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Science and Industry Museum

Science and Industry Museum is a museum in Manchester. It sees about 830K visitors a year. 89 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by English Football Hall of Fame (1.4 km).

Photo: Science and Industry Museum, Science Museum Group (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Manchester

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

830K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 4%

#302 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Manchester

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#302 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Manchester

Science and Industry Museum is inside Manchester’s built-up area, with 39 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

The climate through the year

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Manchester).

Jan8° / 3°80 mm

Feb9° / 3°69 mm

Mar11° / 4°63 mm

Apr14° / 6°56 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°82 mm

Aug21° / 13°82 mm

Sep18° / 11°79 mm

Oct14° / 8°95 mm

Nov11° / 5°87 mm

Dec8° / 3°99 mm

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

About

Science and Industry Museum

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 9 languages.

Type: Museum
Visitors: 830K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Manchester
Official site: scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk

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

The map

The area around Science and Industry Museum

Orange is Science and Industry Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Science and Industry Museum

Manchester is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (470,395 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Manchester

470,395 people · 68 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

Salford

108,431 people · 55 places to visit

3 · 1 km southwest of it

Old Trafford

21,442 people · 47 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southwest of it

Stretford

28,010 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Science and Industry Museum is	People	Places to visit
Manchester	It’s in town	470,395	68
Salford	200 m northwest of it	108,431	55
Old Trafford	1 km southwest of it	21,442	47
Stretford	3.3 km southwest of it	28,010	44
Pendlebury	3.7 km northwest of it	1,768	41
Clifton	4.1 km northwest of it	17,748	40
Prestwich	4.5 km north of it	31,509	33
Eccles	4.7 km west of it	41,116	23

Make a day of it

Also near Science and Industry Museum

Of the 89 within 15 km, look for 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame1.4 km away 2

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery1 km away 3

CathedralManchester Cathedral1.2 km away 4

MuseumThe Manchester Museum1.9 km away 5

MuseumChetham's Library1.3 km away 6

CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist800 m away 7

MuseumNational Football Museum1.3 km away 8

MuseumImperial War Museum North2.9 km away · 2K visitors a year

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

A visit to Science and Industry Museum: questions

Where is Science and Industry Museum?

Science and Industry Museum is in Manchester, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Science and Industry Museum?

Museum in Manchester, England, UK.

How many people visit Science and Industry Museum?

About 830K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Science and Industry Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Manchester, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Science and Industry Museum?

Within 15 km: English Football Hall of Fame (1.4 km), Manchester Art Gallery (1 km), Manchester Cathedral (1.2 km) and The Manchester Museum (1.9 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 (9)

Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist: The_Cathedral_Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Chapel_Street,_Salford.jpg: Ian Roberts derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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