Ellenroad Steam Museum
Ellenroad Steam Museum is a stationary steam engine and museum. It lies inside the built-up area of Newhey. Top of the 28 other places within 15 km is Gallery Oldham, 6.8 km off.
Museum in Newhey
Inside Newhey
Ellenroad Steam Museum is inside Newhey’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Aim for June to August, when Newhey reaches 18–20°C.
Ellenroad Steam Museum
Stationary steam engine and museum in Milnrow, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
In Newhey, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Newhey
- Official site
- ellenroad.org.uk
Where it sits
Orange marks Ellenroad Steam Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newhey’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Ellenroad Steam Museum
Rochdale is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (111,258 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Newhey
Milnrow
Rochdale
Shaw
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ellenroad Steam Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newhey | It’s in town | 2,711 | 3 |
| Milnrow | 200 m north of it | 9,237 | 3 |
| Rochdale | 800 m northwest of it | 111,258 | 4 |
| Shaw | 1.4 km south of it | 18,249 | 7 |
| Royton | 2.3 km south of it | 22,997 | 7 |
| Littleborough | 2.7 km north of it | 12,164 | 3 |
| Oldham | 3.9 km south of it | 110,722 | 11 |
| Denshaw | 4.2 km east of it | 599 | 2 |
Also within reach
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and an art gallery, among 28 within 15 km.
Art galleryGallery Oldham6.8 km away2
CastleBuckton Castle12 km away3
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum15 km away4
MuseumRochdale Pioneers Museum4 km away5
Historic houseHeaton Park12 km away6
MuseumMuseum of Transport Greater Manchester14 km away7
CastleDobroyd Castle12 km away8Heritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Lancashire Railway13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Ellenroad Steam Museum: the answers
Where is Ellenroad Steam Museum?
Ellenroad Steam Museum is in Newhey, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Ellenroad Steam Museum?
Stationary steam engine and museum in Milnrow, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ellenroad Steam Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Newhey, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ellenroad Steam Museum?
Within 15 km: Gallery Oldham (6.8 km), Buckton Castle (12 km), Manchester Jewish Museum (15 km) and Rochdale Pioneers Museum (4 km).
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)
- Ellenroad Steam Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery Oldham: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochdale Pioneers Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heaton Park: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Transport Greater Manchester: Mikey from Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dobroyd Castle: Dvprknsn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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