We visited Quarry Bank Mill on Monday 7th May (Bank Holiday)...started with the gardens which were beautiful and didn't expect as its a cotton mill...the Mill was very interesting, with some of the looms etc working... More

We took our 5 year old and 2 year old for a day out and we all had a brilliant time. There are a couple of nice play areas that the kids loved. The child friendly tour of the Apprentice House is definitely worth while. It's very interesting and quite hands on for the kids. The allotment is worth a... More

We visited the Quarry bank Mill on saturday and we were very pleasantly surprised The River Bollin is the driving force for the Quarry bank mill When we arrived we were impressed by the size of the WaterWheel There are lots to see and you could spend a few hours in the mill and visiting the apprentice house and gardens... More

This is my second visit to the mill but the first was many years ago. As a National Trust member obviously there was no entrance fee but the charges are not to bad. There is certainly lots to see in the mill and if you can be there when they have some of the machinery going its even better. The... More

Visited this old cotton mill on Good Friday. It was very busy, as you would expect. We found it very absorbing, arriving around 1130 and leaving eventually at 4 pm-ish. There is much to see including the Apprentices' House, the looms and other machines working. You can even buy the material that they have woven in the shop. The shop,... More

This is a great place to go for anyone interested in the industrial revolution, in particular the cotton mills and the machinery that drove them. The mill and machinery (including a huge working water wheel) are remarkably well-preserved with particularly good demonstrations and talks from the staff. Great to see how the cottage industry went about making cloth before the... More

Went here on a school trip as a child. Loved it and go every year now :-) More

This is another National Trust property which lives up to the high standards you have come to expect from them. Their properties which are not stately homes always tend to be especially interesting, and this is no exception. There's quite a lot of social history covered here, in an interesting way. You do get a feel for what it must... More

Went to quarry bank mill and as well as an experience going round the mill we managed a tour of the apprentice house which had a great guide .very interesting More