The Tramway Museum

When the Heaton Park funfair was rained off, I took my son to this little known museum and he loved it. Its in a small tram shed and is devoted to over a century of tram travel in Manchester and displays a load of photos, mechanical equipment and personal artifacts. It charts the history from horse drawn omnibuses to modern day metrolink trams. The staff there were really enthusistic and helpful — bordering on the geekish but it is educational and great fun for my little ‘un.