Visitor attractions and information - Dukinfield
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 Oldham Coliseum, Fairbottom Street, Oldham,
Lancashire, OL1 3SW. Tel: 0161 624 2829. Oldham Coliseum has
seen Eric Sykes, Charlie Chaplin, Dame Thora Hird and Dora Bryan
tread its boards. The Coliseum has a reputation as one of Britain
s most haunted theatres. www.coliseum.org.uk. About 4 miles north of Dukinfield. |
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Saddleworth
Museum & Art Gallery, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham. Tel:
01457 874093. The history of Saddleworth. Our museum displays
change regularly and we have two major exhibitions a year. Housed
in one of the out buildings of the 19th century Victoria Mill,
location beside the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
www.saddleworthmuseum.co.uk. About
4 miles north of Dukinfield. |
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Portland Basin Museum. Tel: 0161 343 2878.
Situated alongside the Ashton Canal at Portland Basin. The Ashton
Canal has undergone much improvement in recent years. It winds
its way through 18 locks from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne.
After falling into disrepair it reopened in 1974 and is now a
popular circular boating route through city and countryside.
About 2 miles north of
Dukinfield. |
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Gallery
Oldham, Oldham Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL.
Tel: 911 4653. Over 12,000 history items. 2,000 works of art.
1,000 items of decorative art. 80,000 natural history specimens.
1,000 geological specimens. 15,000 photographs. Books, pamphlets,
documents. In the past, exhibits have included works by Pablo
Picasso and L. S. Lowry. Shop, cafe, restaurants. www.galleryoldham.org.uk.
About 4 miles north of
Dukinfield. |
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Setantii
and the Museum of the Manchester Regiment - both housed in Ashton
under LyneTown Hall. Tel: 0161 343 4343. Setantii - exploring
the history of the Tameside area. Museum of the Manchester Regiment
- a small museum dedicated to the Manchester Regiment which was
associated with the town for many years.
About 2 miles north of
Dukinfield. |
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Dukinfield lies in the metropolitan county of Greater
Manchester, a landlocked county bordering Cheshire to the southwest
and south, Derbyshire to the southeast, West Yorkshire to the
northeast, Lancashire to the north and Merseyside to the west.
It is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the UK and comprises
ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport,
Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Salford and Manchester.
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