A mate of mine had always wanted to visit this museum and what a great shout! OK as a pair of engineers we are going to be biased towards a small museum full of engines but we loved it.It's a typical volunteer-led museum, not quite perfect, could be better, but that adds to the enjoyment of it. Anyone visiting should try and get as much time with some of the volunteers, who know so much about the engines who will spend time giving you the finer details of their operation, running a few of them on request.To conclude, definitely worth a visit if you have any interest in engineering or engines!
We visited as a group as part of a car club outing. We had a very full schedule and consequently did not have enough time to see everything. A great pity as it is a fascinating place with a team of genuine enthusiasts who are only too happy to speak to you and explain everything.There is every conceivable type of engine on show and most of these are in running condition.The guides will explain about the engine and then go through the procedure to start them up.I say procedure as these engines don't just start by pressing a button.It is a fascinating experience to watch these magnificent engines come to life.This museum is a non-profit making organization run by enthusiasts who have a detailed knowledge of the exhibits and clearly enjoy showing them.While it may be of particular interest to persons with an engineering background there is so much to see that I doubt if anyone would be disappointed.This museum is protecting and preserving our industrial heritage and is worthy of our support.Remember to sign the Gift Aid form, this will not cost you anything but gives the museum a valuable addition to your admission payment by way of a tax benefit.
If you're into vintage mechanical machinery this place is a must see, a fine collection of gas, oil, steam and atmospheric engines, even a few petrol engines, nice to see the effort being put into restoring and keeping these running. I will definitely be making a return visit, nothing is too much trouble for the staff and a decent range of cheap snacks and drinks available too
I went to the museum yesterday and ended up spending three hours there. This place is heaven for anyone interested in engines but there is so much to see that I don't think anyone could fail to enjoy a visit.The volunteers were all very helpful including the lady who printed out for me details of the local walk taking in the mining points of interest and the Macclesfield canal.The highlight for me was Geoff Challinor firing up two massive Gardner engines using a blowtorch!
I visited Anson Engine Museum yesterday and found it to be most interesting. There is a very good collection of historic 'Gas Engines' some steam, some oil, some old and one or two present day. They were well displayed with a good proportion of them working. We were able to watch the starting and running of the oldest working gas engine in Britain, by the very enthusiastic curator of the museum. Everyone was very friendly and well informed and was happy to answer any questions.
I was a member of a group of engineers visiting places in and around Chester. The visit to Anson turned out to be the highlight of the trip. We were royally treated by the museum staff, had an excellent meal and were amazed by the enthusiasm of the engineers restoring the engines. Well worth a visit.
We visited as a group and the reception by the staff (all volunteers) was superb. The museum has an amazing range of engines designed around gas, diesel and so on. Several were actually started-up for us perhaps because we were a large group. If you are interested in the history of the engine and it's different technologies then do visit. It has a small, informal café and shop. Much is inside but not all and there are some outside workshops demonstrating traditional craft skills
This venue was picked as part of the 2014 annual Association of Singer Car Owners National Weekend.From the outset the volunteer staff team at the Museum offered the utmost help and support in staging our event. As the visit drew closer they updated us with information and collected final details from ourselves ensuring that everything on the day was ready for us.On arrival that the museum we were impressed at the scale of the site and lots of little touches that personalised our visit. The reception team were extremely welcoming and efficient and set high standards of customer care and service and leading on from this, we were extended a warm welcome by all staff.There was so much to see and so much to experience - models, working exhibits, artefacts - the Museum is crammed with a range of wonderful engineering master pieces and the staff have obviously worked tirelessly to preserve some remarkable machines and maintain exhibitions and facilities in excellent condition.Volunteers were on hand to demonstrate and run engines and explain about the history and development of the machinery. The exhibition areas are light and bright and accessible to all. There is a good range of visitor facilities and a friendly café onsite.This was a great visit and we could not praise the team at Anson Engine Museum highly enough - we heartily recommend you pay them a visit and in so doing, help support their remarkable and worthwhile work. 10/10 value for money, customer service and visitor experience - highly recommended!
After arriving at 11am on a very wet and windy Bank Holiday Monday, we were unsure of what to expect. Oh boy, we finally left at 4pm, great day out, the people running it were friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and seemed to enjoy talking to visitors. The cafe had great coffee and cake. We were lucky as they had the steam engine running as well as other smaller ones, great noise and atmosphere. Hubby found even the car park interesting as it was full of "to be done at some stage engines" Would not suggest it for families with young children or babies.
This is one of the places you should visit if you like stationary engines and the like ! A marvellous collection of engines big and small, old and newer! worth every penny. They were a little short on staff the day we went so not every engine was working, but very enjoyable anyway. Would recommend this museum to anybody, and the staff that were there were very helpful.Thanks for a good visit will go again................