Anson Engine Museum

As featured on TV, this multi award winning museum has a great deal to offer visitors.
Over the past few years it has undergone some major changes and is now recognised as one of the Country’s leading specialist museums.

Part of Cheshire’s Peak District, the museum is on the site of the old Anson Colliery, Higher Poynton. Engine enthusiasts from all over the world come to visit this fascinating museum. However, it is increasingly becoming a "must visit" attraction for non-enthusiasts too and won the "Visitors Choice" award (voted for by the public) when they were asked "where would you take a visitor to the Macclesfield area"?

It is open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday from Easter Sunday until end October (other times and days by arrangement for group visits).

The exhibits tell the history and development from the earliest engines through to the trends for the future. Many of the engines are in running order and they range in size from desktop to 100 tons! In the steam section of the museum is a giant mill engine which will be running in 2009.
As well as the largest collection of engines in Europe, the museum also has changing displays of local history items such as photographs, maps, mementoes and keepsakes from the Vernon Estate and Anson Colliery. It also has a small craft area that demonstrates the ancient skills of Bodging and Smithy work on specified dates throughout the summer. Dates for this are published on the website.

The museum is a registered charity and receives no grants or awards towards its running costs. It only has one paid employee; everyone else involved is a volunteer. As one visitor summarised "it is run on a shoestring, fuelled by enthusiasm."

Over the past few years it has won several awards for its displays, engines, website and the quality of its volunteer workforce. Amongst its facilities it has a tearoom and shop available, free car parking for visitors, wheelchair and motorised scooter, cinema/meeting room available for hire.

Throughout the season there are events and exhibition happening- please check website for details. www.enginemuseum.org Engines run most days the museum is open, but please check if travelling long distances.

Groups by appoinment only, please.

Opening Times

Main Season 2009 12 Apr 2009 - 25 Oct 2009

Events

Tickets Information

Road Directions

Approx 7 miles from junction 1, and 9 miles from junction 3 of the M60. Follow the brown tourist signs from Poynton traffic lights. From Poynton village centre, travel up Park Lane, take left turn as the road splits, taking the signs for the golf club, at the next road fork, turn right into Anson Road, the museum is on the left.

Public Transport Directions

Nearest station – Middlewood (3/4 mile), Poynton (2 miles)

Bus - Take 391 (was the 191) to the Boars Head, Higher Poynton and 10 minutes walk down Anson Road to the museum entrance.

 Facilities

Provider Features

• In countryside
• Village Location
• Visit Chester & Cheshire Member

Accessibility

• All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors

Parking & Transport

• Parking (free)

Catering

• On-Site café/restaurant

Payment Methods

• TIC Staff Admitted Free

Provider Facilities

• Event Venue
• Toilets

Target Markets

• Marketed Towards Senior Citizens