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Sir Richard Arkwright’s
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EXHIBITIONS | LECTURES | WORKSHOPS | TOURS | FESTIVALS | FILMS
STORYTELLING | MUSIC | DISPLAYS | WALKS | THEATRE | ARTS & CRAFTS
LOTS TO DO - SHOPS...
RECEPTION AND SHOP
Choose from a wide range of souvenirs,
greetings cards, scarves, books of local
interest and gifts, many of which are produced
locally. Also sells a selection of bespoke food
and confectionery. All purchases make a
contribution to the Arkwright Society’s work of restoring the
mills. Open daily. See website for opening times.
ARKWRIGHT’S ATTIC
This Aladdin’s cave of treasures forms part of
the Arkwright Society’s recycling initiative,
whilst also raising funds. Sells glass, tableware,
quality bric-a-brac and a constantly changing
stock of second hand books. Opening hours are
dependent on volunteers – can be opened on request.
THE GALLERY
Exhibitions throughout the year feature
Derbyshire and Peak District artists whose
works include landscapes, still life, sculpture,
photography and textiles amongst others.
OTHER SHOPS...
ARUM-LILIE DESIGNS
SIDDALLS PLANTS & CRAFTS
QUILTESSENTIAL
HERITAGE ANTIQUES &
COLLECTABLES
EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA
CROMFORD MILL CHEESE
SHOP
ARKWRIGHT’S CAFÉ
Enjoy Arkwright’s Café’s ever changing selection
of unique and delicious cakes - all homemade
on the premises by our friendly staff.
Arkwright’s Café also serves home-cooked
breakfasts and lunches every day. Vegetarian,
vegan and gluten free options are all available.
Open daily. See website for opening times.
...EXHIBITION (open daily)
Discover more about Sir Richard Arkwright’s
work and how Cromford became the place for
the world’s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill by visiting our free exhibition.
...AND GUIDED TOURS
NEW TOURS
From Easter onwards watch out for our new tours sharing
more stories from the mills, including family life, 18th century
crime and punishments and the importance of water power.
MILL TOUR (approx. 1 hour)
Step back in time to when Sir Richard Arkwright
pioneered the world’s first successful water
powered cotton spinning mill with an introductory
tour of the main mill complex and exhibition.
Adults: £3.50, Children and concessions: £2.50
These tours normally take place daily.
VILLAGE TOUR (approx. 1 hour)
Follow in the footsteps of the hundreds of mill
workers with a walk into Cromford village
to see and hear more about daily life and Sir
Richard Arkwright’s entrepreneurial ideas.
Adults: £3.50, Children and concessions: £2.50
These tours normally take place on a Friday afternoon, otherwise
prior booking required.
COMBINED MILL AND VILLAGE TOUR
...RESTAURANTS
(approx. 2 hours)
Adults: £5, Children and concessions: £4
These tours normally take place on a Friday
afternoon, otherwise prior booking required.
WHEATCROFT’S WHARF
A stunning canalside café and bookshop located
across the road from the main mill site. Relax
and unwind by the water with a glass of wine
or Arkwright’s Ale. Enjoy made to order panini,
homemade soup, oven baked potatoes, summer
salads, fresh ground coffee and a selection of tasty homemade
cakes and scones. Open daily. See website for opening times.
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MORE DETAILS VISIT
www.cromfordmills.org.uk/events
WE WELCOME GROUP BOOKINGS
Book one of our experienced guides to take your group on one
of our tours. Why not make a day of it by stopping for lunch or
afternoon tea? Visits can be tailored to your needs and French and
German tours are available by prior arrangement.
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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KEEP THE CROMFORD WHEELS TURNING
The mill complex at Cromford is described as the most
important preserved textile heritage site in the world. It is
from here that Sir Richard Arkwright developed technology
that changed the world by creating the modern factory system.
CROMFORD GATEWAY
No17 INTERIOR
Following 50 years of dilapidation the site has been rescued
by the Arkwright Society which saved it from demolition and
secured World Heritage status.
Whilst the Society is making
fantastic progress with raising
funds for the delivery of the
Cromford Mills Masterplan, a
multi-million pound regeneration
plan for the site, the day to
day costs of our charitable
work still have to be met
through our trading activities
and local fundraising. Each
year the Society needs to raise
approximately £100,000 in
order to continue its education
projects for groups of all ages,
the extensive events and
activities programme, volunteer
schemes to help hard to reach
groups including the long
term unemployed and those
with disabilities, and a range
of projects ensuring our local
communities are engaged with
the resources that the World
Heritage Site has to offer.
Sunday 29th March, 11am-4pm
CROMFORD GATEWAY
EXHIBITION SPACE
LIVING HISTORY DISPLAY AND MUSTER
Location: Mill Yard
The Georgian Home Guard prepares to defend
the Mill against Napoleon Bonaparte’s French
invaders. Hear Captain Peter Arkwright’s
company of volunteers tell their stories, see them pursue their
normal occupations and try your hand at pike drill.
Sunday 29th March, 2pm-4pm
A WALK ALONG THE
LUMSDALE VALLEY
Location: Meet at the layby opposite
Highfields School, Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
COST: £3 - Limited places, advance booking required.
A leisurely guided three-mile walk along this wooded gorge of
outstanding natural beauty, exploring the stone ruins, ponds
and waterfall that make up this unique industrial valley site.
Monday 30th March,
2:30pm-4pm
DONATING
WANTED, AT
CROMFORD,
CHILDREN OF
ALL AGES
Please help us to continue our valuable work by making a
donation to our fundraising campaign by sending a cheque
made payable to the Arkwright Society Fundraising Campaign to
Cromford Mills, Mill Lane, Cromford, Derbyshire DE4 3RQ.
Alternatively you can make payments directly online from your
own bank to the Arkwright Society Ltd Lloyds Bank account
no. 07265525 Sort Code 30-90-25
If you are able to
gift aid your donation,
please request a gift
aid form to increase
its value.
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Donors providing £250 or more will
receive special recognition with their
names etched into our wall of support
within the Gateway building. Thank You.
John Rivers
CHAIRMAN OF THE ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY
The Arkwright Society is a registered charity No. 515526
MORE DETAILS VISIT
FREE ENTRY
www.cromfordmills.org.uk/events
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £5 (accompanying adults
free) Limited places, advance
booking recommended. Children
must be accompanied by an adult.
What was it like to live and work in Richard Arkwright’s
Cromford? Dress up in millworkers’ costumes, step back
in time and learn about the jobs in the mills and the way of life
of both children and adults. Have a go at carding and signing
an indenture.
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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NEW GUIDED TOURS FOR 2015...
From Easter onwards watch out for our new
tours sharing more stories from the mills.
Wednesday 8th April, 10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY
Friday 3rd April – Monday 6th April, 10am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT THE DUCK’S EASTER TRAIL
Location: Cromford Mills
Come along for a morning of knitting and nattering. This drop
in session is suitable for anyone who wants to knit, learn to
knit or just fancies a chat!
COST: £1 entry fee
Discover the different places where Arkwright the
Duck is hiding, solve the puzzle and win a small prize.
Entry forms are available from Reception/Shop.
LEARN
HOW TO
GROW
COTTON
Thursday 9th April, 10am-12noon
GROW YOUR OWN COTTON
EASTER
WEEKEND
Location: Mill Yard
COST: £3 - (accompanying adults free)
includes all materials and seeds.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
18TH CENTURY
CURIOSITIES
Sat 4th April – Mon 6th April, 11am-4pm
GEORGIAN CURIOSITY SHOW
Location: Christmas Shop
FREE ENTRY
Over the Easter weekend The Georgian Group
will be bringing history to life at Cromford Mills.
Come along and discover original and reproduction curiosities
from the 18th century.
Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th April, 11am-3pm
MEET THE MILL MANAGER
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
Meet Richard Arkwright’s Mill Manager who
will be out and about in the mill yard. Drop in any time and
discover what it was like to live and work in the mills.
Sunday 5th April, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
The Arkwright Spinsters will be
demonstrating spinning and other crafts.
Anyone wishing to learn may do so by
arrangement. Phone 01629 825995.
