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Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre is a museum in Liverpool. Within 15 km there are 65 more places to visit, starting with Walker Art Gallery (1.5 km).

Photo: Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre, Frombowen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Liverpool

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Liverpool

Inside Liverpool

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre is inside Liverpool’s built-up area, with 41 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

Weather by the month

June to September are the warmest in Liverpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°76 mm

Feb8° / 3°61 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr13° / 6°57 mm

May17° / 9°58 mm

Jun19° / 11°67 mm

Jul21° / 13°76 mm

Aug21° / 13°78 mm

Sep18° / 11°81 mm

Oct14° / 8°90 mm

Nov11° / 5°86 mm

Dec8° / 3°87 mm

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

About

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

Museum in Liverpool, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Liverpool
Official site: williamsontunnels.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Use the numbers to match each place near Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre with the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

The 6 towns are led in size by Liverpool, with 506,564 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Liverpool

506,564 people · 61 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km west of it

Birkenhead

109,854 people · 49 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km west of it

Wallasey

85,619 people · 43 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km north of it

Bootle

53,722 people · 39 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Liverpool	It’s in town	506,564	61
Birkenhead	3.4 km west of it	109,854	49
Wallasey	3.7 km west of it	85,619	43
Bootle	4.5 km north of it	53,722	39
Huyton with Roby	4.6 km east of it	59,844	16
Bebington	4.7 km south of it	57,607	49

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

What else is near Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

There are 65 within 15 km, 3 art galleries, 3 museums and 2 cathedrals among them.

Art galleryWalker Art Gallery1.5 km away · 338K visitors a year 2

CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King700 m away 3

CathedralLiverpool Cathedral1.2 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool2.4 km away · 540K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool1.7 km away · 606K visitors a year 6

Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum2.3 km away · 945K visitors a year 7

MuseumU-boat Story3.5 km away 8

Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery6 km away

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

Visiting Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre: the answers

Where is Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre?

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre is in Liverpool, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre?

Museum in Liverpool, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre?

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 Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Walker Art Gallery (1.5 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (700 m), Liverpool Cathedral (1.2 km) and Tate Liverpool (2.4 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 (9)

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, 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
Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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