Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery |
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Discover the story of a Yorkshire community on the Lancashire side of the Pennines. Saddleworth is an area - an old Yorkshire parish with its own distinct identity - made up of villages such as Delph, Diggle, Dobcross, Denshaw, Greenfield, and Uppermill where you will find the museum.
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:
- the prehistoric Summer visitors who hunted on the hill tops;
- the farmers who scraped a living from the hills by weaving cloth in 
their homes;
- the men, women and children who endured long hours in the woollen mills;
- the brass bands who fill the Saddleworth air with music;
- the soldiers who shivered on duty at Castleshaw Roman Fort;
- the men who tunnelled through the Pennines to take the canal and railway eastwards;
- the Morris Men carrying on the old tradition of rushcart building;
- the Diggle coal merchant and his family whose story brings to life Victorian Saddleworth.
There is something to appeal to everyone at Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery. Fill your visit with discovery by borrowing a Family Box with 
lots of things to do and touch. Get to grips with history in our hands-on Activity Area for children of all ages.
Exhibitions of paintings, photography and textiles in the Art Gallery change every few weeks. We create new displays highlighting different aspects of Saddleworth's history three or more times a year. You can see, hear and smell the textile machinery in action on our special Working Days, when you can talk to our volunteers about life and work in the mills. There are demonstrations of crafts, behind the scenes and other events throughout the year.
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Opening Times
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(2006 times)
Every day (except 24th, 25th, 31st Dec and 1st Jan)Summer: (April to end October): Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 4.30pm, Sun 12.00pm - 4.00pm. Winter: (Nov to end March): Monday to Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm. We also open outside these times for groups and schools. |
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Admission Charges
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(2006 prices)
Adults £2.00, Concessions (5-18 year olds - under 5 free, Senior Citizens, registered disabled people and students) £1.00, Family Ticket (2 Adults + 5 Children) £4.00Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery is independent and a registered charity. All admission fees help to develop new displays and activities. |
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Directions
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The Museum is on the main road through Uppermill (A670), 13 miles from Central Manchester, 13 miles from Hudersfield. Car Park outside the Museum and plenty more parking off the High Street - follow the signs. By train: 3/4 mile from Greenfield Station (Manchester Victoria - Wakefield line) - Not Sunday. By bus: 184 and 427 from Manchester and Oldham. 184 weekdays and 184, 365 Sundays from Huddersfield and Bradford. 350, 354, 355, from Ashton under Lyne. |
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Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery Postcode for SatNav: OL3 6HS |
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Nearby Attractions
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Portland Basin Museum
(6 Miles)*
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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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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Heaton Hall
(10 Miles)*
A magnificent neo-classical country house with beautifully restored 18th century interiors, set in 650 acres of rolling parkland. |
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