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MORE DETAILS VISIT
www.cromfordmills.org.uk/events
Learn how to grow your own cotton.
Decorate a pot before planting a cotton seed to take
home. Discover how to care for your plant so that it
produces flowers before forming seed heads which burst
open to reveal cotton. Why not send us photographs
as your cotton plant grows – these will form part of an
exhibition at Cromford Mills. Drop in anytime.
Thursday 9th April, 7pm
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES:
“PETER NIGHTINGALE AND JOHN SMEDLEY”
Location: Riber Room, Cromford Mills
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) –
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Just 13 years after Richard Arkwright developed
the first water-powered spinning mill at
Cromford, Peter Nightingale and his associate
John Smedley established John Smedley as an
enterprise at the original mill in Lea Mills. Over 200 years later
the company is still based at Lea Mills. Jane Middleton-Smith,
archivist at John Smedley, gives an insight into the history and
present day business of this iconic British brand.
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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Sunday 12th April, 12:30pm-3:30pm
Sunday 19th April, 11am-4pm
THE CHESTERFIELD MG GROUP
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Mill Yard
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
The 20th Annual Shakedown
Run is a 70 mile scenic drive organised by
the Chesterfield MG Group and finishing
at Cromford Mills. Come along and enjoy
looking at a range of over 60 MGs from
the classic to the more modern sports car.
Wednesday 22nd April, 10am-10:40am
CROMFORD BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF ARKWRIGHT
Sunday 12th April, 1-3pm
MAKING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Location: Cromford Mills COST: £5
(accompanying adults free) - Limited places, advance booking
recommended. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Using dried peas, string and any old rubbish
we can find, make your very own musical
instruments. The session will end with a performance of one of
the classics. Suitable for 5-10 year olds and their families.
FREE ENTRY
The Arkwright Spinsters will be
demonstrating spinning and fibre crafting
and sharing their skills. Bring your own
spinning wheel and learn to spin.
Location: Exhibition Room
COST: £2.50
Cromford and the surrounding hamlets
were irrevocably changed during the
1770s by the arrival of Arkwright and cotton spinning. Cliff
Lea’s talk will reveal some of the fascinating activities and
occupations that went on and the very different way of life
before Arkwright arrived.
Tuesday 14th April, 7pm
A RIVER IN TIME
Location: Riber Room, Cromford Mills
COST: £7.50 - (includes cheese and wine 7pm7:30pm) Limited places, advance booking recommended.
The White Peak’s River Bradford
flows through open
meadows and deep limestone
dales. It has been modified by man
since the Middle Ages and is now a popular
walk for visitors to the area. Christine
Gregory, author of A River in Time, takes us
on a photographic journey along the river
looking at its flora and fauna as well as its
social and industrial history.
Wednesday 15th April, 10:30am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm
THREAD OF LIFE
Location: Gothic Warehouse FREE ENTRY
Limited places, advance booking essential
Join one of these free workshops where
you can learn to sew your own version of
a cross-stitch pattern based on a strand of
DNA. Every piece of finished work will form part of Sharon
Mossbeck’s ‘Thread of Life’ exhibition at Bank Street Arts
Gallery, Sheffield, in November and at Cromford Mills in 2016.
All materials are provided free.
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STORY
TELLING
AT CROMFORD
MILLS
Wednesday 22nd April, 8pm
(BAR OPENS 7:30PM)
TALES FROM TWO CITIES OPEN NIGHT
Location: Riber Room, Cromford Mills
COST: £7 - (£5 students/children). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Come to Cromford Mills for an evening of traditional
storytelling. Folk tales, fairy tales, myths and legends,
Tales from Two Cities is a storytelling club
specialising in ambient evenings of stories
and song. Come along and either listen
and enjoy or tell a story of your own. For
a performance slot contact storyteller
Sophie Snell robandsophie@hotmail.com
or book a slot on the night.
A licensed bar will be serving
drinks and cake.
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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Thursday 23rd April, 11am-1pm
Tuesday 5th May, 7pm
GUIDED TOUR OF
BROMLEY HOUSE
LIBRARY, NOTTINGHAM
A LIFETIME IN TEXTILES – COURTAULDS
AND COATS VIYELLA: A PERSONAL INSIGHT
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) –
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
COST: £15 - Limited places,
advance booking essential.
Join this fascinating
PUBLIC
tour of Bromley
BOOKING
House Library,
NOW OPEN
a hidden gem in
Nottingham city
Photo: Martine Hamilton-Knight
centre. A fine Georgian house with
a delightful walled garden and large and comfortable reading
rooms, it houses an independent lending library that has
operated continuously since 1816. The building contains many
original Georgian features, some fine paintings and furniture as
well as a meridian line which is still operational. It is also home
to the first photographic studio in Nottingham.
In the 1950s Courtaulds was at the forefront of
the explosion in man-made fibres, employing
at its height 80,000 people world-wide. Coats
Viyella was formed later from several different
companies and today one in five garments on the planet is held
together with Coats’ thread. Back by popular demand Peter
South, Head Guide at Cromford Mills, delivers an insightful,
humorous and entertaining look back at his 38 years with these
two giants of the textile industry.
PUBLIC
BOOKING
NOW OPEN
Saturday 25th April, 8-10pm
(BAR OPENS 7:30PM)
SOAPBOX PREACHER
Thursday 7th May, 10am-12:30pm
Location: Christmas Shop
JCB FACTORY TOUR
COST: £8 - Limited places, advance
booking recommended.
LIVE
MUSIC
AT CROMFORD
MILLS
Soapbox Preacher is a local four
piece acoustic band - vocals,
guitar, fiddle and percussion.
Come along and join the band
for an evening of country and
blues music as they perform
their own original songs as well
as covers by artists such as
Norah Jones and Eric Clapton.
Sunday 26th April, 2pm-4pm
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE
VALLEY
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields
School on Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required. See page 5 for details
Sunday 3rd May, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
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COST: £20 - (includes refreshments on arrival)
Limited places, advance booking essential
A tour of JCB’s World Headquarters
in Rocester begins with a short presentation showing
a short film on the global manufacturing facilities and
products. Afterwards there will be a tour of the new Story
of JCB exhibition and the JCB shop. The tour then moves
on to the assembly line of the world famous Backhoe
Loader machine – see the process of how the machine is
built from the delivery of the sheet steel, profiling, laser
cutting, welding, paint shop, assembly
and finally the finished product!
Friday 8th May, 7:15pm-9:15pm
(bar opens 6:45pm)
WORDS AT THE WHARF
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
Come along to Cromford Mills’ Spoken
Word Night and be entertained with everything from poetry
and stand up to short sketches and monologues. Book a slot on
the night or just come and listen.
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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NATIONAL MILLS
WEEKEND
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May
National Mills Weekend is the annual
festival of our milling heritage. Visit
Cromford Mills and discover more about
its history and heritage.
Sunday 10th May, 10am-11am
AUSTIN SEVEN VINTAGE CARS
Location: Mill Yard
Sunday 10th May, 11am-4pm
LIVING HISTORY DISPLAY AND
MUSTER
Location: Mill Yard
Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th May, 10am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT THE
DUCK’S MILL TRAIL
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £1 entry fee
Follow Arkwright the Duck’s mill trail and
discover fascinating facts about the world’s first
successful water powered cotton spinning mill
here at Cromford. Complete the trail and win a small prize.
Entry forms are available from Reception/Shop.
Saturday 9th May, 11am-3pm
MEET THE MILL MANAGER
FREE ENTRY
Cromford Mills is the meeting point for an
impressive collection of Austin Sevens, as
well as other vintage and classic cars, prior to a run through
the Derbyshire Dales.
FREE ENTRY See page 5 for details
Sunday 10th May, 1pm-4pm
BECOME A WEAVER AND MAKE
YOUR OWN WATERWHEEL
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £2.50 - (accompanying adults free)
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Learn how to weave your own coaster
and make a waterwheel from paper plates.
Drop in anytime for an afternoon of family fun.
Suitable for 3-8 year olds.
