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Science and Industry Museum

Name: Science and Industry Museum
Address: Liverpool Road, Manchester, Manchester, M3 4FP, GB

Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP · Manchester

Set on the site of the world's first inter-city passenger railway station, the Science and Industry Museum covers 250 years of Manchester's world-changing innovation — from the spinning jenny to the atom — through hands-on exhibits, working machinery and interactive galleries. It's free, open daily, and consistently rated one of the best family attractions in the North West. Note: construction work ongoing across the site, but plenty remains to see.

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Hours: Daily 10:00–17:00. Closed 24–26 Dec and 1 Jan.
Address: Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP
Price: Free
Ages: 3–14
Setting: Both
Parking: No on-site car park; Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink 5 min walk; street parking on nearby roads
Facilities: Cafe · Gift shop · Accessible toilets · Baby changing · Hands-on exhibits · Historic railway buildings
For the kids: Built on the site of the world's first inter-city passenger railway station (1830), the museum covers 250 years of Manchester innovation with hands-on science experiments, working machinery and immersive galleries. Children can get hands-on with electricity, textiles and computing in one of the best free STEM days out in the North West.

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