Bakewell Old House Museum 2024

Being the oldest house in Bakewell, built in 1534, it has been preserved as a fascinating museum of local heritage. Including local toys and a large exhibit of old photographs and historic cameras. With its 10 rooms on show, several of them have a specific themed time period, such as the Victorian kitchen and a 16th century parlour. There is also an outdoor collection of historic artefacts including a stainless steel scale model of a mill wheel from Lumford Mill, which Richard Arkwright built as his third watermill, and became the model for over 200 similar mills during the 18th century.