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Saturday 9th May, 1.30pm-4pm
PLANT SALE
Location: Mill Yard
Tuesday 12th May, 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
The North Derbyshire Cottage
Garden Society will be holding its
popular annual sale of quality plants.
(BAR OPENS 7PM)
BOOK QUIZ
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £5 per person
As part of the Derbyshire Literature Festival, Cromford
Mills is hosting a “Book Quiz”. Fun for the enthusiastic as
well as the more knowledgeable, contestants will be able
to demonstrate their literary insight. Come with friends
or on your own and join a team. Prizes of a literary nature
will be up for grabs and there will be a licensed bar
serving drinks and snacks.
HISTORY
AND
HERITAGE
AT CROMFORD
MILLS
Wednesday 13th May, 10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
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OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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MUSEUMS AT NIGHT
Sunday 17th May, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
Wednesday 13th - Saturday 16th May
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
NATURE
ON VIEW
Museums at Night is a UK-wide festival which seeks to
encourage visitors into museums, galleries and heritage sites
by throwing their doors open after hours and putting on
special evening events.
IDEAL FOR
BEGINNERS
Thursday 14th May, 7pm
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES:
“JOHN WHITEHURST”
Location: Riber Room, Cromford Mills
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) –
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Born in 1713, John Whitehurst, whose father
began making clocks in 1708, became a
clockmaker, innovator and renowned scientist
who started his clock making business in Derby
in 1736. Clockmaker, Lunar Society member and friend of the
painter Joseph Wright, John Whitehurst lived and worked in
Derby for over 40 years. Come and hear Jonathan Wallis, Head
of Museums and Museum & Art Gallery Development at Derby
Museums, talk about the life of this talented and influential man
and what stood him apart from his peers.
Sunday 17th May, 10:30am-12:30pm
WILDLIFE FOR BEGINNERS
Location: Meet outside Wheatcroft’s
Wharf Café COST: £5
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Enjoy a stroll along the Cromford Canal
with Jo Taylor, stopping to look at the
wildlife that we encounter along the
way. Aimed very much at the beginner
we will be looking at whatever is about on the day, from
flowers to birds and butterflies.
Wednesday 20th May, 10am-10:40am
CROMFORD BEFORE THE ARRIVAL
OF ARKWRIGHT
Location: Exhibition Room
Saturday 16th May 7:30pm-9pm
COST: £2.50 Page 9 for details
(BAR OPENS 7PM)
Saturday 23rd May, 11am-4pm
A NIGHT AT THE MILL
PLANTING DAY WITH SIDDALLS
PLANTS & CRAFTS
Location: Christmas Shop
COST: £10
Join William Clack, the Mill Manager,
as he takes you on a tour around Sir
Richard Arkwright’s original mills. Then
retire indoors to be regaled with stories
from days of old including traditional
folk tales and music.
TALES
AND MUSIC
AT CROMFORD
MILLS
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MORE DETAILS VISIT
www.cromfordmills.org.uk/events
Location: Mill Yard
COST: See details below.
For ticket bookings contact Siddalls: 01629 822227
Bring along pots, tubs, baskets, or any planters and
containers you would like to plant up and
receive expert advice to produce summer
displays. There will be a charge for
plants plus compost. Alternatively,
why not plant a basket or planter
1ST-7TH JUNE 2015
from scratch. Drop in anytime
BRITISH CHEESE WEEK
throughout the day.
£20 (traditional summer hanging basket
– includes all plants/materials).
£15 (traditional summer pot –
includes all plants/materials).
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
COME AND VISIT ARKWRIGHT’S
CAFE AND ENJOY OUR GOURMET CHEESE
BOARD - SPECIALLY SELECTED FROM
HARTINGTON CHEESE
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DISCOVERY WALKS
Monday 25th May - Sunday 7th June
CROMFORD CANAL AND LEAWOOD
PUMPHOUSE
Location: Meet outside Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café –
DERWENT VALLEY MILLS WORLD
HERITAGE SITE’S DISCOVERY
WALKS FESTIVAL
Experience a charming blend
of breathtaking natural
scenery, fascinating
industrial heritage and pure
spectacle in the Derwent valley.
Saturday 6th June, 2pm-4:30pm
(picnic 1pm) COST: £4
Join Peter South on this 4½ mile walk along the Cromford
Canal and visit Leawood Pumphouse which will be in steam,
then continue via Nightingale Arm to John Smedleys and back
though Bow Wood to Cromford.
Saturday 6th June, 7pm-8:30pm
A WALK AROUND CROMFORD
VILLAGE
MONDAY
25TH MAY –
SUNDAY
7TH JUNE
It is strongly recommended to wear stout footwear
and clothing appropriate for the weather. Dogs welcome
ADVANCED BOOKING
RECOMMENDED
but must be kept on a lead (please note they are not allowed
in the Church). Picnic lunches are available. These must be
pre-ordered (01629 825995) and can be collected from Arkwright’s Café.
Picnics include: sandwiches, crisps, cake or fruit, juice (£5.50); sandwiches,
crisps, cake or fruit, glass of wine/bottle of beer (£6.50).
Location: Meet outside Wheatcroft’s Wharf
Café COST: £4
Discover the history of Cromford Village, the
factory community built by Sir Richard Arkwright. This one
mile tour with Nina Davies incorporates the market place,
workers’ housing, the Lock Up and the mill water courses.
Sunday 7th June, 11am-2pm
Saturday 30th May, 11am-3:30pm
DETHICK AND THE BABINGTON
PLOT – GUIDED WALK
LOCAL INDUSTRY IN THE AREA
Location: Meet outside Reception/Shop
COST: £4
Step back in time and discover more about the industries of
the local area on this 7 mile walk led by John Rivers. Walk from
Cromford Wharf along the canal, over to Bolehill and Wirksworth, up through quarries to the National Stone Centre and
along the High Peak railway line back to Cromford Mills. Bring
food and drink – we’ll stop at an appropriate place for lunch.
Location: Meet outside the Florence Nightingale
Memorial Hall, Holloway, DE4 5AQ COST: £4
Enjoy a scenic walk whilst stepping back in time.
Starting and finishing in Holloway, this 5 mile walk
led by Chas Arnold visits the hamlet of Dethick,
home of Anthony Babington, leader of the
Babington Plot against Elizabeth I.
Sunday 31st May, 2pm-4pm
WILLERSLEY CASTLE AND
GROUNDS
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields School on
Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
Saturday 6th June, 11am-1pm
CROMFORD PHOTOGRAPHY WALK
Location: Meet outside St Mary’s Church, DE4 3RQ
(picnic 1pm) COST: £4
Visit St Mary’s Church, the canal wharf, Cromford Mills
and village. During this two mile walk with Helen Chester
there will be opportunities for landscape photography and
architectural shots of historic buildings. There will also be the
opportunity to look inside some of the buildings.
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SEE PAGE 47 FOR
DETAILS
Sunday 7th June, 2pm-4pm
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE VALLEY
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required through Cromford Mills –
01629 825995. See page 5 for details
BOOK
THIS
FOR YOUR
GROUP
Location: Meet outside Reception/Shop –
(picnic 1pm) COST: £4
Join David Lane on this 2 mile walk and follow
in the footsteps of William Adam’s 1851 book Gem of the
Peak in which the author describes a visitor’s tour of Richard
Arkwright Jnr’s grounds and gardens. Learn about
BOOK
the history, architecture and landscape setting
THIS
FOR YOUR
of Willersley Castle and perhaps rediscover
GROUP
SEE PAGE 47 FOR
the remains and site of what were once the
DETAILS
Arkwright’s Willersley rock gardens.
TO BOOK PLACES ON ALL THESE WALKS PHONE 01629 536831
OR TELEPHONE
01629 825995
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Wednesday 27th May, 10am-12noon
Wednesday 10th June, 10am-12noon
FIBRES AND FABRICS
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £5 (accompanying adults free) - Limited places,
advance booking recommended. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
A chance for all the family to discover the many uses of some
of the world’s natural fibres including cotton. See if you can
tell the difference between mohair and sisal, jute and wool and
have a go at carding and spinning.
