Character Immersive Tours at Cromford Mills

Meet the people who shaped this remarkable place as costumed guides bring its history to life with fascinating stories, memorable encounters and living history.

Your tour guide will be an 18th century costumed character who delivers an engaging and immersive historic tour of Cromford Mills from their own unique viewpoint. Through storytelling, anecdotes and lived perspective, you’ll experience the site in a whole new way – bringing the history of the world’s first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill vividly to life.

Your experience includes a guided journey through the Mill Yard, uncovering how Cromford Mills became the birthplace of the modern factory system. Along the way, you’ll hear fascinating insights and stories of daily life, as well as the impact of Sir Richard Arkwright’s revolutionary ideas.

Your ticket acts as an annual pass, so if you don’t have time to see everything in one visit, you’re welcome to return within 12 months and continue your journey through this remarkable historic site.

Please note: For same day tour bookings please visit the Mill Yard Shop or call the team on 01629 823256. Available only at weekends.

For more details visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk/character-immersive-tours/