Best places: Historical societies in Manchester

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Turton Tower
Historical landmark
Unusual fortification, stately home and cafe open to the public Wednesday, Sunday and bank holidays.
4.60 (578 reviews) (~20.19 km from centre)
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Grace Dieu Priory
Historical landmark
Historical ruins of a 13th-century Augustinian convent, with guided walks by prior arrangement.
4.70 (322 reviews) (~99.49 km from centre)
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Lancashire Infantry Museum
Army museum
Military museum & research center showcasing weapons, artifacts, medals, flags & more.
4.80 (220 reviews) (~44.16 km from centre)
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Farmer Parrs Animal World
Animal park
Farm animals, rare breeds and exotic species, plus train/tractor/pony rides and a pottery studio.
4.50 (1.2K reviews) (~69.3 km from centre)
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Flag Fen Archaeology Park
Tourist attraction
3,500 year-old archaeological site with Bronze age causeway remains and reconstructed round houses.
4.50 (678 reviews) (~170.33 km from centre)
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Liverpool Guild of Students
Student union
👍 The venue itself for a gig is excellent, but the bar prices - ridiculous! On a par with a football ground, it's really that bad. We were queueing for a looooong time to get in and the set up is a bit confusing but if you're not bothered about being in the mosh pit, head for the balcony - we had a gr...
4.40 (1K reviews) (~48.45 km from centre)
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Solway Aviation Museum
Museum
Established in 1961, this museum features exhibits & artifacts related to aviation in Cumbria.
4.80 (129 reviews) (~166.8 km from centre)
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The Gainsborough Heritage Centre
Heritage museum
👍 A nice little place full of history and news about Gainsborough, especially the old Marshalls tractor factory and Roses packaging company. These two displays take up most of the ground floor and if you were to read and study all the information on display about them you'd need an hour or two. Upstai...
4.80 (66 reviews) (~97.83 km from centre)
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Rhydymwyn Valley History Society
Museum
👍👍 What a fantastic and very interesting place if you are into your history.
4.60 (77 reviews) (~70.51 km from centre)
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Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Museum
Exhibitions mark the birth of the business revolution formed here with the rise of co-operatives.
4.30 (116 reviews) (~16.48 km from centre)
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Swaffham Museum
Local history museum
👍👍 Great little museum with some really interesting social history elements. The small Howard Carter room is super and poses some interesting and thoughtful questions. Volunteers really helpful and gave our children a trail to complete as well as things for the journey home
4.60 (40 reviews) (~216.76 km from centre)
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Friends Of Abingdon
Historical society
4.50 (37 reviews) (~211.57 km from centre)
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