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
Thursday 11th June, 7pm
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES:
“JOSEPH WRIGHT”
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) –
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Sunday 31st May, 10am-4pm
DERBYSHIRE WOODCRAFTS
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
Demonstrations by traditional wood carvers
including wood turning on a lathe, wood carving
and pyrography. All products available to purchase.
Saturday 6th June – Sunday 7th June, 10am-4pm
CELEBRATING THE CROMFORD CANAL
Location: Gothic Wharf
FREE ENTRY
Come along and find out more about the Friends of
Cromford Canal with demonstrations, a tombola
and various items for sale.
Sunday 7th June, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
Joseph Wright was one of the most interesting
and important painters of the late 18th century.
Born in Derby in 1734, Wright remained closely
involved with his hometown. Ambitious and
business-savvy, Wright made his work available to a wider
audience by employing the best engravers to reproduce his
paintings as high quality prints. Lucy Bamford, Curator of Art at
Derby Museum, explores his life and work.
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Tuesday 9th June, 5:45am-8pm
Friday 12th June – Sunday 14th June
CELEBRATING CROMFORD
A multitude of weird and wonderful,
big and small, fun and family-friendly
events at Cromford Mills and across
the village over the whole weekend.
For further details visit:
www.celebratingcromford.org
GUIDED TOUR OF BBC
BROADCASTING HOUSE AND
AFTERNOON IN
CENTRAL LONDON
Saturday 13th June, 11am-3pm
MEET THE MILL MANAGER
Location: Mill Yard
Location: Meet at Cromford Mills for coach departure at 5:45am
COST: £47 (includes return coach travel to London and tour) – Limited places,
advance booking essential.
Enjoy a day in the capital with a tour around BBC Broadcasting
House followed by an afternoon of shopping and sightseeing in
central London. Step inside the exciting world of broadcasting
as the work of the BBC’s brand new, state of the art, multimedia broadcasting centre in the heart of London is brought
to life on this guided tour. See its new state of
the art newsroom and try your hand at reading
PUBLIC
the news and weather! You’ll also find out how
BOOKING
BBC Radio Drama is made and be able to have
NOW OPEN
a go at making your very own radio play
complete with music and sound effects!
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FREE ENTRY
Meet Richard Arkwright’s Mill Manager
who will be out and about in the mill yard.
Drop in any time and discover what it was
like to live and work in the mills.
Saturday 13th June – Sunday 14th June, 1pm-4pm
SUMMER CRAFTS
Location: Mill Yard
COST: £2.50
(accompanying adults free) Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
Drop in anytime for an afternoon of
family fun making summer crafts to
take home. Suitable for 3-8 year olds.
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Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
Saturday 20th June, 7pm
D.H. LAWRENCE’S
DERBYSHIRE
BOOK FESTIVAL
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine
7pm-7:30pm) – Limited places, advance booking
recommended.
Celebrating all things literary, Cromford
Mills hosts a weekend for book lovers
with talks from published writers, book
stalls and other literary related activities.
Whether you’re a writer or just enjoy a
good book, come along and be inspired
by our literary weekend where there
will be something for everyone.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June, 10am-4pm
SECONDHAND BOOK FAIR
Location: Gothic Warehouse FREE ENTRY
Browse the book stalls and find a yourself a bargain!
Sat 20th and Sun 21st June, 10am-4pm
STORY BOOK TRAIL
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £1 entry fee
Follow the story book trail around
Cromford Mills...find all the stories and
you could win a small prize! Entry forms
are available from Reception/Shop.
Saturday 20th June, 2pm-3pm
AN AFTERNOON WITH CHRIS THOMPSON
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 – Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Chris Thompson has been writing professionally for 30 years.
He has numerous radio plays and series to his name and
wrote for The Archers for four years. Television credits include
Heartbeat, The Grand, Children’s Ward and Emmerdale, where
he spent thirteen years, contributing 230
episodes, winning a Soap Award and
being nominated for a BAFTA. Chris
has co-written seven musicals for
children, devised a reading scheme for
Ginn, made several documentaries and
features for Radio 4 and is the author
of a book on how to write continuing
drama. Join Chris
CHRIS
as he talks about
THOMPSON
his career with the
BAFTA
opportunity to ask
NOMINATED
WRITER
questions.
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Born and brought up near the
Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border,
D. H. Lawrence lived briefly at
Middleton-by-Wirksworth and used
various Derbyshire locations, including Cromford, in his novels
and short stories. Stephen Bailey, co-author of Heartlands,
D. H. Lawrence’s Midlands Roots, explores the writer’s
connections with the county and illustrates the use he made of
these in his work.
Sunday 21st June, 2pm-3pm
AN AFTERNOON WITH WENDY HOLDEN
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 – Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Wendy Holden is a number one bestselling writer and author
of ten consecutive Sunday Times top ten bestselling novels.
Born in Yorkshire, she worked as a
journalist on The Sunday Times,
The Mail on Sunday, Tatler, Harper’s
Bazaar and the Sunday Telegraph
before becoming a full-time writer.
She is a literary critic; reviewing books
for the Daily Mail and recently judged
the Costa Novel prize. She also has a
regular Country Life column and writes
features, travel pieces and short
stories for many other
national publications,
regularly promoting
her adopted county of
Derbyshire in her work.
Wendy was recently
made Honorary
Doctor of Letters
JOIN BESTSELLING
by the University of
AUTHOR WENDY HOLDEN
Derby. Her latest
as she talks about her writing
career and new book with the
novel, Wild & Free,
opportunity to ask questions.
is a comedy set at a
summer festival.
Photo credit: Laurie Fletcher
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Wednesday 17th June, 2pm-3:45pm
Sunday 28th June, 2pm-4pm
AFTERNOON TEA WITH
JANE AUSTEN
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE
VALLEY
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields
School on Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £15 (includes tea and scone) – Limited
places, advance booking recommended.
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required. See page 5 for details
The popularity and social importance
of tea-drinking in Regency England is
epitomised by Jane Austen’s characters
nearly sixty times in her best known
novels. Crucial events
transpire around sitting down
and taking tea and her letters
also reveal that Jane was a tea
lover too. So what better way
to hear about Jane Austen and
her novels than over afternoon
tea here at Cromford Mills.
This talk will be given by the
Jane Austen Society.
Sunday 5th July, 10am-1pm
ALISON UTTLEY WALK
Location: Meet at High Peak Junction
car park, DE4 5HN COST: £5
ROMANTIC
NOVELS
AFTERNOON TEA
AND TALK
– Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Join Chas Arnold on this challenging
5 mile guided walk with fantastic views
that visits some of the places associated
with the life and work of local author Alison Uttley. The walk
will pass Castle Top Farm where she was born before heading
to Lea where she went to school.
This walk involves rugged uphill walking, stepping stones across a brook and ten
stiles. Wear stout footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather.
Sunday 5th July, 11am-4pm
Friday 19th June, 7pm-9pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Location: Gothic Warehouse
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
FREE ENTRY
Wednesday 8th July, 10am-12noon
An evening of music in the relaxed atmosphere of Wheatcroft’s
Wharf Café. Book a slot on the night or just sit back and listen.
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
Sunday 21st June, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Christmas Shop
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
Wednesday 24th June, 10am-10:40am
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
Thursday 9th July, 7pm
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES:
“THE LUNAR SOCIETY”
CROMFORD BEFORE THE ARRIVAL
OF ARKWRIGHT
Location: Exhibition Room
COST: £2.50 Page 9 for details
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June, 12noon-6pm
MEET THE BREWER
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
Meet the brewers who will be serving a
variety of locally brewed beers and ciders
accompanied by music performed by local
musicians.
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Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) –
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
The Lunar Society was a group of prominent
people that some said were, next to the Royal
Society, the most important gathering place of
scientists, inventors and natural philosophers
during the second half of the eighteenth century. The Society met
frequently at Soho House in Birmingham, the home of Matthew
Boulton who was a founder member of the Society. Listen to
Rachel West, Deputy Property Manager at Soho House, as she
unwraps the fascinating history of this intriguing and influential
group of eighteenth century thinkers.
