Workhouse Museum
Workhouse Museum is a museum in Ripon. It holds the status of a Grade II listed building. Add Ripon Cathedral, 400 m away, to a visit; it leads 26 places within 15 km.
Museum in Ripon
Inside Ripon
Workhouse Museum is inside Ripon’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Ripon has 276 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Ripon from June to September.
Workhouse Museum
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Ripon
- Official site
- riponmuseums.co.uk/workhouse-museum-garden
The area around Workhouse Museum
Numbered points are the places near Workhouse Museum, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ripon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Of the 3, Ripon is the largest, at 16,593 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Workhouse Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | It’s in town | 16,593 | 15 |
| Sharow | 800 m east of it | 574 | 9 |
| North Stainley | 4.7 km northwest of it | 390 | 6 |
Nearby, too
The 26 places within 15 km include 2 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralRipon Cathedral400 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey5 km away3
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park4.1 km away4
MuseumRipon Prison and Police Museum300 m away5
MuseumThe Courthouse Museum300 m away6
Theme parkLightwater Valley5.1 km away7
Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall5.3 km away8
Historic houseRipley Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Workhouse Museum, answered
Where is Workhouse Museum?
Workhouse Museum is in Ripon, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Workhouse Museum?
Museum in Ripon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Workhouse Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Ripon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Workhouse Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Workhouse Museum?
Within 15 km: Ripon Cathedral (400 m), Fountains Abbey (5 km), Studley Royal Park (4.1 km) and Ripon Prison and Police Museum (300 m).
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)
- Workhouse Museum: Redvers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Prison and Police Museum: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Courthouse Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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