Moorside Mills was built around 1875 as a small worsted spinning Mill by John Moore. Ownership of the mills changed many times, as they developed and grew. In 1970, Bradford Council bought Moorside Mills from Messrs. W & J Whitehead to create an innovative museum.

Bradford Industrial Museum has permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering, printing machinery and motor vehicles.

https://bradfordmuseums.org/bradford-industrial-museum/

Beamish is a world famous open air museum which brings the history of North East England to life at its 1820s Pockerley, 1900s Town, 1900s Pit Village, 1940s Farm, 1950s Town and 1950s Spain’s Field Farm exhibit areas. To find out more about each area visit our Explore & Discover pages.

Visitors to the museum meet costumed folk and discover fascinating stories of everyday life in the region through time.

https://www.beamish.org.uk/

This unusual and fascinating museum used to be one of the best kept secrets among Cheshire's many attractions. Over the past few years, it has undergone some major changes and is now recognised as one of the Country’s leading specialist museums.

Situated just south of Manchester on the site of the old Anson Colliery, it is the result of Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor's years of hard work collecting and restoring engines.

https://enginemuseum.org/

A large volunteer run museum site which has 33 working steam engines see on their steaming days. You can check when the next steaming is on their website via the link below. A must-see site, located in Burton on Trent with plenty to see and experience. Staff are very knowledgeable and passionate about their museum.

You can get a taste on what’s on offer from virtual tour on their website as well as an archive of some of their collections.

https://claymills.org.uk/