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National Football Museum

Type:Museum

Urbis Building
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 3BG

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

2739 reviews

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Tel:0161 605 8200

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Whether you’re a die hard football fan, planning a visit with your family or on a weekend break to the great city of Manchester, enjoy a visit to the world's biggest and best football museum.

Delve into the social history and culture of the beautiful game, exploring football's past and present through the museum's extensive collection.

Admission is free, or make your visit even more memorable by buying credits for the interactive FootballPlus+ experience. Test your skills at everything from penalty kicks and clever tricks to shot stopping and commentating!

The museum hosts free, family-friendly activities across weekends and throughout the school holidays, including Football Skills sessions, Subbuteo days and object handling.

Guide Prices

Free

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TripAdvisor

2739 reviews

Certificate of Excellence 2017

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

Excellent
1333
Very Good
928
Average
364
Poor
77
Terrible
38

Recent Reviews:

Lorna W
Trip Type:
Family
free to visit
Sunday, 24th September 2017
We decided to visit as it was free and I have an interest in football. When we went in, we had to go to the tills where they explained it was free to get in but for most things you had to pay for i.e... Read full review
Trip Type:
Couples
Boyfriends birthday
Saturday, 23rd September 2017
Treated my boyfriend for his birthday and he had an ace day. He wanted to go for a while and we left the baby with family and I took him. No q to get in and the prices were alright 2. Read full review
Marcelo V
Trip Type:
Family
Expected more
Friday, 22nd September 2017
Being the national football museum I had greater expectations on what I would find inside. It is worth the visit if you are in Manchester but I wouldn't recommend traveling across the UK just for... Read full review

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Facilities

Attraction Facilities

Free Admission

Opening Times

Open (1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017)
Day	Times
Monday - Sunday	10:00	- 17:00*

Dates and times marked with a '*' are provisional and may be subject to change

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