Mining Museum
Set 700 m southeast of Alderley Edge is Mining Museum. Add Lyme Hall, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 59 places within 15 km.
Museum near Alderley Edge
Just outside Alderley Edge
Mining Museum is 700 m southeast of Alderley Edge. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Highs of 17–20°C mark June to September in Alderley Edge.
Mining Museum
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 700 m southeast of Alderley Edge
- Official site
- derbyscc.org.uk/alderley/mines_cobalt
Hours, entry and address
The way to Mining Museum
The numbers show what else is near Mining Museum, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Macclesfield is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (54,352 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Alderley Edge
Wilmslow
Prestbury
Macclesfield
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Mining Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Edge | 700 m northwest of it | 4,496 | 11 |
| Wilmslow | 2.3 km north of it | 25,716 | 18 |
| Prestbury | 2.6 km east of it | 2,629 | 15 |
| Macclesfield | 3.5 km southeast of it | 54,352 | 14 |
| Dean Row | 3.8 km north of it | 859 | 10 |
| Great Warford | 4.1 km west of it | 725 | 5 |
| Chelford | 4.6 km southwest of it | 1,377 | 6 |
Pair Mining Museum with these
Within 15 km are 59 places, among them 8 historic houses.
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall12 km away2
Historic house · National TrustHare Hill1.6 km away3
Historic houseBramall Hall9.6 km away4
Historic houseCapesthorne Hall4.9 km away5
Historic houseMottram Hall3.3 km away6
Historic houseAdlington Hall5.5 km away7
Historic houseAlderley Park2.8 km away8
Historic house · National TrustTatton Park Mansion12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Mining Museum
Where is Mining Museum?
Mining Museum is 700 m southeast of Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
What is Mining Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Mining Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Alderley Edge, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Mining Museum?
Within 15 km: Lyme Hall (12 km), Hare Hill (1.6 km), Bramall Hall (9.6 km) and Capesthorne Hall (4.9 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)
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hare Hill: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Capesthorne Hall: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mottram Hall: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adlington Hall: John Swallow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alderley Park: Jatkinson853, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatton Park Mansion: K. Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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