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Friday 10th July, 7:15pm-9:15pm
Thursday 23rd July, 7pm
WORDS AT THE WHARF
THE HOUSEKEEPER’S TALE – A TALK BY
CHRISTINE ROBINSON
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY
Come along to Cromford Mills’ Spoken
Word Night and be entertained with everything from poetry
and stand up to short sketches and monologues. Book a slot on
the night or just come and listen.
Sunday 12th July, 11am-4pm
LIVING HISTORY DISPLAY AND
MUSTER
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 5 for details
Thursday 16th July, 7pm
INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
OF THE LUMSDALE VALLEY
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 - (includes cheese and wine from 7pm,
talk begins at 7:30pm)
Join Chatsworth’s Head
Housekeeper Christine
Robinson and step behind the
scenes of this great house and
Estate that is the home to
the Duke and Duchess
of Devonshire.
Christine has worked
for Chatsworth for 40 years
and brings the characters and
workings of the House and Estate to life
through her recent book The Housekeeper’s Tale.
PUBLIC
BOOKING
NOW OPEN
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine from
7pm-7:30pm) – Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th
July, 11am-5pm
Recently scheduled an ancient monument
by English Heritage, the Lumsdale Valley
is widely recognised as one of the top six
most important water powered industrial
archaeological sites in the UK. Since at least
the 16th century the brook has provided
water power for a series of mills built in the
valley, some of which continued in industrial
use until the 1930s. Discover more about
the archaeology of Lumsdale through this fascinating talk by
Julian Burgess, Chair of the Arkwright Society’s Lumsdale
Committee, as part of the national Festival of Archaeology.
Friday 17th July, 7pm-9pm
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY See page 22 for details
Sunday 19th July, 10am-4pm
ART AND MAKERS
FESTIVAL
Location: Cromford Mills
FREE ENTRY
Meet the artists and browse
a diverse selection of quality
artwork from paintings and
photography to pottery and
jewellery.
Saturday 25th July,
10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
MAKE YOUR OWN RAG
RUG BAG
Location: Gothic Warehouse
DERBYSHIRE WOODCRAFTS
COST: £18 - (includes all materials)
Limited places, advance booking essential.
FREE ENTRY See page 18 for details
Learn the art of rag rug making
in one of these two relaxed fun workshops. You will be
shown the basics of traditional rag rug making before
decorating a hessian bag of your choice. There will be the
opportunity to purchase additional materials.
Location: Mill Yard
Sunday 19th July, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
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The Old Cheese Shop, nestled alongside
Hartington’s duck pond has been popular with
visitors for more than 30 years. Here’s why:
Specialists in English cheeses, including
those from Derbyshire and Staffordshire
Stockists of English wines, locallyproduced biscuits, cakes and chutneys
Wedding cheese cakes and hampers
created by the team of friendly, expert staff
Derbyshire cheeses, including Peakland
Blue and Peakland White from the multiaward-winning Hartington Creamery
The Old Cheese Shop, Market Place, Hartington
Tel: 01298 84935 / 07790 010293
Order online: www.hartingtoncheeseshop.co.uk
Retail & Commercial Interior Design
Project Management
Brand Design & Identity
www.chaisselimited.com
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Friends of the Cromford Canal
Come and join us...
aboard narrow boat Birdswood
...become a Member of the
Arkwright Society
Boat Trips
Join the Arkwright Society and benefit from
free car parking at Cromford Mills all year
round, priority booking on selected
events and lots more...
07552 055 455
www.cromfordcanal.org.uk
April 5th & 6th
July 5th
October 3rd & 4th
Horse days and Leawood Horse day and Leawood
Pumphouse open
Pumphouse in steam
Horse days and Leawood
Pumphouse in steam
April 9th
October 30th
(not in steam)
August
Family nature trip, boat
and boots (sail out walk back) Family Fun Days
throughout August
Halloween Trips
October 31st
Horse day and Leawood
Pumphouse in steam
Horse days and Leawood
Horse
days
and
Leawood
Pumphouse in steam
November 1st
Pumphouse open
Horse day and Leawood
June 6th & 7th
(not in steam)
Pumphouse in steam
Horse days, Leawood
August 30th & 31st
Pumphouse in steam
December
Horse days and
Santa Specials
June 21st
Leawood Pumphouse in
Father’s Day Trips
steam
May 3rd & 4th
August 1st & 2nd
Sunday 26th July, 2pm-4pm
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE
VALLEY
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields
School on Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required. See page 5 for details
Thursday 30th July, 10am-12noon
FIBRES AND FABRICS
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £5 – (accompanying
adults free) Limited places, advance booking recommended. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. See page 18 for details
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There are two levels of membership – Silver and Gold – and
members can take advantage of a variety of benefits. These
include free car parking in both our car parks, priority booking
for selected events, an annual members’
event, a complimentary pot of tea for two
Benefit from
in one of our cafes, our exclusive Members’
PRIORITY News, and entry into a bi-annual prize draw.
BOOKING
Upgrade to Gold membership and you can
also benefit from free admission to one
Arkwright Society lecture each year, twice
yearly 20% discount days in our shop, unlimited free entry
to the new Gateway building* and a free
personalised tour for up to four people
including complimentary tea and coffee.
on selected
events
Learning from the Past –
Promoting
Innovation – Forging the
Future
We want to ensure that
Cromford Mills are as dynamic,
innovative and creative
today as they were in the
18th
century. Help us to keep
that spirit alive by joining
us
as a member. Your
subscriptions are vital
if we are to progress
the regeneration
programme at
Cromford Mills.
AT SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
’S CROMFORD MILLS
Come and join us and help to ensure that
silvare
er as forward looking
Cromford Mills
today as they were back in Richard
Arkwright’s time.
Sir Richard Arkwright’
s Cromford Mills,
Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock,
Derbyshire, DE4 3RQ
Tel: 01629 823256
Email: reception@arkwrights
ociety.org.uk
Web: www.cromfordmills.o
rg.uk
membership
Members receive a Welcome
Pack and
the following annual benefits:
• Exclusive annual Members’
Event*
• Free car parking at Cromford
Mills
• Priority booking for selected
events
• One complimentary pot
of tea
Arkwright’s Café or Wheatcrof for two in
t’s Wharf Café
• Bi-annual Arkwright Society
newsletter
• Entry into a bi-annual
prize draw
*Two invitations/free admissions
Like our page on Facebook:
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Membership application
form
If there is no application
form with this leaflet,
please phone
01629 823256, email:
membership@
or visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk arkwrightsociety.org.uk
for Joint Membership
Individual Silver
Membership
Joint Silver
Membership
£30 per annum
**Concessions are available
Learning from the Past –
Promoting
Innovation – Forging the
Future
Follow us on Twitter:
@CromfordMills
If you would like further details about
Arkwright Society membership please
phone 01629 823256 or email
membership@arkwrightsociety.org.uk
£25 per annum (concessions)
Membership
**
£45 per annum
£35 per annum (concessions)
**
to all members over 65
email: membership@arkwrightsocie
ty.org.uk or visit www.cromford
mills.org.uk
The Arkwright Society is
a registered charity (no.
515526).
The Arkwright Society Ltd.is
a company registered in
England and Wales
(Company no. 01630237).
Registered with Entrust
as an approved environmental
body no. 337946.
Cromford Mills are part
of the Derwent Valley Mills
World Heritage Site.
BENEFITS
INCLUDE:
Free car parking
at Cromford Mills
20% discount days *
Free Gateway entry *
*Gold Membership
*(subject to opening)
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SCARECROW
FESTIVAL
Tuesday 4th August, 10:30am-12:30pm,
1:30pm-3:30pm
THREAD OF LIFE
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY – Limited places,
advance booking essential.
See page 8 for details.
Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd
August 10am-5pm
Cromford Mills’ Scarecrow
Festival returns with fun for all the
family. Follow the scarecrow trail
and judge which should win the
top prize and meet the living scarecrows along the way.
MAKE YOUR OWN SCARECROW
Visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk
for further details.
