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One of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, set in picturesque gardens and countryside
Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4HP
Asset | Opening time |
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Mill | 10:30 - 16:00 |
Apprentice House | 11:00 - 15:30 |
Quarry Bank House | 11:00 - 15:45 |
Garden | 10:30 - 16:00 |
Estate | 08:30 - 17:00 |
Upper Garden Cafe | 10:30 - 15:00 |
Car Park | 08:00 - 18:00 |
Weaving Shed Restaurant | 10:30 - 16:00 |
Mill shop | 10:30 - 15:00 |
The Ice Cream Parlour in the Mill Yard is open at weekends and during school holidays. The Garden Shop is open each week Friday - Sunday 11.30am - 4pm. Please call or ask at Visitor Reception about visiting the Village Hub and Workers Cottage, as the opening dates/ times for these sites are not fixed and change frequently.
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £22.00 | £20.00 |
Child | £11.00 | £10.00 |
Family | £55.00 | £50.00 |
1 Adult, 3 Children | £33.00 | £30.00 |
Second-hand bookshop
The EV charging points are out of order, sorry.
The Upper Garden Café can be accessed by members and paying visitors, and dogs are welcome.
The weaving Shed Restaurant is in the Mill Yard
Dogs on leads welcome around the wider estate and on a short lead in the mill yard, garden, Styal village, outdoors at the Garden Café and footpaths through the main visitor areas of Quarry Bank.
Toilet facilities can be found in the mill yard and upper gardens. Facilities include baby change, and a Place to Change Facility.
Blue Badge Parking. Place to Change toilet facility. Mill lift for wheelchair users. Shuttle buggy service. Steep paths.
Accessibility guides can be found at visitor reception and entrance to the gardens.
Lift in mill. No lift in Apprentice House.
A Place to Change facility including a changing bench and hoist can be found in the Mill Yard. An accessible toilet can be found in the Upper Garden behind the café.
Motorised wheelchairs permitted within mill but due to narrow nature of some areas maximum width restriction 900mm. Powered mobility vehicles not permitted within mill. Powered mobility vehicles not allowed in glasshouse due to narrowness of space. Due to narrow spaces in the Apprentice House, power wheelchairs & power mobility vehicles not permitted.
Braille guide on the mill is available on request at visitor reception.
Photobook in Apprentice House
Technically we offer the use of a Place to Change toilet facility, that includes a hoist and changing bench. This is located in the Mill Yard.
A powered mobility vehicle (Tramper) is available to borrow. You'll need to book this in advance by calling 01625 445864. You'll be asked where you wish to use it so it can be ready for you there when you arrive.
On right-hand side of the car park are 16 designated parking spaces on a flat, firm surface. These spaces are for use of visitors holding an official Blue Badge. If you need to park close to the entrance but do not have a Blue Badge, you can ask at visitor reception for a one-day pass to use those bays. Visitor reception is 75m from the parking bays.
Induction hearing loop in Visitor Reception, both the Mill Yard and Garden shops, as well as the Upper Garden Café, Weaving Shed Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlour.
Large print guide on the mill are available on request at visitor reception.
Mill café is 40m from the cobbled mill yard down a sloped flagstone path leading to a level entrance.
The shuttle buggy service offers transfers between visitor reception, the mill yard, (for access to the mill, the mill shop and toilets) the Apprentice House, the garden, and Styal village. Due to narrow footpaths, the drop-off point is at the Methodist Chapel, 250m from the Village Hub. The buggy can carry a wheelchair if it can be folded.
Garden shop is 250m from visitor reception and 30m from the garden café, across essentially level compacted gravel or stone-flagged surfaces. Level entrance to second-hand book shop. Access to mill shop by stone stairs with seven steps with a handrail on both sides, or by a powered platform lift for wheelchairs and buggies.
Virtual tours of the workers cottage and the Apprentice House are available upon request.
We want to make sure that Quarry Bank is equally accessible for all visitors. The historic buildings and landscape that we care for present challenges in creating access for all, but we have taken steps to ensure that as many people as possible are able to experience Quarry Bank’s story. Please visit the Access at Quarry Bank page for more information.
Four 69cm-wide wheelchairs to borrow. They're not self-propelled and you must have a helper to push, but they can pass through most doorways on the site, with some exceptions inside the mill.
Quarry Bank is located off the B5166. Follow the A555 and exit at the Hollin Lane/ Style Road junction. Follow the brown oak leaf heritage signs.
Sat Nav: Use SK9 4HP and follow brown heritage signs.
The Bollin Valley Way passes close by - with access to Quarry Bank
Styal train station is 1/2 mile walk/ 12 minutes from Quarry Bank. Manchester Airport is 2 miles away; Wilmslow train station is 2 miles away, approximately a 40 minute walk.
As a thank you for arriving car-free, enjoy 10% off in our restaurant, café or ice cream parlour, when you show a bus or train ticket with the day’s date on it, or a bike helmet. Find out more about exploring car-free
National Routes 85, 558 and 'Heritage loop' pass nearby.
As a thank you for arriving car-free, enjoy 10% off in our restaurant, café or ice cream parlour, when you show a bus or train ticket with the day’s date on it, or a bike helmet. Find out more about exploring car-free
Travel the green way and help us preserve this special place. As a thank you for arriving car-free, enjoy 10% off in our restaurant, café or ice cream parlour, when you show a bus or train ticket with the day’s date on it, or a bike helmet. Find out more about exploring car-free
We want to make sure that Quarry Bank is accessible to as many people as possible. Here's what you need to know about accessing the facilities, house and garden.
