Rochdale Pioneers Museum - Telephone: 01706-524920. Regarded as the starting place of the world-wide Co-operative Movement, this little shop in Toad Lane first opened for trading in December 1844, selling just a few basic commodities : butter, sugar, flour, oatmeal and candles. The building has been acquired by the Co-operative Union and is now a permanent museum in honour of those original Rochdale Pioneers who conceived the idea of a co-operative, and is set in the middle of a conservation area. Visitors can still see the shop as it was on that first day of trading, with its simple furnishings and equipment. In an adjoining room is a permanent exhibition telling the story of the Rochdale Pioneers from their foundation to their centenary in 1944.
An upper room was used by the Pioneers for education, and is now used for meetings and exhibitions.

   Ellenroad Engine House - Home to the world's largest working mill steam engine, housed in the old Ellenroad Cotton Mill which was built in 1892 on the banks of the River Beal. It drove the machinery which produced cotton yarn using mule spinning, using a triple expansion steam engine powered from 5 boilers.
For more information, please visit; http://ellenroad.org.uk/

   Kiln Lane - Milnrow, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 3JW

   Tim Bobbin Public House - 3 Dale St, Milnrow, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 3LH

   Gibson Mill - The Mill will offer visitors to Hardcastle Crags an opportunity to learn more about the Crags and the Mill itself. ‘Hands-on’ exhibitions inside Gibson Mill will give visitors an exciting interactive experience. Gibson Mill was built around 1800. It was one of the first generation mills of the Industrial Revolution. The Mill was driven by a water wheel inside and produced cotton cloth up until 1890. In 1833, 21 workers were employed in the building, each working an average 72 hours per week. In the early 1900s, Gibson Mill began to be used as an ‘entertainment emporium’ for the local people. The facilities included dining saloons, a dancing hall, a roller skating rink, refreshments kiosks and boating on the mill pond.