Visitor attractions and information - Hyde
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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 4 miles north of
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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. galleryoldham.org.uk.
About 6 miles north of
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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
4 miles north of Hyde. |
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Bramall
Hall, Bramhall Park, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 3NX. The house is
a superb example of Cheshire "black and white" half-timbering,
and one of the largest timber-framed houses in the northwest.
The core of the house was built in the 14th century, with later
Tuor and Jacobean additions around a central courtyard. bramhallweb.co.uk. About
7 miles southwest of Hyde. |
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