Dance sessions at: 1:30pm-2pm,
2:30pm-3pm and 3:30pm-4pm
SCARECROW BALL
Location: Mill Yard
COST: £2.50 per session
Come along and join our scarecrows as
they prepare to have a ball with barn
dances throughout the afternoon. Suitable for beginners!
MAKE YOUR OWN SCARECROW
PUPPET 1pm-4pm
ICE CREAM - TALK AND TASTING
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 – Limited places, advance
booking recommended.
Bradwell’s Dairy Ice Cream has been
lovingly made in the little village of
Bradwell in the Peak District for over
100 years. Grandma Hannah founded Bradwell’s, locally
producing her legendary recipes
by hand in her front parlour and
sold her ice cream across the
Peak District and Sheffield. Join
Jane Bownes, Managing Director
of Bradwells Ice Cream, for an
informal talk all about ice cream.
Learn about its history – as well
as that of the company – discover
how Bradwell’s produce its own
ice cream and enjoy its range of
chilled delights through tastings.
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during
August (except Thursday 13th Aug) 1pm-3pm
Make your own scarecrow puppet to take home. Drop in
anytime for an afternoon of family fun. Suitable for 3-8 year olds.
Location: Gothic Wharf
FREE ENTRY
Join the Friends of Cromford Canal and enjoy
demonstrations, slideshows and more. Look out
too for the scarecrows! There will also be horse
drawn boat trips along the Cromford Canal.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Location: Christmas Shop
Location: Gothic Warehouse
See page 6 for details
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FREE ENTRY
Derbyshire artist Rachel Carter will be
in residence during August creating her
woven sculptural forms in Cast Bronze. Visit her in the artist
studio to see the development of the woven experiments,
maquettes, sample weaves and sketches.
Thursday 6th August, 2:30pm-4pm
WANTED, AT CROMFORD,
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Sunday 2nd August, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
IN THE
EXHIBITION
Tuesday 4th August, 7pm-8pm
Location: Mill Yard COST: £2.50 (accompanying adults free)
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
CELEBRATING THE CROMFORD
CANAL 10am-5pm
TAKE
PART
Location: Cromford Mills COST: £5
(accompanying adults free) Limited places, advance booking recommended. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. See page 5 for details.
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Sunday 9th August,
performances at:
12noon-1pm, 2pm-3pm,
4pm-5pm
TING TANG THEATRE
PRESENTS
“PETER RABBIT”
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £5 Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
Sunday 9th August,
11am-4pm
Tues 11th August –
Mon 31st August, 11am-4pm
WEAVE PETER
RABBIT A CARROT
(closed Mondays except Bank Holiday)
Location: Christmas Shop
COST: £2.50 (includes
materials) - Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
Create a woven carrot
for Peter Rabbit using
a simple hand weaving
technique with artist in
residence Rachel Carter.
Drop in anytime for an
afternoon of family fun.
First appearing in 1902 in
The Tale of Peter Rabbit,
Ting Tang Theatre Company
brings Beatrix Potter’s
enduring character to life.
Peter’s adventures include
Mr McGregor’s vegetable
garden and his plan to catch Peter Rabbit and his friends. This
interactive performance will delight children and adults alike.
Don’t forget to bring a rug and cushion to make sure you’re
comfortable! Why not head to Arkwright’s Café, which will be
serving - amongst other delicious dishes on
the menu - carrot soup.
MODEL RAILWAY
EXHIBITION
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
Model railway exhibition by the
Wingfield Railway Group featuring
Mettesford and the fictitious
Wingfield Junction layouts.
Tuesday 11th August, 10am-12noon
GINGERBREAD DUCKS AND LADYBIRDS
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
COST: £3 - (accompanying adults free).
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Drop in anytime for a morning
of culinary fun at Wheatcroft’s
Wharf Café. Decorate your own
gingerbread ducks and ladybirds
and take your creations home
BOOK
THIS
with you. And whilst the little ones are busy,
FOR YOUR
GROUP
grown-ups can enjoy a complimentary cup of tea.
SEE PAGE 47 FOR
DETAILS
Suitable for 3-10 year olds and their families.
Wednesday 12th August, 10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
Thursday 13th August & Saturday 15th August, 10am-3pm
SCULPTURAL VESSELS
Location: Christmas Shop
With the permission of Ting Tang Theatre
COST: £15 - Limited places, prior booking essential.
Monday 10th August, 10am-12noon
FAMILY WALK AROUND
CROMFORD
Location: Meet outside Reception/Shop
COST: £3 - per person. Limited places, advance booking
recommended. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note this walk is not suitable for pushchairs.
Learn how to finger
crochet in one of these
two workshops with artist
in residence Rachel Carter and create a
series of small woven vessels to take home
using a range of cord and strings. This
workshop is suitable for adults only.
Discover the local area with this two hour family walk around
Cromford with Chas Arnold. Visit the market place, look
around St Mary’s Church, explore the gardens of Willersley
Castle and walk along the canal. This walk is suitable for
children aged 5-11 and their families.
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Saturday 15th August, 11am-3pm
MEET THE MILL MANAGER
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
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Sunday 16th August, 10am-4pm
Wednesday 26th August, 2:30pm-4pm
DERBYSHIRE WOODCRAFTS
WANTED, AT CROMFORD,
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 18 for details
Sunday 16th August, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Cromford Mills COST: £5
(accompanying adults free) Limited places, advance booking recommended. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. See page 5 for details.
Sat 29th August – Mon 31st August,
10am-12noon & 1pm-4pm
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
EXHIBITION OF WOVEN
FORMS BY RACHEL CARTER
Wednesday 19th August, 10am-1pm
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
WALK
Location: Meet in the car park at High Peak
Junction DE4 5HN
COST: £5 Limited places, advance booking recommended.
Chas Arnold leads this 5½ mile guided walk from High Peak
Junction along the Cromford Canal and uphill to Holloway
visiting some of the sites associated with Florence
Nightingale and her family. There is a one mile
BOOK
THIS
uphill climb and it is strongly recommended to
FOR YOUR
GROUP
wear stout footwear and clothing appropriate
SEE PAGE 47 FOR
DETAILS
for the weather.
Friday 21st August, 7pm-9pm
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Location: Christmas Shop
FREE ENTRY
Come and see the collection of work by
Rachel Carter, created during her artist residency at Cromford
Mills and talk to her about her work.
Sat 29th August – Mon 31st August, 10am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT THE DUCK’S MILL
TRAIL
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £1 entry fee
Follow Arkwright the Duck’s mill trail and
discover fascinating facts about the world’s
first successful water powered cotton spinning mill here at
Cromford. Complete the trail and win a small prize. Entry
forms available from Reception/Shop.
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
Sunday 30th August, 2pm-4pm
FREE ENTRY See page 22 for details
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE
VALLEY
Saturday 22nd August, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields
School on Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
GEORGIAN BANQUET
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required. See page 5 for details
Location:
Arkwright’s
Café
Sunday 6th September, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
COST: £19.50
Limited places,
advance booking
essential.
Step back in time to when
King George III was on the
throne and be regaled by tales
of Georgian life by the Mill
Manager, at this not to be missed
Georgian banquet. Why not
come dressed for the occasion!
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Wednesday 9th September, 10am-10:40am
CROMFORD BEFORE THE ARRIVAL
OF ARKWRIGHT
STEP
BACK IN
TIME
Location: Exhibition Room
COST: £2.50 Page 9 for details
Wednesday 9th September, 10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
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Thursday 10th - Sunday 13th September
ERITAGE
OPEN DAYS
101 LEGENDARY WHISKIES
WITH IAN BUXTON
BOOK TALK AND WHISKY TASTING
Friday 11th September, 7:15pm-9:15pm
WORDS AT THE WHARF
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
Thursday 24th September, 7pm-8:30pm
FREE ENTRY
Come along to Cromford Mills’ Spoken Word Night and be
entertained with everything from poetry and stand up to short
sketches and monologues. Book a slot on the night or just
come and listen.
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th
September, 10am-4pm
INSPIRED LACEMAKERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
The Inspired Lacemakers will
be demonstrating bobbin lace
throughout the weekend. Come
along and have a go making a piece
of your own.
