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Lancashire Mining Museum (Astley Green Colliery)

Name: Lancashire Mining Museum (Astley Green Colliery)
Address: Higher Green Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7JB, GB
Telephone: 01942 895841

Higher Green Lane, Tyldesley, M29 7JB · Manchester

Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green preserves the only surviving pit headgear on the Lancashire Coalfield alongside an extraordinary collection of 28 colliery locomotives — the largest in the UK. Set on a Scheduled Monument site, it's a genuinely unique piece of industrial heritage that children can explore up close. Free to visit Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with free parking on site.

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Hours: Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun 13:00–17:00
Address: Higher Green Lane, Tyldesley, M29 7JB
Price: Free
Ages: 3–14
Setting: Both
Parking: Free on-site car park
Facilities: Accessible site · Original pit headgear · 28 colliery locomotives
For the kids: The UK's largest collection of colliery locomotives — 28 engines — alongside the only surviving pit headgear on the entire Lancashire Coalfield. A Scheduled Monument that children can walk around and explore. Free entry, open four days a week.
Phone: 01942 895841

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