Stott Park Bobbin Mill LA12 8AX
Entry: Free for English Heritage members
Open: seasonal - check website
Dogs: on leads
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About:
On the shores of Lake Windermere in Cumbria, this extensive working mill produced literally millions of wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.
It is the only working bobbin mill left in the Lake District today.

The story of the Bobbin Mill is brought to life with tours and an exhibition.
Visitors can also see the journey from tree to bobbin first hand during production on the original belt driven machinery.
A hands-on family trail with dressing up for children helps visitors to imagine what it was like to work at the mill.

Although small compared to other mills, some 250 men and boys (some drafted in from workhouses) worked here over the years in often arduous conditions to produce a quarter of a million bobbins a week.

Parking:
The lower mill car park has seven spaces and three designated disabled spaces. This car park is 50 metres from the reception and mill entrance. The top car park is a pay and display car park with parking for 15 cars and up to three coaches and is 200 metres from the mill reception. Car parking fees are refunded for members and visitors undertaking a guided tour.

Facilities:
Shop - with vending machines for hot drinks and a limited amount of pre packaged snacks
Toilets
Picnic Area
Museum
Exhibition
Gardens

Notes:
There is wheelchair access to the ground floor of the mill only.
The upper floor is accessed via steep wooden stairs.
Some loose gravel paths and smooth grass.
There is a pond and stream flowing through the mill site.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill is built on sloping land. The site has slip hazards especially when wet.

Contact:
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
Tel: 0370 3331181