Saddleworth Museum & Gallery — Attraction in Oldham

This is an absolute treasure of a museum situated in the village of Upper Mill. The museum delivers an informative and interesting social history of the area of Saddleworth right through from The Prehistoric era to the 20th Century. The museum has a treasure of great exhibits such as The Austin Car, Looms, Motorbikes and Rushcarts. The interesting areas of note are The Milling History and The Life of Farmers in the areas as it gives an idea of how hard life was at times and also the Milling industry is what gave the area its identity and notereity. There are two galleries upstairs in the place which talk about the history of Saddleworth in particular in the upstairs gallery you can see a working loom and also the inside of a Cottage in the local area showing the kitchen and dining room giving you an idea of what life was like for people living there. All the galleries are laid out in a very easy to understand and the information on display is very informative without being overloaded making it more interesting about the history of the Saddleworth area. There is an Art Gallery which houses some very interesting art, which is great to view. The admission fee into the museum is £3, which is extremely reasonable and an absolute bargain for a gem of a museum. There is a gift shop at the museum selling a lovely range of souvenirs at reasonable prices. Overall this is a gem of a museum and a thoroughly great place to visit and learn about the history of...

The 2 Old Women on the front desk unfriendly and extremely rude. I went in today as my Daughter wanted me to purchase something she had seen in the gift shop on another visit. As you go in there is a big sign saying the toilets are not public. My Daughter and I were about to go in the gift shop when she asked to go the toilet . I asked one of the women on reception for the key. Her reply was it isn't a public toilet you know. I said we are purchasing something from the gift shop. She said she wanted a donation for using the toilet. Firstly I only had credit card and was buying from there. This is disgraceful. If you are frequently the Museum you have a legitimate need to use their facilities. When we came out the toilet and elderly lady was with her Husband in a wheelchair and headed in the direction of the toilet .Again this women from the reception said to the it's not a public toilet you know to them. They said they were looking for the wheelchair access to upstairs. I think this kind of behaviour is appalling and apparently the norm here. These women should be retrained in hospitality. Needless to say I decided not to buy anything and won't be returning. If you need the toilet when in the building you don't need the third degree and they should not insist on donation for...

Great local history museum in the centre of Uppermill. Although there are only two galleries downstairs and one up you get a very condensed history of the area in the space that is available. Your only going to be spending around an hour in here but it's well worth a visit. The only downside I found was as there is a charge to enter the museum this doesn't seem to be easy to find out much it will cost from the website and it didn't seem to be posted on the door or at the desk where you pay. This seems to be the standard with most museums now (even free ones seem not to state that it's free on the homepage most of the time). It's £3 adult & £2 concessionary and I believe that do a family ticket for about £6 so the cost is only nominal. Overall this is a great place visit with very helpful staff and fully accessible to the disabled...