PUBLIC
BOOKING
NOW OPEN
Location:
Gothic Warehouse
COST: £20 (includes
whisky tasting),
£10 Driver’s Ticket
(excludes whisky tasting)
Join Ian Buxton,
author of 101 Legendary Whiskies, to
explore Lost, Luxurious, Living and
Legendary Whiskies – extraordinarily
hard to find, absurdly expensive,
ridiculously rare and even a few
household names, all with their own
unique stories. Ian has been Marketing
Director of a world-famous single
malt; consultant to more distilleries
than most folks have had drams; built several awardwinning visitor centres; written a variety of articles and
books; and, apparently without noticing, bought a derelict
distillery. Join Ian for an evening of whisky, wit and
wisdom, which will include tastings.
Saturday 12th September, 11am-3pm
Sat 26th September – Sun 25th
October, 10am-4pm
MEET THE MILL MANAGER
Location: Mill Yard
TANGLED YARNS –
AN EXHIBITION BY
ALKE SCHMIDT
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Sunday 13th September, 2:30pm-4pm
WANTED, AT CROMFORD,
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £5 – (one accompanying adult free,
additional adults £5 each) Limited places, advance booking recommended. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. See page 5 for details
Friday 18th September, 7pm-9pm
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY See page 22 for details
Sunday 20th September, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
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Location: Christmas Shop
FREE ENTRY
Tangled Yarns is an acclaimed
exhibition by Alke Schmidt and
comes to Cromford Mills after
launching at the award winning
William Morris Gallery in
London. Alke has exhibited in both the UK and abroad with her
work in private collections in Europe, the USA and Australia.
Tangled Yarns explores the politics and morality of the textile
industry with each of the works exploring a different episode in
the industry’s complex history. Schmidt reveals how the trade
was intertwined with issues of race and gender, exploitation
and violence. This is a rare opportunity to view this much
talked about exhibition.
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Sunday 27th September, 10am-4pm
Wednesday 14th October, 10am-12noon
DERBYSHIRE WOODCRAFTS
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 18 for details
Sunday 27th September, 2pm-4pm
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE
VALLEY
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY
Come along for a morning of knitting
and nattering. This drop in session is suitable for anyone who
wants to knit, learn to knit or just fancies a chat!
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields
School on Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required. See page 5 for details
Sunday 4th October, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Thursday 15th October 7pm
THE HISTORY OF SILKOLENE
LUBRICANTS OF BELPER –
DERBYSHIRE’S OWN OIL
COMPANY
Location: Gothic Warehouse
Thursday 8th October, 7pm
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES:
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) – Limited places,
advance booking recommended.
Further details will be available from July.
Saturday 10th October, 7:30pm
(bar opens 7pm) – 10pm
JET COLLECTIVE
PERFORMS JETSTREAM
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £12.50 - Limited places, advance booking
recommended.
Jet Collective’s latest suite of new and contemporary jazz,
recently released as a double CD, was inspired by the theme
of weather and climate and has some startlingly original tunes
like Carbon Love Affair, Isobars, Troppo, Glaciology, Solar Storm
and more. Performed by six talented musicians this is an
opportunity to see and hear the JetStream without having to go
to the stratosphere! There will be a licensed bar.
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) –
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
A talk by Cliff Lea, a previous employee of
the oil industry, who will present details of
the earliest histories and later development
of Silkolene Lubricants, Dalton and Co Ltd. Discover how they
changed from producing animal medicines to oils as the car
took over from horses for transport, its links with Rolls Royce,
being home to the UK’s only Vaseline production, the part it
played during the war years, the later supply of synthetic oils
for the jet age and the supply for Concorde, US Air Force, and
many of the world’s airlines, its world-renowned position as a
supplier of racing lubricants and finally its take-over and move
of all production to Stoke-on-Trent.
Friday 16th October, 7pm-9pm
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY
An evening of music in the relaxed
atmosphere of Wheatcroft’s Wharf
Café. Book a slot on the night or just sit back and listen.
Sunday 18th October, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
The Arkwright Spinsters will be
demonstrating spinning and fibre crafting
and sharing their skills. Bring your own
spinning wheel and learn to spin.
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DISCOVERY DAYS
Saturday 24th October - Sunday 1st November
A festival celebrating the Derwent Valley
Mills World Heritage Site. For further
details of all events taking place visit: www.
derwentvalleymills.org/discovery-days
or phone 01629 536831. Further details
available from September.
Sunday 25th October, 2pm-4pm
A WALK ALONG THE LUMSDALE
VALLEY
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields
School on Lumsdale Road, DE4 5LB
COST: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required. See page 5 for details
Tuesday 27th October, 7pm
THE PENTRICH REVOLT
OF 1817
Location: Gothic Warehouse
Thursday 29th October, 10am-4pm
DERWENT VALLEY MILLS WORLD
HERITAGE SITE TRAIL
Location: Cromford Mills
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Discovery Days by discovering
different places in the World Heritage Site. Follow the trail and
correctly identify places in the World Heritage Site and you
could win a small prize.
Friday 30th October, 10am-1pm
EXPLORING CROMFORD
Location: Meet at Reception/Shop
COST: £5 – Limited places, advance
booking recommended.
Take in the views of
Cromford on this 5
mile guided walk with
Chas Arnold. Walk
up Cromford Hill
then across to Bonsall
before heading towards
Masson Mills and
Willersley Castle.
COST: £7.50
(includes cheese and wine from 7pm-7:30pm)
Limited places, advance booking recommended.
In 1817 a group of around 400 men,
in the main from South Wingfield,
Pentrich, and Ripley, marched upon
Nottingham where they expected
to be joined by many others. The
aim was London and the removal of
a hated Government and the implementation of what they
saw as a fair and democratic order. They were impelled by
desperate want and a Government agent provocateur, Oliver
the Spy. They aspired to revolution but in reality they were
met by the Dragoons, dispersed and their leaders executed
or transported. The episode can be seen as a sad and
stupid mistake or a stumble on the way to representative
democracy as told by Julian Atkinson.
Wednesday 28th October, 2:30pm-4pm
WANTED, AT CROMFORD,
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Location: Cromford Mills COST: £5 – (one accompanying adult free,
additional adults £5 each) Limited places, advance booking recommended. Children
must be accompanied by an adult. See page 5 for details
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COST: £1 entry fee
Sat 31st October – Sun 1st November, 10am-4pm
SPOOKY TRAIL
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £1 entry fee
Follow the spooky trail around Cromford Mills…
if you dare! Find the scary characters hiding
around the Mill and you could win a small prize.
Entry forms are available from Reception/Shop.
Sat 31st October – Sun 1st November, 10am-4pm
DERBYSHIRE WOODCRAFTS
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 18 for details
Saturday 31st October – Sunday 1st November, 10am-4pm
CELEBRATING THE CROMFORD CANAL
Location: Cromford Wharf
FREE ENTRY
Miniature traction engines and model boats, horse
drawn trips on Birdswood, demonstrations of Rose
and Castle painting, peg weaving, a historical slide
show, watercolour paintings for sale, tombola and the extensive
Friends of Cromford Canal sales stand including locally themed
Christmas Cards.
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01629 825995
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Sunday 1st November, 11am-3pm
MEET THE MILL MANAGER
An experience not to be missed!
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Sunday 1st November, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Wednesday 11th November, 10am-12noon
Saturday 31st October, performances
at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
KNIT AND NATTER
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THE WIRELESS THEATRE
COMPANY PRESENTS
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
Thursday 12th November, 7pm
“CROOKER’S KINGDOM”
A GHOSTLY DRAMA BY MARTY ROSS
Location: Riber Room, Cromford Mills
LIVE
RADIO
DRAMA
COST: £12.50 - Limited places, advance booking recommended.
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES:
Location: Gothic Warehouse
COST: £7.50 (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm) – Limited places,
advance booking recommended.
Further details will be available from July.
Sir Richard Arkwright has brought modernity
to a remote corner of Derbyshire with
the creation of Cromford Mill. Now, as his
crowning glory, he’s going to build himself a
castle. But first a strange outcrop of rocks is
going to have to be removed.
