Sir Richard Arkwright's
Showpiece Masson Mills 1783

Sir Richard Arkwright’s 1783 Masson Mills at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, are the finest surviving and best preserved example of an Arkwright cotton mill. Working textile museum illustrating Arkwright’s legacy. Shopping village, restaurant, conference centre and onsite parking facilities.

Sir Richard Arkwright and Masson Mills

Arkwright built his first mill in Nottingham in 1769. At the height of his entrepreneurial power in 1783 he built his showpiece Masson Mills..

Jewel in the Crown

Masson Mills Working Textile Museum

Masson Mills house a collection of historic working textile machinery producing yarn and cloth, keeping Arkwright’s legacy alive..

Step Back in Time

Masson Mills
Conference Centre

Hold a greener conference at Masson Mills using renewable hydroelectricity produced onsite. Rooms from 20 to 150. Free supervised parking....

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Masson Mills
Shopping Village

Four floors of shopping. Designer, ladies & men's clothing from Edinburgh Woollen Mill, shoes, golf, gifts, food, whisky, riverside restaurant and more....

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