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North West

The North West is rich in heritage attractions including railways, mining heritage sites and transport museums. Here are such delights as the Anderton Boat Lift, the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, the new Lakeland Motor Museum and even the Windermere and Ullswater lake steamers.

The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions across the North West including Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cumberland, Merseyside and Westmorland.

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Museums and Attractions List

Anderton Boat Lift

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 1 of 69 listings

Anson Engine Museum

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 2 of 69 listings

Astley Green Colliery Museum

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 3 of 69 listings

Bancroft Mill Engine

Other Sites of Interest, Industrial | 4 of 69 listings

Barton Aerodrome Heritage

Transport, Aircraft | 5 of 69 listings

Birkenhead Tramway & Wirral Transport Museum

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 6 of 69 listings

Blennerhasset Watermill

Other Sites of Interest, Wind/water MIll | 7 of 69 listings

British Commercial Vehicle Museum

Transport, Road | 8 of 69 listings

British Lawnmower Museum

Other Sites of Interest, Agricultural | 9 of 69 listings

Brookside Miniature Railway

Railways, Miniature Railways | 10 of 69 listings

Burnley & Pendle Miniature Railway

Railways, Miniature Railways | 11 of 69 listings

Bury Transport Museum

| 12 of 69 listings

Crewe Heritage Centre

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 13 of 69 listings

Cumbria Classic Coaches

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 14 of 69 listings

Dock Museum

Transport, Maritime | 15 of 69 listings

Dragon Miniature Railway

Railways, Miniature Railways | 16 of 69 listings

East Lancashire Railway

Railways, Heritage Railways | 17 of 69 listings

Eden Valley Railway

Railways, Heritage Railways | 18 of 69 listings

Ellenroad Engine House

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 19 of 69 listings

Eskdale Mill

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 20 of 69 listings

Gleaston Water Mill

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 21 of 69 listings

Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway

Railways, Miniature Railways | 22 of 69 listings

Haig Colliery Mining Museum

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 23 of 69 listings

Hat Works

| 24 of 69 listings

Heaton Park Tramway

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 25 of 69 listings

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 26 of 69 listings

Hills Miniature Railway

Railways, Miniature Railways | 27 of 69 listings

Honister Slate Mine

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 28 of 69 listings

Horwich Heritage Centre

Other Sites of Interest, Museums & Steam Centres | 29 of 69 listings

Imperial War Museum - North

Other Sites of Interest, Military | 30 of 69 listings

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The 2012 Steam Heritage Guide contains listings of preservation and heritage sites, railways, museums and attractions across the UK with contact details and facilities to help you plan days out for the family or for UK steam and heritage enthusiasts from preserved railways and steam centres to transport and industrial museums and collections. Maritime, Aviation, Military and Vintage vehicle museums are all included plus a comprehensive events diary list of steam rallies, vintage shows and live steam events.