Stockport Museum in Cheadle Hulme

Lovely place full of history and information about Stockport and the local area, right through from prehistoric times to present day. Went with my 3 daughters aged 6, 4 and 2. Enough fun to keep youngsters occupied while elders can dive into the educational stuff.

A great little museum, beautifully laid out and very clean and tidy. Some activities for children. Going to visit again without the small person to look in more detail.

Excellent morning out. Could have stayed longer. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed learning more about stockport and the wider world. And I learnt alot too. Would recommend

Fantastic place to take little ones, a hidden jewel of a place! My little girl didnt want to leave!

Spotted the place while walking round, popped in to have a butchers, I walked round the FREE part and was very impressed that this is open and available for the public, I made a donation and fully intend to visit the pay to enter part next time when I have more time on my hands to appreciate and look at everything. Cant find anything to moan about, thank you stockport museum.

It was a great place for a family day out, my daughter had lots of fun, there are many activities and role play sections.Its not overwhelmingly big , so we spent two hours and a half approximately, there is a nice small gift shop. The ladies were so kind and friendly.Highly recommend.

Amazing museum, such a hidden gem! Visited for the 1st time today, great for all age groups! 100% recommend if your in Stockport.

Exellent place to visit. Fun and educational. Staff welcoming and friendly. Gift shop not expensive and good choice of gifts.

Absolutely fabulous, had a tour with family on day out, well worth it, such lovely place. A little bit far as I travelled from Ramsbottom, but well worth the travel

Good small local museum. Nice staff

Fabulous museum. Friendly staff. Strawberry Studio exhibit really good. Go see.

Interesting information about Stockport, the premises are small and exhibitions across multiple floors. There is a lift for the less mobile. In proximity of Stockport Museum/Staircase House there are eateries and other places for refreshments.

Brilliant for kids and adults

Have spent many a happy, wet afternoon here with the kids. A great museum for kids. Really interactive, and with great activities.

Good free time activity in Stockport.

I thoroughly enjoyed this museum. Having the good fortune of catching the Strawberry Studios exhibition last year, its great to see its now permanent. Its ideally placed in the town centre. You can see the love thats gone into the newer displays. Looking forward to coming back soon!

Cute and free little museum with some nice stuff.

Nice areas for young children to play on a Sunday afternoon. Free entry.

I was taken back by how good it was for the cost. And how clean it was and how helpful everyone was.. It was their for about one two hours there at the staircase museum. It be a shame if there was any cut backs. Local people should just go for a 5 pounds it great to go..

Only deserves a middling mark. Low on content and not a lot really about Stockport. A new exhibit on Strawberry studios is very good so does redeem things a little. A strange thing is that as you leave, you pass a wall linking to Staircase House next door, which is well worth a visit. I think there should at least have been some information about the wall and how it fits in with Staircase House. I would expect it would then draw more visitors to that building.

Today we came to stockport museum...story museum, we asked if there was anywhere we could sit anywhere for a picnic, and we got told yes near the reception area, as we sat eating nicely being quiet, the manager of the building.... gaynor Burgess, actually asked us to stop feeding children and leave the area. We then got told we need to make a donation, wich we already had!!! , then told us people were leaving die to the noise on the forth foor, we was on the 2nd floor and no where near floor 4!!! Its a shame stockport childminders cant use stockport council attractions etc and were made to feel very unwelcome from her and our children penalised!!! This is a disgrace and we were left feeling very embarrassed and upset. This isnt a good advert and we wont be going back.

Very atmospheric experience. Could truly go back in time. Well presented and informative. Enjoyed listening to info rather than reading it. Excellent.

Having visited Staircase House, my family and I were not actually aware the museum was next door and went on the recommendation of a member of staff, who was really friendly and helpful. I’m so glad we went as it was a fantastic journey through Stockport’s history, with lots of interactive things to do, from listening to music of the bands who recorded at Strawberry Studios, to watching a film about a hundred years of Stockport history, and seeing the original LS Lowry paintings of Stockport. Such a wonderful experience learning so much about my home town that I didn’t even realise I didn’t know.

