Anson Engine Museum
Go on a steam day. The rest of the time this volunteer run collection of gas and oil engines, one of the largest in the country, sits still on the site of the old Anson Colliery in Poynton.
Pure Imagination
- Cost
- £10 for one adult and one child
- Ages
- 1 to 6
- Where
- Poynton, Cheshire
- Weather
- Works in the rain
- Booking
- Book a session online
Pure Imagination is a pretend-play centre on London Road South in the middle of Poynton, built for young children to play at real life: a cafe beside an enchanted forest, a shop next to a giraffe's hangout, a hospital next to an ocean. Children can be firefighters, sit inside a zoo, garden with the fairies, take a baby shopping or turn into a dragon.
Visits are 90-minute sessions, seven days a week, at £10 for one adult and one child, with extra adults £3 on the door. The coffee shop sits in sight of the play, so you can drink it while it is hot. Regulars can buy four visits for the price of three, and there are one-off sessions through the autumn: an animal roadshow on 17 October and a Halloween disco on the afternoon of 31 October.
What it costs: General visit (90 minutes) £10 for one adult and one child; additional adults £3, paid on arrival. Play pass: 4 visits for the price of 3 (£30). Halloween Disco (Saturday 31 October 2026, 2.30 to 4.30pm) £20. Wriggly Roadshow animal session (Saturday 17 October 2026, 9 to 11am) £25 for one adult and one child.
Know before you go
- Park in the Queensway car park round the corner or behind the building, both 2 hours free. The Aldi car park is strictly enforced at 2 hours.
- Poynton station is about a 13 minute walk, and the 392 Stockport to Macclesfield bus stops on London Road South just past Aldi.
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