Silk Museum and Paradise Mill

Macclesfield

Wednesday – Saturday, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Treacle Sunday 11.30am - 4.00pm

About this Museum

The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill tell the story of Macclesfield’s world-renowned silk industry.

The museum has an internationally significant collection of silk textiles and machinery with a pattern book archive of nearly 1,000 volumes. It also displays the ancient Egyptian artefacts collected by Macclesfield silk heiress, Marianne Brocklehurst.

Paradise Mill is a beautifully preserved working silk mill, with 26 restored jacquard looms. A visit offers the opportunity to step back in time to Macclesfield in the 1930s. The mill was built in 1860 and was operated by tie manufacturers Cartwright and Sheldon until it closed in 1981. The mill is visited by guided tour only, tour times are 11.00am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm.

Address

Park Lane
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6TJ

Prices

Silk Museum: FREE. Donations welcome.
Paradise Mill: Paradise Mill Tour : £11.50 adult, £10.50 concession, under 16yrs free.

Contact

01625 612 045

Length of visit

2-3 hours to visit both venues

Activities: Free children’s activity packs are available at the Silk Museum. Regular workshops, craft activities and ‘Have a Dabble’ art group. Programme of special exhibitions. School workshops.
Facilities: Café and small gift shop
Public and disabled toilets are available at the Silk Museum but not at Paradise Mill.
Photography: Photography is permitted
Access: Access to Paradise Mill is by shallow stairs and there is also a lift.

Getting there
By car:: Follow signs from Macclesfield town centre
Public car parks available adjacent to the Silk Museum
By train:: Nearest station is Macclesfield on the main line between Manchester and London
Mooring Points:: Macclesfield Marina, Brook Street, Macclesfield

Nearest Venues

Congleton Museum

Congleton

West Park Museum

Macclesfield

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