Locals warn Arkwright of a local legend about
‘Crooker’, a dangerous nature spirit. Sir Richard scoffs at
such notions - until it becomes clear an uncanny force in the
landscape is prepared to fight him for ownership of the valley,
in a play mingling Cromford’s history with the supernatural
chills of an authentic local legend.... Multi award-winning
Wireless Theatre Company and playwright Marty Ross (BBC
Radio drama; Doctor Who audio), the team responsible for
last year’s sell-out ghost story The Woman On The Bridge at
the Buxton Festival, present another of their unique ‘live radio
drama recordings’... a Hallowe’en experience not to be missed.
After the recording, the play will be available to download
from wirelesstheatre.co.uk
Saturday 31st October, 6:30pm-7:15pm
SPOOKY SOUP SUPPER
Friday 13th November, 7:15pm-9:15pm
WORDS AT THE WHARF
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY See page 24 for details
Sunday 15th November, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th
November, 10am-4pm
CROMFORD MILLS
CHRISTMAS MARKET
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
With December just a few days away
now is the perfect time to find those festive PERFECT
CHRISTMAS
gifts. Cromford Mills’ Christmas Market
GIFTS
features local stalls including arts and crafts
and food, with something for everyone.
Location: Arkwright’s Café
COST: £7.50 - Limited places, advance booking essential.
Enjoy a warming bowl of pumpkin soup, roll and homemade
cake before the ghostly drama “Crooker’s Kingdom”.
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Sat 12th – Sun 13th December,
1pm-3pm
Sat 5th – Sun 6th December, 11am-12:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS WREATH
MAKING WORKSHOPS
MEET SANTA AND HIS
REINDEER
Location: Cromford Mills
Location: Mill Yard
COST: £12 - for ticket bookings contact Siddalls: 01629 822227
FREE ENTRY
Make a Christmas wreath following the traditional binding
method on a moss backing ring. Materials will be provided,
although you may wish to bring your own additions such as
baubles. Bring secateurs and gloves if you have them.
One has a red coat, one has
a red nose, and although they
are very busy, Santa and his
reindeer will be at Cromford
Mills between 1-3pm this
weekend. Tell him how good
you’ve been this year and what
you would like for Christmas.
A FESTIVE
WEEKEND
Sunday 6th December, 11am-4pm
AT CROMFORD
MILLS
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY See page 6 for details
Wednesday 9th December, 10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th December, 10am-4pm
FREE ENTRY See page 7 for details
Location: Cromford Mills
Location: Arkwright’s Café
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December 10am-4pm
CHRISTMAS
WEEKEND
CHRISTMAS STAR TRAIL
COST: £1 entry fee
Follow the Christmas Star Trail, solve the
puzzle and you could win a small prize. Entry
forms are available from Reception/Shop.
Sat 12th – Sun 13th December, 10am-4pm
DERBYSHIRE WOODCRAFTS
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 18 for details
Sat 12th – Sun 13th December, 11am-12:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS WREATH
MAKING WORKSHOPS
Location: Cromford Mills
COST: £12 - for ticket bookings contact Siddalls:
01629 822227. See page 44 for details.
Saturday 12th December, 1pm-3pm
CAROLS AT THE MILL
A Christmas
weekend for all
the family
Visit the reindeer in the mill
yard and meet Santa (1-3pm Saturday and
Sunday). Roast chestnuts, mulled wine and mince
pies will be available to purchase and there will be
a nativity scene and festive entertainment.
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Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
Come along and join in with local carol
singers as they perform from their
collection of Christmas favourites.
Sunday 13th December, 1pm-3pm
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
Windwirks, Wirksworth’s wind
band, will be delighting audiences
with its Christmas repertoire.
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Friday 18th December, 6pm-7:15pm
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
COST: £19.50 - Limited places, advance booking essential.
Come and enjoy a delicious three-course dinner
before the carol service at St Mary’s Church.
Friday 18th December, 7:15pm-8:30pm
CAROL SERVICE AT ST MARY’S
CHURCH
Location: Meet in the Mill Yard DONATIONS WELCOME
Wassail by lantern light to St Mary’s Church for a carol service
and selection of readings at 7:30pm. The service will be
followed by refreshments including festive punch and cake.
Bring a torch or battery operated lantern and come along
in Georgian costume if you wish. Why not enjoy a delicious
Christmas Dinner before the carol service and make it an evening
to remember?
Sunday 20th December, 11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY See page 9 for details
Saturday 23rd January, 2016, 7:30pm-9pm
BURNS NIGHT SUPPER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
COST: £19.50 - Limited
places, advance booking essential
Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland, in
1759. He was a bard and wrote many poems,
lyrics and other work addressing political and
civil issues. Despite his young age when he died he is known
the world over and a Scottish cultural icon. Perhaps his most
well-known work is Auld Lang Syne. Join us for an evening
that will introduce and celebrate his work over a Burns Night
Supper. Why not come dressed for the occasion!
Sunday 7th February, 2016, 1:30pm
CROMFORD MILLS PANCAKE RACE
Location: Mill Yard
COST: £1 - (includes pancake for the race)
Skill, agility and above all fun, the Cromford Mills Pancake
Race is open to all ages. Bring your own frying pan and race
a short distance whilst flipping your pancake. Come along,
take part and see if you can win a small prize.
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FOR YOUR GROUP
We run a wide variety
of events and activities
at Cromford Mills. Some of these
events can be booked exclusively for
your group – whether for you and
some friends or a more formal group
or association. Selected events are
highlighted throughout this guide.
Any of the events available for private booking can be
tailored to the specific needs and requirements of your
group and our friendly team are more than happy to help
you to plan your event. If an event isn’t highlighted as being
available for private booking then do contact us as we may
still be able to help with your request. Likewise if you have
any ideas for an event that your group would like to attend
which is not included in our listings please do get in touch by
calling Catherine Roth, Events and Membership Manager, on
01629 823256 or email events@arkwrightsociety.org.uk
EVENTS AT CROMFORD MILLS
We are constantly adding to our programme of events
throughout the year. Join our mailing list and keep up to date
with events taking place at Cromford Mills.
Email: events@arkwrightsociety.org.uk
Events are also listed at www.cromfordmills.org.uk
BOOKING EVENTS
Tickets for events can be purchased from Reception/Shop or
by phoning 01629 825995. We accept credit/debit cards, cash
and cheque payments. Cheques should be made payable to
“Arkwright Society”.
Reserved tickets will be held for 7 days and will be cancelled
after this time. All tickets booked within 7 days of an event
should be paid for at least 3 days before the event. All tickets
booked within 3 days must be paid for within 24 hours of
booking. Tickets can be collected from Cromford Mills before
the event. Alternatively they can be posted for an additional 50p.
Unless stated otherwise children should be accompanied by an adult.
The Arkwright Society makes every effort to ensure that the information in this
events guide is accurate and up-to-date. However, we cannot accept responsibility
for any loss or inconvenience should anything in
this guide have changed since publication. The
Arkwright Society reserves the right to alter the
events programme and opening times without
prior notice. For up-to-date information please
visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk
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01629 825995
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EASY TO FIND
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills,
Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3RQ
Tel: 01629 825995
Email: reception@arkwrightsociety.org.uk
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@CromfordMills and @ArkwrightDuck
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Details of our events also appear on
the website
www.cromfordmills.org.uk
The Arkwright Society Ltd. Registered in England. Company no. 01630237
The Arkwright Society is a registered charity (No 515526) concerned with education and
the conservation of industrial heritage.
Registered with Entrust as an approved Environmental Body (no. 337946).
Cromford Mills are part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Registered Office: The Arkwright Society, Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock, DE4 3RQ.
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Cromford stands on the A6, 16 miles north of Derby.
It is within easy reach of the M1 (approximately 20
minutes) and on a fast route linking Nottingham and
Derby to Buxton, Stockport and Manchester.
There are regular bus services to Cromford, as well as
an hourly train service from Derby.
For bus information call 0871 200 22 33
For train information call 08457 48 49 50