Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

Holcombe Road
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4NP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

Lancashire Museums website

www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

www.twitter.com/LMuseums

E-mail

helmshoremuseum@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

01706 226459

Fax

01706 218554

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
A photo of large spinning machines in a factory
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18th century water powered fulling mill and a 19th century condenser cotton spinning mill, both with working machinery. Family friendly Revolution gallery showing the changes in textile technology over the last three hundred years, through the use of interactive displays. Mill ponds, weirs, sluice gates and aqueduct together with the buildings - both scheduled ancient monuments - offer much of interest to industrial archaeology enthusiasts.

This museum has a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum, Industrial heritage site

 Opening hours

Feb 13 - 19
12 - 4pm Mon to Fri
12 - 5pm Sat & Sun

Feb 20 - 1 April
12 - 4pm Thurs & Fri
12 - 5pm Sat & Sun
Closed: Mon to Weds

April 2 - 31 Oct
12 - 4pm Mon to Fri
12 - 5pm Sat & Sun

 Admission charges

Adults: £4.00
Concessions: £3.00
Accompanied children: FREE

Lancashire Museums Xplorer Tickets

Adult Season Ticket (1 venue, 1 Adult): £8.00
Adult Multi-Pass (13 venues, 1 Adult): £12.00
Family & Friends Multi-Pass (13 venues, 2 Adults, 2 Concessions): £20.00
Prices correct February 2012 but may be subject to change. Please see our website for latest details.

Group bookings

Please phone for details of charges.

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Mail order service available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Free entry to cafe and shop.

Holcombe Road
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4NP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

Lancashire Museums website

www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

www.twitter.com/LMuseums

E-mail

helmshoremuseum@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

01706 226459

Fax

01706 218554

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The textile industry collections of Lancashire County Museum Service are Designated Collections of national importance. They are located at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum and Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.

19th century working waterwheel, fulling stocks and other machinery associated with the finishing of woollen cloth. Original and complete Arkwright waterframe and contemporary carding machinery, lap former, lantern frame and drawframe. Hargreaves Spinning Jenny, Lancashire Loom and cotton machinery including working carding engines and spinning mules.

Collection details

Social History, Science and Technology, Industry

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Holcombe Road
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4NP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

Lancashire Museums website

www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

www.twitter.com/LMuseums

E-mail

helmshoremuseum@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

01706 226459

Fax

01706 218554

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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 Face to face resources

Mill Tour (KS3)

http://www.lancscc.gov.uk/acs/sites/museums/venues/helmshore/index.asp?siteid=3783&pageid=18085

Explore both mills to discover the clues that show how the buildings have developed over time. What has remained the same? What had changed and why?

How to obtain

This tour lasts 45 minutes. For more information please call 01706 226459 or email www.helmshore.museum@mus.lancscc.gov.uk. To book a session, please complete the downloadable form here www.lancscc.gov.uk/acs/sites/museums/incl/docs/schools/SessionBooking/HelmshoreMill.doc and send it to the museum directly with your non-refundable deposit of £30.00.

Holcombe Road
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4NP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

Lancashire Museums website

www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

www.twitter.com/LMuseums

E-mail

helmshoremuseum@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

01706 226459

Fax

01706 218554

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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