Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Collection (museum), Heritage centre in Toad Lane, Rochdale.
Attractions in Trub
Photo: Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Chemical Engineer (CC BY-SA 4.0)Rochdale Pioneers Museum heads the list around Trub
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Trub’s built-up area. Look for 3 museums and a zoo. If you have a day, head to English Football Hall of Fame, 12 km away.
In Trub
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Trub
Beyond Rochdale Pioneers Museum, there are 2 museums and a zoo.
MuseumRochdale Pioneers Museum3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumEllenroad Steam Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm2.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTouchstones3.4 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Mapped
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the north.
The dashed line is Trub’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
What sort of places
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 4.
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Trub. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Ellenroad Steam Museum
Stationary steam engine and museum in Milnrow, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Trub’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Trub →
Big names nearby
Bigger names, a drive away
Most famous of the 12 is English Football Hall of Fame, 12 km from the centre.
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame12 km southwest
CathedralManchester Cathedral12 km southwest
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery12 km south
MuseumThe Manchester Museum13 km south
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum13 km southwest · 830K visitors a year
MuseumChetham's Library12 km southwest
MuseumImperial War Museum North15 km southwest · 2K visitors a year
MuseumNational Football Museum12 km southwest
Art galleryGallery Oldham6.2 km southeast
CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist12 km southwest
CastleBuckton Castle13 km southeast
MuseumManchester Jewish Museum10 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Trub (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 Trub
What is there to see near Trub?
No attraction is mapped inside Trub itself. Within 5 km of it are Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Ellenroad Steam Museum, Lancaster Park & Animal Farm and Touchstones.
Does Trub have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Trub: Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Ellenroad Steam Museum and Touchstones.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Trub?
None is recorded within 5 km of Trub.
What are the best-known days out near Trub?
Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (12 km), Manchester Cathedral (12 km), Manchester Art Gallery (12 km), The Manchester Museum (13 km).
Where are Trub’s historic buildings listed?
Trub has 1 listed buildings. 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 Trub 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 (14)
- Rochdale Pioneers Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellenroad Steam Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery Oldham: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Buckton Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Jewish Museum: Richerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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