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Leek guided mill walks

Tourist Information Centre, 1 Market Place, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5HH
01538 483 741 or tourism.services@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk

Contact 01538 483741 for brochures and guided walking tours of leek mills.

Leek self guided Walks

Two self guided Industrial Heritage Trails (guide by prior arrangement with The Civic Society. To book contact Tim Boddington through webmaster@happy-valley.org.uk or call 01625 574888.

Congleton guided mill walks

Contact Congleton tourist information centre High Street, Congleton, CW12 1BN on 01260 285257 for a brochure or call Mr Lyndon Murgatroyd on 01260 271471 for a walking tour of Mills and/or pubs in Congleton.

Macclesfield guided walks

A Macclesfield Town Trail guide is available free from Macclesfield Silk Museum (01625 612045); visitors can experience a morning or afternoon walking tour. Guided tours are also available with blue badge guides bookings can be made at the museum also.

Quarry Bank Mill

Quarry Bank Mill, Quarry Bank Road, Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4LA
Tel:01625 527468

www.quarrybankmill.org.uk

Water power was the wonder of the late 18th Century and today you can see this technological breakthrough in action at Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate. Award-winning galleries are devoted to water and steam power, with hands-on displays and exhibits, an 1830s Beam Engine and a Horizontal Steam Engine which steam daily.
Discover the lives of the mill workers and how pauper children spent their time, with lessons in the schoolroom, and hours working cleaning up cotton waste among the clattering looms, which today produce Styal Calico cloth. Meet people who once worked in cotton mills with a lifetime of stories to share with you.

Mill and Apprentice House - Adult £8.50, Child £4.70, Family£19.00 and Group 15+ £7.00
Mill Only - Adult £5.75, Child £3.70, Family £15.00 and Group 15+ £4.75
Estate Entry - £2.70 for all

Congleton Museum

Market Street, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1ET

01260 276360 or info@congletonmuseum.co.uk

www.congletonmuseum.co.uk

Tuesday to Friday & Sunday - 12pm til 4.30pm
Saturday - 10am til 4.30pm

Admission
Adults £2, Children & Senior Citizens £1,
Families £5

Established in 2002, the museum has touch screen computers, pull-out figures with voice-overs telling the town's history. Fascinating exhibits include medieval log boat, coin hoards from the civil war, fustian cutting displays and war time experiences.
Congleton Museum has a shop which sells souvenirs and books about Congleton and its history. The shop is open to all - there is no admission charge.
Monthly themed walks through Congleton town such as 'Mill walks and industrial yarns' and 'In search of Georgian Congleton' including Cream Tea. Also, there are various exhibitions throughout the year such as the 'Major 60's' and the 'Warp and Weft' Exhibitions.