The Whitworth Heritage Museum
Contact
Whitworth Heritage Museum
North Street Whitworth Rossendale Lancashire OL12 8RE United Kingdom Tel: Chairman: 01706 344894 Tel: Secretary: 07816 911556 You can also contact us by e-mail using the following address: NOTE# - the address is shown in this way so as to avoid it being harvested by spammers, as a result you’ll need to remove the spaces from either side of the @ symbol). If you need to contact the webmaster to have any links or news added to this site you can reach us via the address below:Directions
One of the nice things about Whitworth is that it only has one main road - Market Street - and this runs right the way through the entire valley, from Healey Corner at the Rochdale end (south), to the Bacup boundary at Britannia (north), and the Whitworth Museum is just a short way from the main road, at roughly the central point of the valley. Below you will find a detailed map of our location, and also a link to the Google Maps site, where you can find a very detailed map of the whole Whitworth area if you are coming from further afield. click here to find us on the Google Maps site: https://tinyurl.com/ydveys6sGetting here by public transport
If you are travelling by public transport there is a regular bus service through the valley, with stops just a very short walk from the museum (ask for the 'Sportsmans' pub, or the 'Band Club'). This service is the 464 and a timetable showing full details can be found at the Rosso website, you can find the latest timetable here: https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/rosso/services/464/By car
There is a very large car park just opposite the museum on North Street, and parking on there is free. You can also park on the street as well.Disabled facilities
Access via the front door requires using some steps, but we do have a very nice ramp at the rear of the premises which gives easy access to wheelchair users, and anyone who has difficulty with steps.
Whitworth Museum
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Contact
Whitworth Heritage Museum
North Street Whitworth Rossendale Lancashire OL12 8RE United Kingdom Tel: Chairman: 01706 344894 Tel: Secretary: 07816 911556 You can also contact us by e-mail using the following address: NOTE# - the address is shown in this way so as to avoid it being harvested by spammers, as a result you’ll need to remove the spaces from either side of the @ symbol). If you need to contact the webmaster to have any links or news added to this site you can reach us via the address below:Directions
One of the nice things about Whitworth is that it only has one main road - Market Street - and this runs right the way through the entire valley, from Healey Corner at the Rochdale end (south), to the Bacup boundary at Britannia (north), and the Whitworth Museum is just a short way from the main road, at roughly the central point of the valley. Below you will find a detailed map of our location, and also a link to the Google Maps site, where you can find a very detailed map of the whole Whitworth area if you are coming from further afield. click here to find us on the Google Maps site: https://tinyurl.com/ydveys6sGetting here by public transport
If you are travelling by public transport there is a regular bus service through the valley, with stops just a very short walk from the museum (ask for the 'Sportsmans' pub, or the 'Band Club'). This service is the 464 and a timetable showing full details can be found at the Rosso website, you can find the latest timetable here: https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/rosso/services/464/By car
There is a very large car park just opposite the museum on North Street, and parking on there is free. You can also park on the street as well.Disabled facilities
Access via the front door requires using some steps, but we do have a very nice ramp at the rear of the premises which gives easy access to wheelchair users, and anyone who has difficulty with steps.
