Address: Mill Rd, Cromford, Matlock DE4 3RQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441629823256
Rating: 4.4
based on 165 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"Wheelchair accessible throughout if a little bumpy."
"Cromford mill has clean modern toilets."
"Parking is reasonably priced at £3-50 for up to 4hrs and £5 for up to 8hrs."
"Parking costs less on the canal side than it does on the mill side and both have suitable access and surfaces for prams and wheelchairs."
Cons:
"STOP STOP STOP allowing pets on the tour!!"
"Could do with things for children to use in an interactive manner though such as items that they can play with that show the power of what water can do."
"If you are a family with children, beware, as there is a water race with quick flowing water that is not over protected."
"More work needed in restoration and walking surface not ideal for wheelchair/Walker as it is mostly uneven loose stone."
"The disabled parking is not obvious when you first pull into the car park."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Very informative and only costs £6. A must if you're in the area!"
"Fantastic tour for £10 by knowledgable guide enabling freecaccess for a whole year!"
"The cafe had a wide range of gluten free cakes."
"The antique shops are things of dreams!"
"They have a few little shops on site which have antiques and curiosities which are owned by a consortium and very reasonably priced too."
"A fabulous day out and the tickets allow return visits within a year."
Cons:
"The exhibition is small and frankly embarrassing for such a site."
"Disappointing food choice in Arkwrights cafe."
"The tour we had was a little boring and drawn out bit i think that may have been the style of the guide."
"Not impressed with the cafe at the mill £16.45 for two cheese toastys can of pop and tea not much cheese and the toast was so hard I could not eat it."
"The audio tour is excellent, but not worth the £10 you have to pay for it."
"But we tried again today and the bread was supposed to be toasted with bacon and a server with a bad attitude all for £12 not going to go back sorry to say."
Experience
Pros:
"This is an excellent place for a visit.. Something even to keep the kids interested if you have them."
"Lovely place to spend an hour."
"A walk back in time to when Richard Arkwright was revolutionising the cotton spinning industry."
"Visited Cromford mill after walking from Whatstandwell. We loved the old buildings."
"Use the audio guides, absolute mine of information on both the mill, church and the town."
"Altogether Cromford Mills is a lovely place."
"Interesting place to visit. Easy parking, lots of history, relaxed atmosphere."
Cons:
"It all left me feeling it was a missed opportunity."
"The main mill building is under reconstruction at the moment."
"Such a shame as we always would have recommended to everyone not any more."
"It's a shame that all the history has seemingly been erased to make way for an antique market and bourgeois shopping."
"For what is a massively important site in the history of not just this country but the world, Arkwrights mill feels somewhat unloved."
"Disappointed now there is no plant center."
"Managed to get caught in a traffic jam on our way out due to a road accident, so not an ideal day."
Food and Shops
Pros:
"The mushroom soup and cheese scone from the cafe was just right and delicious."
"We visited the cafe and they made the most incredible cheese and ham toasty and we washed it down with a coffee."
"The cheese shop sells a glorious range of local cheeses."
"Love the eclectic little book shop within the collection of shops, the cheese shop was also amazing."
"The cafe serves excellent food and really good coffee."
"A lovely place to visit with family, there was lots going on today (bank holiday) with birds of prey and a variety of crafts people showing off their wares and folk dancing in the square."
"Lovely little shops - antiques and cheese - and good cafe."
Cons:
"Staff sitting on the food preparation tables, ignoring 4 groups queuing to be served."
"The fish pie filling I ordered was very tasty. Sadly the potato topping was luke warm and detracted from the experience."
"Visitors centre was fine for a browse but not as friendly or approachable as I expected."
"I wasn't impressed by the cafe at all!"
"Only comment in the minus dude was that cakes were on the counter and uncovered."
"The artisan market, which was a little disappointing as within 5 minutes we had seen everything twice over."
"Called today for a coffee at the coffee shop only to find it was closed."