anson engine museum

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

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

We discovered this place almost by accident when on a short break in Cheshire, but what a discovery! It's a marvellous collection of oil, gas, diesel and petrol engines, plus a lovely horizontal Stott steam engine. Many of the engines can be seen running (the starting procedures for some being quite exciting!) and there are many more static engines and good presentation and explanatory materials. But the other ingredient is the knowledge and enthusiasm of Geoff Challinor and his band of volunteers, who add so much to the value of the visit. Well worth a visit, but do allow more time than you think!

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!

This is a great place for people who like engines! We went there as a couple with friends, one of whom is an engineer and the two chaps (apologies for the stereotypes) had a lovely time looking at the engines. I found the information about the people who had been involved very interesting and I loved the 3D model of the area. The volunteer in attendance was very knowledgeable, friendly and interesting. The blacksmith likewise. Perhaps a few more explanations for those of who haven't much of a clue about machinery?

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.

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................

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!

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.

Should be renamed,"The Engine Mans Paradise", We parked in the yard where there was a huge selection of all types of old engines. Inside the building the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable. The range of engines was from gas,beam,steam,petrol and diesel. The staff were very helpful and keen to discribe and show us every thing about engines. The first man we spoke to,showed and explained in detail how a sleeve valve engine worked. The Petrol engines ranged from a model T FORD ,ROVER,Overhead Cam MINI,and a V 12 BENTLY, A one compleat ,B one cut up to show how it worked, also was a 3 Crankshaft DELTIC train Engine.I also found part made model of a very unusual Dutch Wobble Plate Engine. Very large Pistons and Crankshaft were 10 ft long were common place.A selection of marine Engines was shown and explained starting procedures and run.Dozens of small engines were everywhere. If you do go, please allow yourself plenty of time because you will need it to look at everything. If you are an engine man, I can really recommend this Museum and its helpfull staff.

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!

Passed the sign for it a couple of weeks back and figured we'd take a punt and check it out. We were only really expecting a couple of little steam engines in a lean to, but they've got hundreds of engines of all shapes and sizes, not to mention the king of all tool Sheds. The staff there were great too, very friendly and informative. A man cave like you've never seen!

If your best mate was Doctor Who, this would be your dream engine workshop. 300 years worth of external and internal combustion engines. See, hear and smell them running. Discover the basics or add to your already expert knowledge - your choice. They suggest at least two hours for a visit - I saw half what's there in five.

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.