Take a journey back to an age when Britain held centre-stage as the World's first industrial nation - to a place where water power was successfully harnessed for textile production - a milestone in the Industrial Revolution. Strutts North Mill Trust run tours round this World Heritage site including a unique view of the North Mill basement. Join us for a "Strutt around the Mill" on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Easter to October. Other Heritage tours around Belper and Milford are also available on selective Sundays, see website for details and booking.
Enjoyed a guided tour of the world's first fire proof building. Unfortunately this piece of history will be closing down thanks to the council. I would recommend a visit asap it really is interesting and made informative by the guides. Hopefully all the movable artifacts and machinery will find a new home and carry on being displayed elsewhere. The walks and tours include inside and outside the mills, the river gardens, long row, nail shop and Joseph street. We spent an hour on the mill tour and a further hour browsing the artifacts and information. Drinks are available in the foyer along with souvenirs, books, information leaflets. Free car park. Admission is PS5 which gives a year pass, and Derbyshire day out discounts.
An historical building tells the story of Industrial revolution and also showed the creativity on using hydropower that accelerate the productivity. Thanks the tour guide.
Thanks Ian for a great pub tour through Belper. Very informative and interesting, well needed drink halfway and at the end in the warm weather. We have done the mill and workers cottages tour, might do the ghosts of Belper next!
Absolutely fabulous, history in one building a must for people to see. Unfortunately unless they can find a company willing to help keep our heritage alive it will close in September. Our past soon to be forgotten. Please anyone out there that could help keep our textile history alive please contact the wonderful staff.
100% would recommend a visit. Shame its closing down as a museum i really hope the building and the machinery are saved and looked after. Closes end of sept 2022 so if you can id go visit before it does so. Brilliant guided tour by a volunteer with machines I've not seen before then joined a walking tour outside of the mill which was also brilliant PS8 each for both tours. Even got to have a go at some machines ! Free parking in carpark outside entrance
A fascinating tour by David in a museum that lets you see how cotton was spun and learn the history of the factory and surrounding area. Visiting the basement floor and looking at where the workings were was really interesting. Apparently this museum is under threat of closure which is a great pity though not a huge surprise really because it wasn't very visible around Belper aaaaaand the parking seemed a bit of an afterthought. Still, it was wonderful wandering in the sunshine around the lanes nearby where workers lived.
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Enjoyed a guided tour of the world's first fire proof building. Unfortunately this piece of history will be closing down thanks to the council. I would recommend a visit asap it really is interesting and made informative by the guides. Hopefully all the movable artifacts and machinery will find a new home and carry on being displayed elsewhere. The walks and tours include inside and outside the mills, the river gardens, long row, nail shop and Joseph street. We spent an hour on the mill tour and a further hour browsing the artifacts and information. Drinks are available in the foyer along with souvenirs, books, information leaflets. Free car park. Admission is PS5 which gives a year pass, and Derbyshire day out discounts.
An historical building tells the story of Industrial revolution and also showed the creativity on using hydropower that accelerate the productivity. Thanks the tour guide.
Thanks Ian for a great pub tour through Belper. Very informative and interesting, well needed drink halfway and at the end in the warm weather. We have done the mill and workers cottages tour, might do the ghosts of Belper next!
Absolutely fabulous, history in one building a must for people to see. Unfortunately unless they can find a company willing to help keep our heritage alive it will close in September. Our past soon to be forgotten. Please anyone out there that could help keep our textile history alive please contact the wonderful staff.
100% would recommend a visit. Shame its closing down as a museum i really hope the building and the machinery are saved and looked after. Closes end of sept 2022 so if you can id go visit before it does so. Brilliant guided tour by a volunteer with machines I've not seen before then joined a walking tour outside of the mill which was also brilliant PS8 each for both tours. Even got to have a go at some machines ! Free parking in carpark outside entrance
A fascinating tour by David in a museum that lets you see how cotton was spun and learn the history of the factory and surrounding area. Visiting the basement floor and looking at where the workings were was really interesting. Apparently this museum is under threat of closure which is a great pity though not a huge surprise really because it wasn't very visible around Belper aaaaaand the parking seemed a bit of an afterthought. Still, it was wonderful wandering in the sunshine around the lanes nearby where workers lived.
