Stanley Mills was founded to process cotton at the height of the Industrial Revolution. There are superb interactive displays and games that help you to experience working life here. Listen to the Gaelic poetry and stories of the displaced Highlanders who worked in the mills.
Large area to explore. The mill itself was quite interesting showing the mill work thro the years. Diff levels to look at and listen to past mill workers talking about their working life there. After we came out we walked to the river then came back and sat and had a picnic on a seating area next to car park
Thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. There are some nice interactive games, pictures of its hey day, and archeology. Some of the exhibition floors are how they would have been hundreds of years ago and given a good perspective of how it would have been. I have marked it down a star purely because it has the potential to be even better.
Superb place to visit for the day. Plenty to do and see, good for the kids.
Great day out .you get to see how people in Scotland worked in a cotton mill .woman and children worked from the age of 9 from 5am in the morning to 7 pm .a very hard life
Lovely place to visit, friendly staff.
The mill is a short drive away from the A9, through the village of Stanley down by the River Tay. It's a big river here so easy to understand why it was built here. Plenty of parking and a short walk to the museum. All the buildings beside the parking are converted mill buildings with flats inside. So the museum is only a small part of the whole site but still worth a walk all round. Inside the museum there are several halls over three floors each with a different function. There are interpretations of the history and all the processes used at the site along with some original machinery. There was an exhibition of Scottish rock carvings on the top floor, with very good pictures of the best sites and descriptions of these mysterious markings. It must have been a huge mechanical feat to power all the machines in the place. Refreshments available together with a small shop.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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Large area to explore. The mill itself was quite interesting showing the mill work thro the years. Diff levels to look at and listen to past mill workers talking about their working life there. After we came out we walked to the river then came back and sat and had a picnic on a seating area next to car park
Thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. There are some nice interactive games, pictures of its hey day, and archeology. Some of the exhibition floors are how they would have been hundreds of years ago and given a good perspective of how it would have been. I have marked it down a star purely because it has the potential to be even better.
Superb place to visit for the day. Plenty to do and see, good for the kids.
Great day out .you get to see how people in Scotland worked in a cotton mill .woman and children worked from the age of 9 from 5am in the morning to 7 pm .a very hard life
Lovely place to visit, friendly staff.
The mill is a short drive away from the A9, through the village of Stanley down by the River Tay. It's a big river here so easy to understand why it was built here. Plenty of parking and a short walk to the museum. All the buildings beside the parking are converted mill buildings with flats inside. So the museum is only a small part of the whole site but still worth a walk all round. Inside the museum there are several halls over three floors each with a different function. There are interpretations of the history and all the processes used at the site along with some original machinery. There was an exhibition of Scottish rock carvings on the top floor, with very good pictures of the best sites and descriptions of these mysterious markings. It must have been a huge mechanical feat to power all the machines in the place. Refreshments available together with a small shop.
