Portland Basin Museum

Heritage Wharf
Portland Place
Ashton-under-Lyne
Lancashire
OL7 0QA
England

Website

www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/portlandbasin.htm

E-mail

portland.basin@mail.tameside.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 343 2878

Fax

0161 343 2869

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Portland Basin is an award winning museum housed in a reconstruction of the historic 1834 Ashton canal warehouse.
Discover the life and work experiences of the people of Tameside. Explore a typical Tameside street of 1928 with its shops, houses, school, chapel and doctor's surgery - all brought to life with the latest audio-visual techniques.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tues-Sun 10:00-17:00
Open Bank Holidays

Closed: Mondays

 Admission charges

Free admission

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Picnic area
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Loan service
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Heritage Wharf
Portland Place
Ashton-under-Lyne
Lancashire
OL7 0QA
England

Website

www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/portlandbasin.htm

E-mail

portland.basin@mail.tameside.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 343 2878

Fax

0161 343 2869

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archaeology, Costume and Textiles, Inland Waterways, Land Transport, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Heritage Wharf
Portland Place
Ashton-under-Lyne
Lancashire
OL7 0QA
England

Website

www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/portlandbasin.htm

E-mail

portland.basin@mail.tameside.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 343 2878

Fax

0161 343 2869

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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