Harle Syke,
Burnley,
Lancashire,
BB10 2HX.
Tel: 01282 412 555.
The last surviving 19th century steam powered weaving mill – relive the days when cotton was king and see the magnificent steam engine 'Peace' driving…
Holcombe Road,
Helmshore,
Lancashire,
BB4 4NP.
Tel: 01706 226 459.
18th century woollen fulling mill, containing fulling & finishing machinery and a working waterwheel. Textile museum housed in a 19th century condenser…
Low Stott Park,
Finsthwaite,
Ulverston,
Cumbria,
LA12 8AX.
Tel: 01539 531 087.
Built in 1835, the mill is now restored as a working industrial monument. Much of the bobbin making machinery remaining includes a turbine and a steam…
Astley Lane,
Swillington,
Nr Leeds,
Yorkshire,
LS26 8AL.
Tel: 0000.
'Oddball', the largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe. Look all round outside and see the giant 25 cubic yard bucket. Go inside…
Middleton Top Countryside Centre ,
Middleton by Wirksworth,
Derbyshire,
DE4 4LS.
Tel: 01629 533 298.
Restored 1829 winding engine built by the Butterley Co. for the Cromford & High Peak Railway. The engine was in use until 1963 hauling wagons on cables…
Flaxivity, Spring Gardens,
Ditherington,
Shrewsbury,
Shropshire,
SY1 2SZ.
Tel: 00.
Interpretations of the Mill’s role in the industrial revolution and the pioneers who made it happen, with details on how flax was processed, the mill’s…
Hempton Road,
Fakenham,
Norfolk,
NR21 7LA.
Tel: 01553 762 151.
Last example of small horizontal retort hand fired gasworks. In operation 1846-1965. Only complete non-working gasworks left in England and Wales, now…
10 South Access Road,
Walthamstow,
London,
Greater London,
E17 8AX.
Tel: 020 8521 1766.
Grade II Listed former Victorian sewage works containing two 1897 Marshall coupled horizontal steam engines, one restored and operated by compressed air,…
West Henderson's Wynd,
Dundee,
Angus,
DD1 5BT.
Tel: 01382 309 060.
Textile heritage centre with restored jute machinery showing working conditions over 100 years ago. Interactive displays take visitors from the jute fields…
The Vestry Hall Annexe,
London Road,
Mitcham,
Surrey,
CR4 3UD.
Tel: 020 8648 0127.
Local museum with information on many of the different industries that used the River Wandle, including the Surrey Iron Railway and Young's Brewery.
Wat Tyler Country Park,
Pitsea,
Basildon,
Essex,
SS16 4UH.
Tel: 01268 208 090.
The Wat Tyler Project is transforming the park, with its legacy of historic buildings and fascinating wildlife, into a centre of excellence. The Pitsea…
85 Manchester Road,
Burnley,
Lancashire,
BB11 1JZ.
Tel: 01282 452 403.
Based at Burnley Wharf by the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, the Visitor Centre tells the story of the canal, cotton and the Weavers' Triangle. Oak Mount Mill…
Wheal Martyn,
Carthew,
St Austell,
Cornwall,
PL26 8XG.
Tel: 01726 850 362.
This unique and special place tells the story of Cornwall’s largest mining industry, an industry still alive today, and in the shadows of Cornwall’s…
28 Winchester Street,
Whitchurch,
Hampshire,
RG28 7AL.
Tel: 01256 892 065.
A gem of industrial heritage in rural Hampshire, this is a Georgian watermill that weaves silk fabrics using Victorian and early 20th century machinery.…
Thwaite Lane,
Stourton,
Leeds,
Yorkshire,
LS10 1RP.
Tel: 0113 378 2983.
Powered by two massive waterwheels, a complete 19th century stone grinding mill with operational steam crane. Guided tours every half hour.
Dartmouth Tourist Information Centre, The Engine House,
Mayors Avenue,
Dartmouth,
Devon,
TQ6 9YY.
Tel: 01803 834 224.
One of the few surviving 'Atmospheric Engines'. Built in 1720 to Thomas Newcomen's original design, this is the oldest preserved steam engine in the world…
42-44 Bushloe End,
Wigston,
Leicestershire,
LE18 2BA.
Tel: 0116 288 2632.
A Master Hosier’s house with a two story Victorian frameshop in the garden. The house dates from the last years of the seventeenth century and shows…
Cross Street,
New Tredegar,
Caerphilly,
NP24 6EG.
Tel: 01443 822 666.
The museum for Caerphilly County Borough including a stationary twin tandem compound steam winding engine built in 1891 for the former Elliot Colliery.…
Forge Lane,
Thurgoland,
Yorkshire,
S35 7DN.
Tel: 0114 288 7576.
Water Powered Heavy Iron Forge whose history can be traced back to at least 1640. The site has been used for bloomeries and fineries but it is best known…
Swanwick Lane,
Swanwick,
Hampshire,
SO31 7HB.
Tel: 01489 576 248.
The last steam-driven Victorian brickworks in the UK. Get close to the massive brick making machines and see how the men used to run 15 miles a day in…
Derwent Valley Visitor Centre,
Bridgefoot,
Belper,
Derbyshire,
DE56 1YD.
Tel: 0845 521 4347.
Famous 1804 ‘fireproof’ mill showing the history of cotton spinning, framework knitting, Brettles’ silk and cotton hosiery, chevening a form of exquisite…
Anderby Creek,
Skegness,
Lincolnshire,
PE24 5XW.
Tel: 01507 328 095.
Situated in a drainage board pumping station built in 1945. Houses two Ruston 10HRC twin cylinder oil engines which drive Allen Gwynnes 42in. centrifugal…
MIll Road,
Stanley,
Perthshire,
PH1 4QE.
Tel: 01738 828 268.
One of the best-preserved relics of the 18th century Industrial Revolution. Established as a cotton mill by local merchants, with support from the English…
Oborne Road,
Sherborne,
Dorset,
DT9 3RX.
Tel: 01935 816 324.
The centre brings alive the history of Sherborne's water supplies. Watch the steam engines in operation, other vintage exhibits and visiting attractions.…