EducationalSeasonal opening
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Free car park for visitors; the surface is stoned and may be uneven, with blue badge bays beside the entrance and drop-off possible at the front door.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Anson Engine Museum sits on the site of a former colliery in Poynton and tells the story of the internal combustion engine. Its collection of gas and oil engines is large, and many of the machines are restored and run during visits, so children can watch them in action. A steam engine section sits in the memorial building, and there are displays on the local pits and the Vernon estate. Monthly live demonstrations of blacksmithing and bodging give visitors a look at traditional crafts, and a giant model of Poynton around 1900 shows where the collieries once stood. Free children's fun sheets and a quiz are available, and there is a brass rubbing area. The museum is run by volunteers as a charity and has a tearoom and gift shop. Families should know the engines can be loud, and children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel games
- Waterproof phone pouch
- Face wipes
- Hand sanitiser
- Fidget toy
- Lip balm
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