Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills

Address
Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills
Working Textile Museum
Derby Road
Matlock Bath
Northderbyshire
East Midlands
DE4 3PY

Phone:01629581001
www.massonmills.co.uk/

About

Visit the Sir Richard Arkwright’s 1783 Masson Mills at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire where you can experience the finest surviving and best preserved example of an Arkwright cotton mill. The mill includes a working Textile Museum, conference centre, restaurant,shopping village and car park on site.

Opening times

WORKING TEXTILE MUSEUM

Open Mon – Sat 10am-4pm,
Sun 11am-4pm.

MACHINERY DEMONSTRATIONS

Mon - Sat 11am and 2pm in the Weaving Shed (Sun 12 noon and 2pm)
(times subject to availability)

MASSON SHOPPING VILLAGE

Open Mon – Sat including Bank Holidays
10am until 5.30 pm,
Sun 11am - 5pm.

Masson Shopping Village is open every day except Easter Sunday and Christmas Day

Prices

Option 1. “Just turn up - No need to book” – our flexible self-guiding option. Visit at your own pace:

Adult £3.00,

Child (5-16) £2.00,

Family (2 Ads + up to 3 Children) £6.50,

Concessions £2.50.

(There is no guide fee for Option 1).
Daily machinery demonstration times as above.

Option 2. A fully guided tour of the museum with a Masson Mills guide (approx.55 mins) - including the Engine House, short film and bespoke machinery demonstration times:

Pre-booked Groups and Schools £2.50 per person, plus a guide fee of £10. (Accompanying teachers and group leaders free).

Option 3. “A Morning (or afternoon) with the Mill Owner”: An exciting and unique opportunity to spend a morning or an afternoon in the company of the Mill Owner, who will personally guide you around areas of the mills not normally open to the public, including the Engine House, the Turbine House and the Research Library and Archive Room. Includes tea, coffee, biscuits and lots of original stories!
(1½ to 2 hours to suit): £7.50 per person.