Opening Times
| Apr 1st - Oct 31st | |
|---|---|
| Mon | 12 - 4pm |
| Tue | 12 - 4pm |
| Wed | 12 - 4pm |
| Thur | 12 - 4pm |
| Fri | 12 - 4pm |
| Sat | 12 - 5pm |
| Sun | 12 - 5pm |
We suggest you allow at least 2 hours for your visit.
Admission Charges
Save money with our Xplorer multi-pass tickets
| Adults | £ 4.00 |
|---|---|
| Concessions | £ 3.00 |
| Accompanied Children | FREE |
Facilities
- Free parking for cars and coaches
- Gift shop
- Café serving snacks and light refreshments
- Access for disabled users
- Visitors with guide dogs welcome
- Family events and activities
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Contact the museum
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Holcombe Road, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4NP.
Tel: (+44) 01706 226459
Fax: (+44) 01706 218554
Our venues
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Bringing the spinning industry to life
Nestling side by side in the quiet village of Helmshore in the stunning Rossendale Valley are two original Lancashire textile mills: Higher Mill and Whitaker’s Mill together known as Helmshore Mills Textile Museum.
- Trace how cloth production, first wool, then cotton, become Lancashire’s main export throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
- Follow a journey to discover how raw wool and cotton were transformed into yarn ready to be woven into cloth.
- Experience the Revolution gallery were you can follow the story of Lancashire's unique role in the industrial revolution.
- Feel the grand and mighty waterwheel powering the stocks as they thump the wet woollen cloth.
- Enjoy our upgraded buildings which mean you can now explore more of the Museum. New additions include a contemporary reception and shop area.
2009 promises to be a great year for Helmshore Textile Museum. Since the museum re-opened in 2008, more and more visitors have been enjoying the refurbished site, displays, and facilities. Access for prams and wheelchairs is now available to most parts of the Museum. More hands-on interactives, videos, and interesting things to learn have been introduced in addition to the regular working machinery demonstrations by our friendly and informative staff. The Coffee Mill, our new café, serves fresh food made on the premises, and our re-stocked shop has traditional and contemporary gifts for all the family (entry to the café and shop is free).
The refurbishment was supported by Lancashire County Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the North West Development Agency, and the Friends of Helmshore Museum.
For details of the Higher Mill Trust or the Friends of Helmshore Museum please contact the museum on +(44) (0)1706 226459.
In June of this year, we were successful at the annual Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board Tourism Awards event where we won the 'Best Small Visitor Attraction of the Year' Award 2009/10.
To continue with our successes we have also recently been accredited with the prestigious Taste Lancashire Quality Assurance award by Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board. The award recognises establishments who provide a considtently high quality dining experience and a commitment to local produce.
Activities this Year
We will be continuing to improve our offer throughout 2009. A changing programme of events, activities, demonstrations, talks, workshops and children's holiday activities, will keep all the family entertained.
To discover more of what's on offer in Rossendale, visit the Rossendale Visitors Guide 2009-10.
http://www.visitrossendale.co.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?fileID=1003
Things to do
Explore the museum:
We recommend travel by bus or road. Rail services are limited.
By Car:
Helmshore is one mile south of Haslingden on the B6235
By Bus:
11 Haslingden – Helmshore – Rawtenstall circular
Enquiries: Rossendale Transport 01706 212337
X41 Manchester – Helmshore – Accrington
Enquiries: Lancashire United 01254 260661
244 Blackburn – Haslingden – Rawtenstall
Enquiries: Rossendale Transport 01706 212337
By Rail:
To Rawtenstall from Bury, a limited tourist service operated by the East Lancashire Railway
Enquiries: 0161 764 7790