To book any of our museum-led sessions, or a self-guided visit to the museum, please contact the museum’s Learning team

learning@fusiliermuseum.com
0161 763 8960

You will need the following information to make your booking:

• Your preferred date and time of visit (We start all morning sessions at 10.30am and afternoon session at 12.45pm)
• School contact details and the name of the lead teacher
• Number and age of pupils and the number of staff
• Any special needs or requirements that we need to be aware of
• Please let us know whether your group will visit the shop during their visit

When you have made your booking, we will send you a confirmation letter including an itinerary, visit guidance notes and a hazard identification sheet to help with your planning.

We recommend the following ratio for supervision whilst at the museum:

1:4 EYFS
1:6 Key Stage 1
1:10 Key Stage 2 and above

School groups are welcome to explore the museum on a self-guided visit free of charge, but you will not be accompanied by a member of museum staff. We have clipboards, pencils and paper if you would like to borrow these for free.

When exploring the museum on a self-guided visit, we ask that there are enough adults to supervise the children in smaller groups.

There are facilities at the museum for pupils to eat packed lunches. We also have a garden outside the museum which can be used at lunchtime, weather permitting. The museum has a well-stocked shop with small items at pocket money prices.

The museum is accessible both by road and public transport. Leave the M66 at Junction 2 and follow the brown tourism signs to the East Lancashire Railway. This will bring you into Bury town centre.

There is a coach drop off point directly outside the museum, on Moss Street, and we are only a five-minute walk from the bus/tram interchange in the centre of Bury.