Museum · Astley · Greater Manchester

Winding House

Winding House is a history museum. Astley has it inside its built-up area. There are 78 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with English Football Hall of Fame (14 km).

Where

In Astley

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Astley

Inside Astley

Winding House is inside Astley’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

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Astley peak at 18–21°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 2°80 mm

Feb8° / 2°64 mm

Mar11° / 3°56 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°61 mm

Jun19° / 11°72 mm

Jul21° / 13°72 mm

Aug20° / 12°78 mm

Sep18° / 10°76 mm

Oct14° / 7°91 mm

Nov10° / 5°84 mm

Dec8° / 2°93 mm

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

About

Winding House

Museum: history.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Astley
Official site: lancashireminingmuseum.org

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Map of Winding House and nearby

Orange shows Winding House; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Leigh, with 45,499 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Astley

4,735 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 900 m northeast of it

Walkden

18,684 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1 km north of it

Tyldesley

16,205 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km east of it

Worsley

11,958 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Winding House is	People	Places to visit
Astley	It’s in town	4,735	7
Walkden	900 m northeast of it	18,684	7
Tyldesley	1 km north of it	16,205	7
Worsley	1.1 km east of it	11,958	10
Leigh	2 km west of it	45,499	6
Higher Folds	2.3 km northwest of it	2,447	5
Atherton	2.8 km northwest of it	27,571	11
Little Hulton	3 km northeast of it	25,824	10

Make a day of it

More near Winding House

Among the 78 within 15 km are 5 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame14 km away 2

MuseumImperial War Museum North10 km away · 2K visitors a year 3

CathedralManchester Cathedral13 km away 4

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery14 km away 5

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum13 km away · 830K visitors a year 6

MuseumThe Manchester Museum14 km away 7

MuseumChetham's Library13 km away 8

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater3.3 km away

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

A visit to Winding House: questions

Where is Winding House?

Winding House is in Astley, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Winding House?

Museum: history.

When is the best time to visit Winding House?

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

What else is there to see near Winding House?

Within 15 km: English Football Hall of Fame (14 km), Imperial War Museum North (10 km), Manchester Cathedral (13 km) and Manchester Art Gallery (14 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 (8)

English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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