Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

Pupils will be immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of mill life as they witness original machinery at work.

Discover how raw wool and cotton were transformed into yarn ready to be woven into cloth, and learn how the ideas of the famous local inventors revolutionised the world in which we live today.

Contact:

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Holcombe Road, Helmshore,
Rossendale BB4 4NP

Tel: 01772 530382

Website: lancashire.gov.uk/heritage-learning/

Facilities

  • Fully physically accessible
  • Coach parking
  • Coach drop off
  • Lunch facilities
  • Toilets
  • Gift shop

Booking & Details

Cost:

Half day session (2 hrs)
£3 Lancashire County Council pupil  / £4 Academy or non Lancashire County Council pupil

All day session (4 hrs)
£6 Lancashire County Council pupil  / £8 Academy or non Lancashire County Council pupil

Accompanying adults free.

To book:

To start the booking process, contact the Heritage Learning Team via their online enquiry form

 

Learning Sessions & Activities

Core Session

Mill Town

Take a guided walk beyond the mill gates to explore how the Industrial Revolution and the arrival of the mills changed the landscape.

  • KS 2
  • History
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Local History
Activity

Object Handling

An opportunity for your pupils to hone their historical enquiry skills through handling real objects from Victorian domestic and working life.

  • KS 1
  • KS 2
  • KS 3
  • History
  • Victorians
Activity

Revolution!

Take a journey through the Industrial Revolution, from the domestic woollen industry to the time when cotton was king.

  • KS 1
  • KS 2
  • History
  • Industrial Revolution
Activity

The Cotton Story

What was it like to work in a mill? Discover a range of jobs and examine working conditions as you learn how cotton is turned into yarn in a cotton condenser spinning mill. Journey into the intriguingly named 'Devil Hole' and observe a machinery demonstration with our heritage spinning mules. NB - this session incurs an extra cost for the additional staff needed to operate heritage machinery. Costs on enquiry.

  • KS 1
  • KS 2
  • History

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