Masson Mills
Close to Bakewell is the resort of Matlock Bath and just a short distance along the A6 you will find the iconic mill complex known as Masson Mills, a working textile museum.
The Mills house a fascinating collection of authentic historic textile machinery dating from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. In 2010 the collection was described as “possibly the UK’s finest collection of working textile machines” and includes machinery originally from Masson Mills, along with a large collection of other items and artefacts from textile mills all over Britain.
Visitors to the museum can experience the genuine atmosphere of a working 18th century cotton mill in the original 1783 Masson Mill – the sights, the smells and the sounds are authentic and evocative. At Masson Mills there is a palpable sense of the continuity of enterprise. After “clocking in” with their entrance tickets, visitors “step back in time” on entering the old mill. Here they can see and appreciate Sir Richard Arkwright’s Legacy of over 200 years of industrial history.
Open Mon-Fri 10.00–16.00, Sat 11.00–17.00, Sun 11.00–16.00
Masson Mills are on the A6 half a mile south of Matlock Bath.
Nearest railway station Matlock Bath.
For train information tel. 08457 48 49 50
For bus information tel. 0870 608 2 608
Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills,
Working Textile Museum,
Derby Road,
Matlock Bath,
Derbyshire DE4 3PY
Tel 01629 581001
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