A visit to the Mill offers a variety of activities that bring history to life.
Experience life as a cotton mill worker
Explore the watercourse and weir and see how the River Derwent provided waterpower for the mill and still provides power today
Look into the wheelpit and see how big the wheel was powered
Examine the building and see how it influenced building throughout the world
Discover how machinery developed and improved the production of textiles
Find out how the workers lived
Have a go at machine knitting and spinning
