Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Oldham, England

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Please look at web site for opening times. You don't have to be in a large group to come and race we are open to the public.Stonerig raceway is an award winning venue where you will Experience the very best in scalextric racing you will not believe what you see, it really is an attraction well worth seeing, it is great for all ages, it really gets family competing together in a friendly,fun and competitive way. We have 5 massive full themed tracks and 1 hire track, so come and tack you'r position on the starting grid.

Lockdown is a state of the art escape room experience centre. Feel the adrenaline pump around your body as you escape from one of our five amazing rooms. Each room has a different theme, you could be stopping a potentially world ending virus from outbreaking or trying to escape from a haunted orphanage… The choice is yours.

Located in the very heart of Oldham, the Coliseum Theatre is venerable building with a history stretching back to 1885.We serve a vibrant cross section of the community with an award winning selection of comedy, drama & traditional panto. The history of Oldham Coliseum Theatre spans a period of 128 years making it one of the oldest theatres in Britain still operating today. The theatre is also widely considered as the true home of traditional pantomime and produces a new production each year attracting delighted audiences of over 35,000. The Coliseum Theatre dates back to 1885 when it began life as the Grand American Circus and Hippodrome. Situated in the heart of Oldham and surrounded by almost a dozen other theatres, almost 125 years later, the award winning Coliseum is the only surviving theatre in the town. The Coliseum stage has seen countless performers over the years from comedy greats Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel to fledgling movie stars such as Ralph Fiennes and Minnie Driver. Many of the stars of Manchester staple Coronation Street have also cut their teeth treading the boards at the Coliseum. Oldham Coliseum Theatre is one of the most established and well attended venues in the North West where it produces eight in-house shows each year. It is also operates as a receiving house for touring productions, visiting companies and special one-night events. The Coliseum as we know it today has recently undergone a £1.5M facelift and renovation with improved seating, heating and front of house facilities bringing the venue up-to-date with modern theatre-goers' demands. The auditorium has a capacity of 524 seats, in addition the theatre has a studio space with a more intimate capacity of 50 seats. The inhouse and touring productions seen on the main stage each year offer a balanced programme of drama, comedy, musical, new writing and the annual pantomime.

We are a farm park located in Chadderton, Oldham. We have more than 200 animals spread over 25 acres of scenic countryside in the valley of the River Irk. Our traditional looking farm buildings house our stables and our Petting Barn where you are able to handle our smaller animals or bath our tortoise with staff on hand to help. Visitors are able to purchase feeding buckets to feed to the animals along the way. We have several rides/ games including our Caterpillar Barrel Ride, Digger Corner, Mini Quads and Pirate Shootout. We have 2 spacious outdoor play areas with swings, slides and zip lines.