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

Top rated Museums in Manchester

Experience the best that Manchester 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 113 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) (~31.75 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) (~16.52 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) (~45.15 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) (~38.46 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) (~0.26 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) (~13.37 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) (~49.55 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) (~15.12 km from centre)

Fireground

Museum

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

4.80 (238 reviews) (~15.84 km from centre)

Calderdale Industrial Museum

Museum

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

4.80 (224 reviews) (~37.25 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) (~18.14 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) (~36.88 km from centre)

Colne Valley Museum

Museum

👍👍 Colne Valley Museum is a fascinating visit. It has working looms, a cobbler, artist installation and amazingly passionate volunteers. Definitely worth a visit . All the volunteers are a wealth of knowledge.

4.80 (144 reviews) (~31.18 km from centre)