National Waterways Museum
The National Waterways Museum is a transport museum, at Ellesmere Port in the English county of Cheshire, which concentrates on the history of Britain's navigable inland waterways.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port”, “National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port”, “North West Museum of Inland Navigation”, and “The Boat Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellesmere Port Lighthouse and Ellesmere Port railway station.
Ellesmere Port Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Ellesmere Port Dock is a dock in Britain, situated on the Manchester Ship Canal, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port Lighthouse is situated 970 feet northwest of National Waterways Museum.
Ellesmere Port railway station
Railway station
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Ellesmere Port railway station is located in the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The station was an intermediate through station on the Hooton–Helsby line. Ellesmere Port railway station is situated 2,300 feet south of National Waterways Museum.
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
School
Ellesmere Port Church of England College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. It was formed in 2009 by the merger of Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts and Cheshire Oaks High School. Ellesmere Port Church of England College is situated 1 mile southwest of National Waterways Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellesmere Port and Ince.
Ellesmere Port
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Ellesmere Port is in West Cheshire. Surrounding villages include Willaston, Neston, Parkgate, and Hooton.
Ince
Hamlet
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Ince is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated immediately to the east of the Stanlow Oil Refinery. Ince is situated 3 miles east of National Waterways Museum.
Eastham
Village
Eastham is a village and an electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Historically, it was part of Cheshire. It is situated on the Wirral Peninsula, to the south of Bromborough and to the east of Willaston. Eastham is situated 3½ miles northwest of National Waterways Museum.
National Waterways Museum
- Categories: independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.28794° or 53° 17′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.89203° or 2° 53′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C5V74Q5+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 26651103OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6979364
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“National Waterways Museum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Vies Navegables”
- Japanese: “乾ドック”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Vías Navegables”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitby Top Narrow Lock and National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port.
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