Saddleworth Museum
Saddleworth Museum is a museum in Uppermill, Oldham, Greater Manchester. Nearby, Buckton Castle (4 km) heads a list of 14 within 15 km.
Museum in Uppermill
Inside Uppermill
Saddleworth Museum is inside Uppermill’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Warmest in Uppermill are June to August, at 17–19°C.
Saddleworth Museum
Museum in Uppermill, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
In Uppermill, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Uppermill
- Official site
- saddleworthmuseum.co.uk
When it is open
- EntryA fee is charged
Finding Saddleworth Museum
The orange dot is Saddleworth Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Uppermill’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Largest of the 8 is Oldham, home to 110,722. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Uppermill
Dobcross
Delph
Mossley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Saddleworth Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uppermill | It’s in town | 11,207 | 4 |
| Dobcross | 700 m northwest of it | 1,569 | 3 |
| Delph | 1.7 km northwest of it | 2,282 | 1 |
| Mossley | 2.1 km southwest of it | 11,416 | 8 |
| Lees | 2.7 km west of it | 12,641 | 6 |
| Oldham | 3.9 km west of it | 110,722 | 11 |
| Stalybridge | 4.3 km south of it | 26,850 | 5 |
| Denshaw | 4.9 km northwest of it | 599 | 2 |
What else is near Saddleworth Museum
Around it, within 15 km, lie 14 more, including 4 museums, 2 churches and a castle.
CastleBuckton Castle4 km away2
Art galleryGallery Oldham6.8 km away3
MuseumRochdale Pioneers Museum13 km away4
MuseumEllenroad Steam Museum8.9 km away5
MuseumColne Valley Museum14 km away6MuseumMuseum · National TrustMarsden Moor Estate Exhibition8.1 km away7ChurchChurchSt Paul's Church, Oldham7.2 km away8ChurchChurchSt. Thomas Church, Werneth7.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Saddleworth Museum
Where is Saddleworth Museum?
Saddleworth Museum is in Uppermill, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Saddleworth Museum?
Museum in Uppermill, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Saddleworth Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Uppermill, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Saddleworth Museum?
Within 15 km: Buckton Castle (4 km), Gallery Oldham (6.8 km), Rochdale Pioneers Museum (13 km) and Ellenroad Steam Museum (8.9 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 (6)
- Saddleworth Museum: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery Oldham: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochdale Pioneers Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellenroad Steam Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colne Valley Museum: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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