Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale

Name: Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Address: 31 Toad Lane, Rochdale, OL12 0NU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1706 524920

#3 among attractions in Rochdale

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, History museum

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The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum is regarded as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. It is located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. ()

Established: 1931 (93 years ago)Coordinates: 53°37'7"N, 2°9'34"W

Address

31 Toad LaneRochdale OL12 0NU United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1706 524920

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Rochdale Pioneers Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spotland Stadium, Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale Cenotaph, Falinge Park.

0.9 miW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Football
Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
22 min walk • Spotland Stadium, known as the Crown Oil Arena for sponsorship reasons, in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.F.L.C. and has a capacity of 10,000.
~1020 ftS
City hall, Architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale
5 min walk • Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is "widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country", and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
~840 ftS
Memorial
Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale
5 min walk • Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England.
0.4 miNW
Park
Falinge Park, Rochdale
12 min walk • Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falinge Hall.
~1410 ftSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale
7 min walk • Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.5 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Rochdale
40 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in Halifax Road, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church in the benefice of Wardle and Smallbridge, the deanery of Rochdale, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.
0.5 miS
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
14 min walk • St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1830, and built in 1927. It is situated on the corner of Maclure Road and Dowling Street, opposite the Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum in the centre of the town.
~1600 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of Saint Edmund, Rochdale
8 min walk • Saint Edmund's Church is a redundant church building located on Clement Royds Street in the Falinge area of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.
1 miW
53°37'13"N • 2°11'5"W
Denehurst Park, Rochdale
27 min walk • Park
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Spotland, Rochdale
18 min walk • Spotland is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805. It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Shawclough, Rochdale
20 min walk • Shawclough is a mainly residential area to the north of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Its boundaries are roughly Whitworth Road, Shawclough Road and Healey Corner.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Rochdale Pioneers Museum open?

Rochdale Pioneers Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 10:30 am - 4 pm
Thursday 10:30 am - 4 pm
Friday 10:30 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10:30 am - 4 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Rochdale Pioneers Museum?

Nearby attractions include Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale (5 min walk), Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale (5 min walk), Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale (6 min walk), Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale (7 min walk).

How to get to Rochdale Pioneers Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rochdale Pioneers Museum:

Tram

Rochdale Town Centre • Lines: EDid, Roch (5 min walk)
Newbold • Lines: EDid, Roch (27 min walk)

Bus

Rochdale Interchange (6 min walk)
Rochdale Bus Station • Lines: 17, 181, 182, 24, 431, 433, 434, 435, 438, 446, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 468, 469, 471, 58, 6, 719, R4, R5 (6 min walk)

Train

Rochdale (16 min walk)