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Bury Transport Museum

Bury Transport Museum is a transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building. Look also at English Football Hall of Fame, 13 km away, first of 70 more within 15 km.

Photo: Bury Transport Museum, Chemical Engineer (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Bury

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Bury

Inside Bury

Bury Transport Museum is inside Bury’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bury has 85 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

For warmth, aim for June to August (18–20°C highs in Bury).

Jan7° / 2°119 mm

Feb7° / 2°95 mm

Mar10° / 3°83 mm

Apr13° / 5°74 mm

May16° / 7°79 mm

Jun18° / 10°84 mm

Jul20° / 12°95 mm

Aug19° / 12°105 mm

Sep17° / 10°99 mm

Oct13° / 7°117 mm

Nov10° / 4°122 mm

Dec7° / 2°141 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bury, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bury. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bury’s full climate →

About

Bury Transport Museum

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Bury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Bury
Official site: eastlancsrailway.org.uk/plan-your-day-out/bury-transport-museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Bury Transport Museum at a glance

The map centres on Bury Transport Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns around Bury Transport Museum, by distance

Bolton, with 184,077 people, is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Bury

81,115 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km east of it

Heywood

29,724 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Radcliffe

31,114 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km west of it

Ainsworth

1,595 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bury Transport Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bury	It’s in town	81,115	13
Heywood	2.1 km east of it	29,724	14
Radcliffe	2.1 km southwest of it	31,114	14
Ainsworth	3.3 km west of it	1,595	8
Ramsbottom	3.5 km north of it	17,074	9
Whitefield	3.6 km south of it	22,193	13
Bolton	4.3 km west of it	184,077	13
Little Lever	4.5 km southwest of it	12,524	8

Make a day of it

Also near Bury Transport Museum

Nearby, 70 places within 15 km include 5 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame13 km away 2

CathedralManchester Cathedral13 km away 3

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery13 km away 4Heritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Lancashire Railway100 m away 5

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum13 km away · 830K visitors a year 6

MuseumThe Manchester Museum15 km away 7

MuseumChetham's Library13 km away 8

MuseumImperial War Museum North14 km away · 2K visitors a year

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Bury Transport Museum?

Bury Transport Museum is in Bury, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bury Transport Museum?

Transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bury Transport Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Bury, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bury Transport Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Bury Transport Museum?

Within 15 km: English Football Hall of Fame (13 km), Manchester Cathedral (13 km), Manchester Art Gallery (13 km) and East Lancashire Railway (100 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Bury Transport Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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