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The Manchester Museum
Attractions in Reddish

Nothing mapped in Reddish itself; The Manchester Museum is the nearest draw

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 15 of its 18. None of them is inside Reddish itself. A drive of 7.5 km brings you to English Football Hall of Fame.

Photo: The Manchester Museum, DrPhoenix (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Reddish
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Around Reddish: where to begin

The Manchester Museum aside, the next best known are 3 museums, an art gallery and a historic house.

MuseumThe Manchester Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumPankhurst Centre4.2 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryThe Whitworth4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumHat Works1.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumElizabeth Gaskell's House3.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseAbney Hall4 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

How they lie

The map stretches to Portland Basin Museum, 6.1 km away.

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The dashed line is Reddish’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

The list by type

15 of the 18 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 15 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Reddish. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The list in full

18 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Pankhurst Centre

Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the northwest

Pair of Victorian villas in Manchester, England repurposed as a women-only space and museum.

Run by Central Manchester University Hospitals
About Pankhurst Centre →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

12 listed buildings are on Reddish’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Reddish →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Reddish

English Football Hall of Fame, 7.5 km away, is the best known of the 12.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame7.5 km northwestArt galleryManchester Art Gallery7 km northwestCathedralManchester Cathedral7.6 km northwestBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum7.7 km northwest · 830K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library7.6 km northwestMuseumImperial War Museum North9.9 km west · 2K visitors a yearMuseumNational Football Museum7.5 km northwestCathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist8.4 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustLyme Hall13 km southeastMuseumManchester Jewish Museum8.1 km northwestHistoric houseBramall Hall7.4 km southCastleBuckton Castle12 km northeast

Places well known beyond Reddish (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Common questions about Reddish

What is there to see near Reddish?

No attraction is mapped inside Reddish itself. Within 5 km of it are The Manchester Museum, Pankhurst Centre, The Whitworth and Hat Works.

Does Reddish have a museum?

15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Reddish: The Manchester Museum, Pankhurst Centre, The Whitworth and Hat Works.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Reddish?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lyme Hall (National Trust), 13 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Reddish?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (7.5 km), Manchester Art Gallery (7 km), Manchester Cathedral (7.6 km), Science and Industry Museum (7.7 km).

Where are Reddish’s historic buildings listed?

Reddish has 12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Reddish when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (22)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.