Portland Basin Museum
(1 Mile)*
Portland Basin Museum is the centrepiece of the recently rebuilt Ashton Canal Warehouse, now looking much as it did in 1834 when it was first built.
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Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery
(5 Miles)*
Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery is full of intriguing objects from the past and tells the story of the people who have created Saddleworth's landscape and character
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Manchester Art Gallery
(6 Miles)*
The gallery's amazing collection of art is displayed in an innovative and imaginative way. An undoubted highlight is the outstanding collection of 19th century Pre-Raphaelite paintings.
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Labour History Archive and Study Centre
(6 Miles)*
The Archive and Study Centre at the National Museum of Labour History offers a unique opportunity to explore the political and social lives of working people during the last 150 years.
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Whitworth Art Gallery
(6 Miles)*
The Gallery is home to an impressive range of watercolours, prints, drawings, modern art and sculpture, as well as the largest collections of textiles and wallpapers outside London.
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People's History Museum
(6 Miles)*
The Peoples History Museum houses the galleries of the National Museum of Labour History. It is dedicated to the ordinary people of Britain and the story of how they organised together to change society.
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Heaton Hall
(7 Miles)*
A magnificent neo-classical country house with beautifully restored 18th century interiors, set in 650 acres of rolling parkland.
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Salford Museum & Art Gallery
(7 Miles)*
Museum of Salford's local history and art.
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Ordsall Hall
(8 Miles)*
Ordsall Hall, once home to the wealthy Radclyffe family, is one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture in North West England.
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Rochdale Art Gallery
(8 Miles)*
Touchstones is an exciting arts and heritage centre that has something special for everyone. The site consists of Art Galleries, Museum, Local Studies Centre and Tourist Information Centre.
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Imperial War Museum North
(9 Miles)*
The Imperial War Museum North tells the story of how war has shaped people's lives from 1900 to the present day. With the story still unfolding, the Museum will continue to develop and change over time.
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Anson Engine Museum
(10 Miles)*
This museum has one of the largest collections of engines in Europe - varying in size from desktop to 100 tons!
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Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive
(14 Miles)*
Bolton Museum has many collections of exhibits from fine art to Egyptian archaeology. There is an aquarium where you can see snakes and a piranha fish which is 23 years old.
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Rossendale Museum
(16 Miles)*
Rossendale Museum is housed in a 19th century mill owner's residence built in 1840 for the Hardman family, overlooking their woollen mill at New Hall Hey
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West Park Museum
(16 Miles)*
West Park Museum opened in 1898, a gift from Marianne Brocklehurst for the people of Macclesfield. The Museum is located in one of the earliest public parks which opened in 1854 and was funded by voluntary subscription.
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