Discovery Centre – Bollington 2025
Located on the canal side at Clarence Mill, and brings together the history of this and other great mills of Bollington, the Macclesfield canal and showing their place and importance to the town – the Happy Valley!
Contacts
Operator: Bollington Civic Society
Address: Canal 5, Clarence Mill Clarence Road Bollington Cheshire SK10 5JZ
- Telephone: 01625 572 985
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Wed 1330-1600, Sat-Sun from 1100. Visit website for more details.
Travel
- By Rail: Macclesfield / 5 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Part disabled access
The story of Bollington, from an agricultural backwater in the Macclesfield Forest, to the realisation of the use of its streams and rivers to power the cotton mills that made the town what it is today. King cotton may have gone but fortunately several of the mills survive, finding new and valuable uses in the modern era.
Clarence Mill was the first in Bollington to be built for steam power, and to be built away from the river. It stands proudly on the hillside overlooking much of the town. It was built here for just one good reason, the canal.
