It's free to enter but there is a donation box. No pressure from staff or dirty looks if you don't donate. To be honest the suggested donation is cheap at half the price - it's a super museum.

I think he'd have a great day the range of. animals and skeletons and hands on displays they have is amazing, our 4 year old granddaughter didn't want to leave after over 2 hours.

I parked in university car park D on higher Cambridge street which is only 5mins walk away. It’s a pay and display but price wasn’t ridiculous

Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL Walk: 15-25min from Manchester city centre. Flat paved route. Bike: Secure bicycle parking can be found close to the Museum, on Coupland Street, Oxford Road and in our courtyard. Bus: 15, 41, 42, 43, 140 – 143, 147. Ask for bus stop nearest Manchester Museum, Oxford Road *Tram: nearest stop - St Peter’s Square (plus 10 minutes on the bus or 20 minutes on foot) See GMT metrolink website for further details. Train: Oxford Road (plus 5 minutes on the bus or 10 minutes on foot) Parking: Booth Street West (Car Park D - M15 6FH ) Monday-Friday, 6am-midnight: £3 for 3 hours. £5 for 6 hours. £2 after 4pm until midnight Saturday and Sunday, 6am-midnight: £2 all day We got the No.41 bus from Piccadilly Gardens - ask driver to let you know when to get off.

It’s in the main entrance area so barring a complete refit I would say yes. Great museum, lots to read and learn enjoy.

There is a free bus - bus number 2 - from the bus stop right in front of Victoria train station. Get off at Whitworth Street(ask the driver if you are unsure). This stop is very close to Sainsbury's. Then you can walk 10 minutes to the museum.

Walk from Piccadilly is about 20-30 mins easy stroll, its more or less a straight line walk once your out of the city centre. Buses you can catch from Piccadilly Gardens (central bus hub about 5 mins walk from the train station) are 111 141 142 143 41 43 - I think they are all stagecoach and cheap enough. I used to catch these to uni and are very frequent and if you get a day saver you can just hop on hop off any of the same buses and go to Wilmslow road for something to eat afterwards. (same buses except 111) The bus stop is right outside the university's Kilburn Building which is across the road from the Museum entrance. You can usually recognise oxford road with all the universities, students and you can get ready to get off the bus when you go past the aquatics centre or RNCM. Hope that helps

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It’s free though you can drop a donation in the box near the lobby 👍

If you can get a train to the Oxford Road station, walk along the Oxford Road to the right-hand side (away from city centre) and you can't miss it! It's a little past All Saints Park