1 / 3Science and Industry Museum
๐ Manchester, North West
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The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester offers free entry to interactive exhibits covering trains, textiles and engineering. Four scientific play-and-learn areas, with two free. Pram-friendly throughout.
๐ Funzaroo Verdict
Best for families with children aged 5 and above who are curious about trains, machines and how things are made. The free entry makes it a strong option for repeat visits. Children who want purely hands-on play may need direction toward the dedicated play areas - the broader collection rewards curious, engaged kids more than restless ones.
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Liliane Leite
8 months ago
โA lovely experience, mainly for kids to play and understand the origin of many things they see such as cars, airplanes and fabrics...4 different kids scientific play&learn areas, 2 of them are free entry. Too many attractions during the day, better to arrive before 4 o'clock to make it better. There is a Cafรฉ inside and many family friendly restaurantes around, on Liverpool road for instance, just the street behind the museum building. We spent a lovely time there, around 2h visit.โ
Marc van Dellen
9 months ago
โThe museum is a really nice place. I was able to take many impressions of old Manchester with me. The department with the cotton and the hall with the machines is beautiful. In the hall with the machines, you immediately have this old smell in your nose. Then this arrangement of the machines. On my day Sunday Feb.08. In 2026 there was a demonstration of an old diesel generator. You could not only see how it works, but there was also an explanation. I thought it was very nice.โ
Beth Murray
9 months ago
โWe had a great family visit! Perfect for a train/engineer enthusiast. Lots for children to interact and engage with. Free entry, donations accepted. If you spend over ยฃ10 in the shop you get 20% off in the cafe, wish I knew before buying lunch in the cafe! Great food and drinks though.โ
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Based on Google review tagsFree entry
593 reviews
Textiles
266 reviews
Refurbishment
255 reviews
Interactive exhibits
249 reviews
Industrial revolution
230 reviews
Overview
The Science and Industry Museum covers Manchester's industrial heritage across multiple buildings, with historic trains, working machines and hands-on scientific learning stations. Four dedicated children's play-and-learn areas are on-site, two of which are free. The textiles hall and machine hall are standout spaces - the latter retains its original industrial smell and layout. Arrive before closing to make use of all attractions and live machinery demonstrations on weekends.










