Museum of Science and

See thunderous cotton machinery demonstrated by our Presenters in the Textile Gallery.Weekdays 3:00pmWeekends 11:00am & 3:00pm…
Distance: 14.7 miles away

Eureka! The National Children's

Have you ever wondered... What happens to the food you eat How sound and music are made What might be hidden in your back garden How other people liveThe answers to these questions and many more will be…
Distance: 9 miles away

Urbis

Urbis explores Urban culture and the cities of today and tomorrow through four floors of exhibitions about city life. Our exhibition programme features international large‐scale exhibitions offering unique insights into the dynamic culture of the modern city, with innovative explorations of design, architecture, graffiti, music and the…
Distance: 13.9 miles away

Greater Manchester Police Museum

Housed in a Victorian police station complete with original charge office and prison cells. Galleries house police vehicles and displays of uniforms and equipment. Plus there are also rooms devoted to crime and forensic science, forgery and international policing.Open: Tues: 10.30am ‐ 3.30pm & by appointmentCost: Free entry…
Distance: 13.8 miles away

Museum of Transport

The Museum of Transport, Manchester has one of the largest collections of transport of its kind in the country. The vehicles themselves represent the development of public road transport in Greater Manchester, from horse‐drawn vehicles to the first generation of accessible transport; and also includes the prototype…
Distance: 13 miles away

Ashton under Lyne Town

Welcome to the Museum of the Manchester Regiment. The Museum tells the story of the Regiment and its soldiers through 200 years of history, from 1758 until 1958. Follow the Regiment from the colonial wars of the Red Coats in the eighteenth centuries to the Citizens…
Distance: 9.7 miles away

Bankfield Museum

Set in a wonderful Victorian mill owners house, Bankfield has a growing reputation as a centre for textiles and contemporary craft.With its internationally important collection of textiles, weird and wonderful objects from around the world, plus commissions by leading makers and a varied programme of exhibitions and events,…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

Manchester Museum

The Manchester Museum provides access to about six million items from every continent of the globe. Butterflies and carvings from India; birds and bark‐cloth from the Pacific; live frogs and ancient pottery from America; fossils and native art from Australia; mammals and ancient Egyptian craftsmanship from Africa;…
Distance: 14.5 miles away

Portland Basin Museum

Housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashton Canal Warehouse the museum combines a lively modern interior with a peaceful canal side setting. Portland Basin Museum is an exciting family friendly museum, with something for all the familyStep back in time on our 1920s street, as the sights…
Distance: 10.2 miles away

Saddleworth Museum

Situated by the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, and housed in part of the old Victoria Mill, Saddleworth Museum is full of intriguing objects from the past. The Museum tells the story of the people who have created Saddleworth's landscape and character. Visitors can find out about the…
Distance: 4.7 miles away

Tolson Memorial Museum

The history book of a typical Yorkshire town, Tolson Museum draws a vivid and intriguing picture of Huddersfield and its people, from the prehistoric to the present. Each layer of Huddersfield's past is revealed in its exciting displays. With collections in archaeology, archives, natural sciences, costume and…
Distance: 9.4 miles away

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