This is a free museum and well worth a visit with workshop below and wonderful collection of hats if you are in Stockport its worth spending and hour there

Fabulous also level 4 is amazing for children of all ages.

Great place to take children to learn about stockport and a great park for children to enjoy a bit further into woodbank park

Friendly staff. The staircase house is a must. Very cool.

A great place to take the little ones on a rainy day. My girls loved it!

This museum is free and is a good way to spend half an hour. There is a childrens bit upstairs with interactive stuff like a shadow puppet wall, so if you had small children you could drag it out longer. Its wheelchair accessible and there are toilets.

Fabulous museum bringing back to life the history of historic Stockport.

Went to visit the strawberry Fields exhibition. Lovely place with plenty to see.

Great little museum, children loved having a look around the displays. They have a childrens play area thats brilliant

Small but good. Really good small museum for people of all ages. Stockport and surrounding areas trough the ages and some natural history. Activities for children and good info adults.

Lots to see here. A really nice interactive bit for the kids on the top floor. A hidden gem in Stockport

My daughter Cait & I were on our way back from a Mum & Daughter weekend in Staffordshire & decided to stop off & explore Stockport Museum before catching our train home to Sheffield on Sunday 8th April.The lady at Stockport Museum looked after our cases for us so we didnt have to wheel them round with us, the staff were so friendly & went out of their way,so a big thank you to them.Stockport Museum is a little gem,lots of local history,I LOVED Strawberry Studios, brought back so many great memories of artists & bands I grew up with,Cait loved it too..Lots of child friendly activities & its all FREE....Hope to be back soon...xx

We drove out here for the Strawberry Studios display. What a lovely little place, we ended up looking around all of the floors, there are some very interesting items on display and we enjoyed looking around the other floors aswell as the strawberry items. The staff we met were so helpful and friendly. A real family friendly museum with the top floor a creative activity family floor-such a good idea. We also has a drink and bite to eat in the cafe attached, again very pleasant. Overall a lovely little place to visit!

Fantastic little museum... lovely helpful staff!!

Only about 2 hours worth of experience but good fun.Been twice now.

Lovely little local museum, with some good exhibits and a good offering to keep young kids amused for a bit.

Helpful and friendly staff. This is an interesting place to spend the half term holidays.

Great small museum, has a range of exhibitions and is very child friendly (each floor has activities for kids). It also has not been very busy on the occasions Ive been there.

Its free! And its great for young kids.There are 4 floors, with each floor with its own exhibition.The bacemet changes every few months but at the moment its a strawberry studios exhibit. (2017 Dec)The rest has lots of history about Stockport with lots activities for the kits to do in each room. Its actually quite interesting! Lots of photos of how Stockport looked back in the day. Even an 1950 kitchen! Even had a hot point in it. Lol

Plenty of variety in the exhibits. The top floor is good for kids, although some other floors have things to occupy them.Entry is free, always a bonus! Didnt visit cafe on this occasion.Parked at New Bridge Lane/Millgate car park, a few minutes walk away.

Nobody except us was visiting the museum on a Saturday afternoon. Great staff! The place is small, but packed with interested objects. We stayed most of the time in the family area, with plenty of books and jigsaws to keep my 11 and 4 year olds busy.

Small but perfectly formed! Really enjoyed the Strawberry Studios exhibition.

Excellent museum, lots to look at and all very interesting. Staff are very helpful and make you feel very welcome.

Great experience, my kids loved it and they range from 4 to 15yrs. The Strawberry Studio exhibition was brilliant; didnt know Stockport helped produce such great talent!

Enjoyable and well worth a visit. The museum is free. There are several floors showing the history of stockport and surrounding areas.

Love this museum. There are several floors with loads of displays. Spent a long time in here with a ten year old who loved it too. I liked the archaeology section, he liked the entertainment exhibition. I pop in regularly. Staff are always helpful and informative.

The Origins Gallery explains the history of Stockport and displays the rare Bronze Age Amber Necklace found at Shaw Cairn plus other finds from Mellor and the surrounding area.