Museum · Ashton-under-Lyne · Greater Manchester

Portland Basin Museum

Portland Basin Museum is a museum in Ashton-under-Lyne. Its operator is Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. There are 74 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with English Football Hall of Fame (9.4 km).

Where

In Ashton-under-Lyne

inside the built-up area

Run by

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Museum in Ashton-under-Lyne

Inside Ashton-under-Lyne

Portland Basin Museum is inside Ashton-under-Lyne’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.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Aim for June to September, when Ashton-under-Lyne reaches 17–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°92 mm

Feb8° / 2°82 mm

Mar10° / 3°69 mm

Apr13° / 5°67 mm

May16° / 8°67 mm

Jun19° / 11°72 mm

Jul21° / 13°96 mm

Aug20° / 13°92 mm

Sep17° / 11°89 mm

Oct14° / 8°96 mm

Nov10° / 5°98 mm

Dec8° / 2°115 mm

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

About

Portland Basin Museum

Museum in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, UK.

It is run by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.

In Ashton-under-Lyne, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Town: in Ashton-under-Lyne
Official site: tameside.gov.uk/museumsgalleries/portland

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Mapping Portland Basin Museum

Orange: Portland Basin Museum.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Portland Basin Museum

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Oldham (110,722 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Ashton-under-Lyne

48,595 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 200 m southeast of it

Dukinfield

21,151 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Audenshaw

13,397 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km east of it

Stalybridge

26,850 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Portland Basin Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ashton-under-Lyne	It’s in town	48,595	8
Dukinfield	200 m southeast of it	21,151	5
Audenshaw	1.1 km southwest of it	13,397	6
Stalybridge	1.6 km east of it	26,850	5
Droylsden	1.7 km west of it	23,916	27
Hyde	2 km southeast of it	35,902	5
Denton	2.1 km south of it	36,005	17
Oldham	3 km north of it	110,722	11

Make a day of it

Around Portland Basin Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 74 more, including 5 museums, an art gallery and a cathedral.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame9.4 km away 2

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery9.4 km away 3

CathedralManchester Cathedral9.6 km away 4

MuseumThe Manchester Museum9.1 km away 5

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum10 km away · 830K visitors a year 6

MuseumChetham's Library9.5 km away 7

CastleBuckton Castle6.3 km away 8

MuseumNational Football Museum9.4 km away

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

Visiting Portland Basin Museum

Where is Portland Basin Museum?

Portland Basin Museum is in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Portland Basin Museum?

Museum in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, UK.

Who runs Portland Basin Museum?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.

When is the best time to visit Portland Basin Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Ashton-under-Lyne, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Portland Basin Museum?

Within 15 km: English Football Hall of Fame (9.4 km), Manchester Art Gallery (9.4 km), Manchester Cathedral (9.6 km) and The Manchester Museum (9.1 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)

English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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