Hidden gems: Museums in Manchester

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Manchester. This list contains 22 places from Museum category.

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Dunham Massey Hall - Stables
Museum
5.00 (9 reviews) (~14.96 km from centre)
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Winter Hill Mass Trespass Monument
Museum
👍👍 Pick a clear dry day to visit. Unfortunately it was cloudy when I got to the top. An easier less steep 10km linear route from Horrocks Wood Car park.
5.00 (8 reviews) (~22.2 km from centre)
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Hurst Cross
Museum
👍👍 Local landmark
5.00 (6 reviews) (~11.27 km from centre)
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Spasms and Chasms
War museum
👍👍 I vested spasms and chasms war museum yesterday, the staff is very friendly and helpful. The museum is a bit small (takes around 35 mins to complete the tour) but apart from that its very good!
5.00 (5 reviews) (~26.05 km from centre)
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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) (~16.52 km from centre)
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Bacup Museum ( Home of Bacup Natural History Society)
Museum
👍👍 I have good times visiting Bacup Natural History Society.
4.90 (25 reviews) (~25.13 km from centre)
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Clayton Hall
Museum
👍👍 Lovely little house to explore with lots of things you can actually pick up and look through. The cafe is nice and very affordable. Good cake!
4.80 (115 reviews) (~4.32 km from centre)
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Paradise Mill
Museum
Museum devoted to early-20th-century silk weaving, featuring looms & other items in a former mill.
4.80 (60 reviews) (~26.14 km from centre)
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The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
Museum
👍 It was an unexpected find. The gents in attendance were friendly, knowledgeable and interesting. I spent a pleasant half hour and will definitely be going back for one of the afternoon performances.
4.80 (29 reviews) (~7.83 km from centre)
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The Museum of Policing in Cheshire
Museum
👍👍 Me and my 8yr son had a great time visiting this museum. Very interesting place and amazing staff, everybody was so involved in explaining lots of things to us. One of the best things I really appreciated was that we had a guided tour. We've been told lovely stories about the police history and my s...
4.80 (28 reviews) (~25.74 km from centre)
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Knutsford Heritage Centre
Museum
👍👍 Go and see the 'tapestry' made for the millennium. Most of Knutsford seems to have stitched a bit! And take time to watch the video and absorb a part of the history that is England. Find out why King Canute threw sand down for a wedding party. The staff are always lovely, and even sport an Iowan acc...
4.80 (18 reviews) (~21.18 km from centre)
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Staircase House
Museum
Audio tours explaining the history of the town's oldest house with a rare Jacobean staircase.
4.70 (137 reviews) (~9.56 km from centre)
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Ellenroad Engine House Steam Museum
Museum
👍👍 This is a fascinating place for all those with an interest in the Industrial Revolution. Plenty to see with volunteers on hand to answer questions. When the engine is in steam you can really appreciate what a amazing piece of engineering it is.
4.70 (131 reviews) (~16.35 km from centre)
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David Brown Tractor Club Ltd
Museum
👍👍 What a fantastic little museum in the heart of Meltham, great to see so many cool old tractors lovingly restored and looked after by passionate enthusiasts. the museum is only open one day a month but is definitely worth a) the wait and b) a visit
4.70 (39 reviews) (~29.87 km from centre)
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Lewis Carroll Centre
Museum
👍👍 Very interesting little museum. Quite a lot of information concerning this very interesting person. His story is well worth the visit.
4.60 (63 reviews) (~29.89 km from centre)
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The Old Sunday School Heritage Centre
Museum
A permanent collection charts the process of silk manufacturing from the cocoon to the loom.
4.60 (28 reviews) (~25.83 km from centre)
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WWII Parachute Training Memorial
Museum
👍👍 If you want to see a tasteful memorial in the middle of Tatton Park, this is one
4.60 (27 reviews) (~18.35 km from centre)
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Working Class Movement Library
Library
👍👍 One of the most important institutions in the country. It stands as a monument to progess, social justice and all those who dedicated their lives to building a better world.
4.60 (25 reviews) (~1.94 km from centre)
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Oldknow's Mill
Museum
👍👍 Great place for a walk with the family with the roman lakes and the garden house both close by lots of interesting bits to see further down the path that runs alongside the river
4.60 (13 reviews) (~16.05 km from centre)
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Chetham's Library
Library
Public library since 1653 housing thousands of books & manuscripts in a dark, medieval atmosphere.
4.50 (143 reviews) (~0.77 km from centre)
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