bloxwich	3.3 km northeast of it	51,891	9

Make a day of it

After Willenhall Lock Museum

A visit can add 4 museums, a castle and an art gallery, from 53 places within 15 km.

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery4.6 km away · 159K visitors a year 2

CastleDudley Castle7.8 km away 3

Art galleryThe New Art Gallery4.9 km away 4

Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens9.2 km away 5

MuseumBliston Craft Gallery and Library1.9 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall6.7 km away 7

MuseumAston Hall15 km away 8

MuseumSoho House Museum13 km away

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

Good to know about Willenhall Lock Museum

Where is Willenhall Lock Museum?

Willenhall Lock Museum is in Willenhall, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Willenhall Lock Museum?

Museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Willenhall Lock Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Willenhall, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Willenhall Lock Museum?

Within 15 km: Wolverhampton Art Gallery (4.6 km), Dudley Castle (7.8 km), The New Art Gallery (4.9 km) and Wightwick Manor Gardens (9.2 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)

Willenhall Lock Museum: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The New Art Gallery: Popsracer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bliston Craft Gallery and Library: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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