Museums & Galleries · Lancashire
Bury Transport Museum
📍 BL9 0LG
Photo: eastlancsrailway.org.uk
- Historic vehicles including cars, trucks, buses and trains on display
- Hands-on exhibits recreating 20th century life
- Period costumes to try on
- See a horse drawn tram once used as a chip shop
- Drop-in craft workshops during school holidays
Bury Transport Museum sits in the restored Castlecroft Goods Warehouse from 1848, just across the road from Bury Bolton Street Station on the East Lancashire Railway. Inside you'll find full-size vehicles, hands-on exhibits and period costumes to try on, tracing 20th century life in the industrial North West, including a horse drawn tram once used as a chip shop. It suits families and visitors of all ages, with drop-in craft workshops during school holidays. The museum is open whenever ELR public services are running, though dogs aren't permitted except assistance dogs, and parking on site is limited. Located in Lancashire, it's a manageable day out, with the nearest station 4.6 miles away and 13 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- 10am–4pm when ELR public services are running
- Parking
- Limited parking at the site
- Dogs
- Not allowed except guide and assistance dogs
- Booking
- Tickets available online or on the day
From the attraction's own website on 22 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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🚆 Or come by train
- Hall i' th' Wood 4.6 miles
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- Bromley Cross 4.7 miles
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