Shopping at Quarry Bank

Our shops have a range of products to uncover including gorgeous fabric made on our heritage looms. Delve into our great collection of books all about Quarry Bank, or treat yourself to a bottle of Bollington Beer, brewed in the Cheshire village where William Greg built his cotton mill.

Sir Tony Robinson's The Worst Children's Jobs in History books — Pick up a copy of The Worst Children's Jobs in History in the Quarry Bank shop

Pick up your own copy of The Worst Children's Jobs in History in the Quarry Bank shop

Discover even more about the dirty, disgusting and laborious jobs that kids had to do in the past. Sir Tony Robinson’s The Worst Children’s Jobs in History is available to buy from the Quarry Bank shop. If you’re ever fed up of school or chores have a read: it’ll make you realise how lucky you are!

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Garden shop

The garden shop stocks a whole host of garden themed goodies. With plants for sale, gardening books, garden ornaments, and a delicious range of jams and chutneys, the shop behind the glasshouse has everything that a garden lover could wish for.

Glass Cloth made at Quarry Bank and available in our shop

Buy a glass cloth

The Victorians had a product for everything – they wouldn’t have dreamed of using the same tea-towel to dry every pot in the house! Calico was highly recommended as the best cloth to give glassware a superb sparkle, and as the Victorians also adored their glassware, along came the glass cloth to do just that. Our glass cloths are woven on the heritage looms here in the mill from 100% cotton thread, and we’ll let you into a secret – they’re glass cloths which make brilliant tea-towels as well.

Put your feet up and watch a good DVD

In 2013 and 2014 Channel 4 filmed The Mill, a powerful historical drama series inspired by Quarry Bank's history. Follow the lives of the mill owners, workers and apprentices of Quarry Bank as they navigated their way through the time of the Industrial Revolution, social reform and political change... Missed The Mill on the television? Pick up your DVD copy of series one and two in our shop today.

Get Crafty

It’s not often you can say that the fabric you’ve just bought for your craft project was woven in Cheshire! But we can, and we’re really proud of it. We sell our loom and handwoven fabric as patchwork packs, fat quarter bundles and metre-square pieces for convenience but if your project needs more than a metre, we can cut to any size you’d like. So why not make a patch-work throw, cushions, decorations and much more.

A taste of Quarry Bank

Treat yourself to a delicious reminder of your visit to Quarry Bank. Pick up one of our chutneys or preserves inspired by the fruit and vegetables grown in the grounds and made just for us by The Cheshire Chutney Company. Perhaps you’d prefer a bottle of Bollington beer, made in the village where William Greg owned his mill? Or follow Henry Greg’s example and buy a bottle of Mr. Fitzpatrick’s temperance cordials or mocktails.

National Trust Exclusives

Each season the National Trust produces a range of products exclusively available in our shops. They make great presents, or why not treat yourself? Come and have a look around the shop and see what’s new.

A family browsing the books at a National Trust giftshop — Find something for all of the family at our bookshop

Grab a bargain in our second-hand bookshop

Give a second-hand book a new home and curl up on the couch with your brand-new (old) read. We've had hundreds of donations and now our shelves are home to all genres of book, from chilling thrillers to romantic tales. If you'd like to donate books please call the shop on 01625 445847.