Top rated Museums in Bolton, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Bolton

Experience the best that Bolton has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 263 places from Museum category.

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Wrinkled Stocking Tea Room

Tea house

👍👍 Nice quirky little place. Friendly staff with quiet relaxed atmosphere. Full Batty breakfast is highly recommended. Unlimited tea/coffee included, fresh orange juice and toast/jam.

$ $$$

4.90 (169 reviews) (~42.32 km from centre)

Northwest Computer Museum

Museum

👍👍 Really cool place and great for the price. You can play loads of games on loads of different consoles. There are many playable consoles including, commodor 64, ZX spectrum, atari, SNES & NES, megadrive and many more. You can play on the vr to it's really great! Definitely worth the price, I'd recomm...

4.90 (84 reviews) (~10.38 km from centre)

Haunted Museum & Spirit Shop Stoke

Museum

👍👍 Had a wonderful visit here today, would highly recommend if you're a fan of the paranormal, horror, ghost stories or anything spooky. We had a guided tour by really lovely staff round a beautiful , creepy, dark museum. They told us all the stories behind the haunted artifacts, it was fascinating !

4.90 (63 reviews) (~66.75 km from centre)

Derby Computer Museum

Museum

👍👍 What a fantastic little gem! We really enjoyed our time here this morning. So many retro games and consoles that two adults and a 7 year old enjoyed. Well set up and thought out, clean and tidy. It is obvious the staff enjoy what they do - they are all volunteers and are very knowledgeable and helpf...

4.90 (48 reviews) (~96.53 km from centre)

Spitfire gallery

Museum

👍👍 Saw the spitfire after looking at the knife angel. The museum was lovely, will go again to see the Titanic exhibition.

4.90 (35 reviews) (~64.02 km from centre)

Ambergate Motor Heritage Centre (future site)

Museum

👍👍 Nice car museum with interactive pads to find info. Really enjoyed it, as did the kids. Nice food at cafe.

4.90 (35 reviews) (~84.28 km from centre)

National Coal Mining Museum for England

Museum

Coal mining museum with a restored colliery, underground tours, pit ponies, a cafe and gift shop.

4.80 (3.8K reviews) (~53.94 km from centre)

Shibden Hall

Museum

Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods.

4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~42.31 km from centre)

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Library

Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~16.19 km from centre)

Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green

Museum

Colliery site on 15 acres dating back to Victorian times with various mining buildings to explore.

4.80 (732 reviews) (~9.26 km from centre)

1950s Museum Denbigh

Museum

👍👍 Amazing place ! If you want to see some history,even more leasing some stories. You must see this place ! The museum is a secret gem of this part of Wales. Lovely collection and so interesting display. Lovely come back to 50,60's I was surprised we were alone there, maybe this place needs more adver...

4.80 (408 reviews) (~79.87 km from centre)

Browsholme Hall and Tithe Barn

Historical landmark

Sumptuous 16th-century home and gardens, still lived in by the family. Open Wed and Sun summer only.

4.80 (298 reviews) (~36.21 km from centre)

Claymills Victorian Pumping Station

Museum

Restored Victorian-era sewage pumping station with tours, adjacent to a modern sewage plant.

4.80 (291 reviews) (~99.49 km from centre)

Emmerdale

Television station

👍👍 Great walks around the free bridlepaths through Harewood House skirting the Emmerdale locations. Saw back of Woolpack, cricket pavilion, Sharma's and Eric's house.

4.80 (250 reviews) (~67.87 km from centre)

Quarry Bank

Museum

👍👍 Great place to learn about the textile industry during the industrial revolution. The mill has exhibits about the people who worked there and has regular demonstrations of the machines. The gardens are also very nice to walk through. There are many buildings to go through and lots to see. Some build...

4.80 (250 reviews) (~28.69 km from centre)

Fireground

Museum

Displays tracing fire service history, plus a replica station (open Thursday, Friday & Saturday).

4.80 (238 reviews) (~18.57 km from centre)

Calderdale Industrial Museum

Museum

Family-friendly regional-history museum with exhibits on the Industrial Revolution, open Saturdays.

4.80 (224 reviews) (~41.07 km from centre)

Nidderdale Museum

Museum

Series of 11 rooms displaying local history through recreations of heritage workplaces and homes.

4.80 (204 reviews) (~71.75 km from centre)

Bolton Steam Museum

Museum

👍👍 In all my years this was first visit with four year old grandson. Thought he would if list interest within ten minutes but we stayed just over an hour, he loved checking out the workings of the machinery. No charge but we made a donation, well done to all volunteers.

4.80 (199 reviews) (~1.78 km from centre)

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum

Museum

👍👍 For £3 the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum is a must visit place especially if you have children. This place is the only steam powered weaving mill left in the world and is so interesting for young and old alike, I believe the mill is in threat of closure, so, please do not allow this place to clos...

4.80 (186 reviews) (~29.84 km from centre)

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Top rated Museums in Bolton, United Kingdom