Dogs are welcome at Quarry Bank, and with 400 acres to explore, there’s plenty of space for them to bound, sniff, jump and splash through the estate. Quarry Bank is a two pawprint rated place.
Find out about group visits to Quarry Bank, or how an educational trip to the property can enhance your students’ learning.
Rare surviving eighteenth-century cotton mill, built by the industrialist Samuel Greg, with working heritage machinery.
Home of the apprentices and superintendents. Up to 90 children were housed here, working 10-hour days in the mill.
Elegant Georgian family home, built for the Greg family. Located next to the mill and overlooking the river and gardens.
Picturesque gardens on the banks of the river valley. Restored glasshouse and kitchen garden.
400 acres of beautiful woodland and countryside surrounding the River Bollin.
Early nineteenth-century village, built by the Greg family for the mill workers. Village hub with an exhibition, and workers' cottage.
A small play area for littles ones to enjoy, with outdoor seating located nearby.
Weaving Shed Restaurant, Upper Garden Café and Stables ice cream parlour. Browse the Mill Shop, Garden Shop and the second hand bookshop.
This Christmas bring the whole family to enjoy the magic and wonder of the festive season.
Plan your family day out to Quarry Bank and discover all the family-friendly things to do, from spotting wildlife in the woodland to enjoying one of our seasonal trails around the property.
Step inside the mill which led the way into the Industrial Revolution and experience the machines in action. Visit the homes of mill owner and worker to see what life here was like.
Wander through the dramatic valley garden, stroll by the river and tune into the sights and sounds of the season as you explore this rare retreat where nature and industry collide.
Pull on your walking boots and stride out on a walk through the 400-acre estate. Follow the river through woodland to discover a historic landscape bursting with wildlife.
Discover the Western Woods at Quarry Bank this autumn. Explore ancient semi-natural woodland, following the twists and turns of the River Bollin as the trees are awash with shades of autumn colour
Discover the wider estate at Quarry Bank and see the Apprentice House, Styal Village and the Northern Woods on this circular walk, with lush fields and woodland areas with huge redwoods, rare rhododendrons and folly bridges.
Explore the Southern Woods at Quarry Bank. Meander along the River Bollin and surround yourself with the sights of autumn colour and the sound of crunching leaves.
Looking for some refreshment? Choose from three venues at Quarry Bank, which include a riverside restaurant and a garden café. Each of them offers a range of hot and cold meals, snacks, cakes and bakes.
Discover unique fabrics woven inside the mill and locally made products, as well as National Trust homewares, gifts, garden essentials and more in our shops.
Tucked away on the glorious Lyme Park estate, Lyme West Lodge is a picture-book pretty Edwardian cottage set in leafy woodland.
On the Lyme estate and deer park, this Edwardian cottage looks out over lush green countryside.
Father Christmas will be returning to his grotto at Quarry Bank this festive season.
Delight as your little ones follow our new festive trail exploring Quarry Bank Christmas both past and present
Join Quantum Theatre for a performance of the Hans Christian Anderson festive classic, The Snow Queen.
Get together with friends and family and enjoy the Enchanted Winter Walk. Wrap up warm and enjoy the magic of Quarry Bank at twilight.
Be swept up in the magic of Christmas with a festive play and activity session, with a special visit from Father Christmas.
The guided group toddler walks will take families on a short walk; to experience nature and allow little ones to roam and explore at their own pace.
Father Christmas will be returning to his grotto at Quarry Bank for a special quiet visit.
If you’re aged 16-25 and want to make new friends, gain experience, and design great new events, then we’d love for you to join us.
Quarry Bank is a place of stark contrast, where the power of the Industrial Revolution sits alongside the beauty of picturesque gardens and lush countryside. At Quarry Bank you can discover a complete industrial community and experience the very different worlds of owner and worker, who lived and worked here side by side.
Discover what it was like to work in a cotton mill. Experience heritage machinery in action and feel the floors shake beneath your feet as the spinning machines turn and the looms weave. Find out about the life and legacy of Samuel Greg, the founder of Quarry Bank.
Explore the Greg family home, Quarry Bank House, and wander through the stunning picturesque gardens that rise up the banks of the river valley, offering stunning views and spectacular changes through the seasons. By contrast, take a guided tour of the Apprentice House to step into the lives of the pauper children who worked in the mill. Stroll to Styal village to see how many of the other workers lived. Styal remains a thriving community today and we ask you to be mindful of our tenants' privacy.
On the estate there are acres of woodland to explore. Follow the meandering path of the river Bollin and cross the folly bridges as you look out for an array of wildlife and beautiful views.
Uncover the story of Quarry Bank, once one of the largest cotton manufacturers in the world and home to a complete Industrial Revolution community.
In collaboration with Findmypast, we've been exploring the 1921 Census of England and Wales. It's helped us get closer to the lives at Quarry Bank, where we've been able to trace the community and family relationships between the Styal residents and the cotton mill. Discover more about these stories, as well as research from nine other places in our care. By clicking this link, you'll enter a third-party operator's website, Findmypast. Please see their separate privacy policy on how they handle your data.
Find out more about the wartime roles of the men and women of the Greg family: their brave contributions to the war effort and the tragic consequences for the family.
From tour guiding to caring for the gardens and woodlands, find out about the volunteer roles available at Quarry Bank and how to apply to join the team. We also care for Nether Alderley Mill, you can find details of opportunities to volunteer at this hidden gem below.
Holding thousands of objects & papers, discover how Quarry Bank’s nationally significant archive reveals the stories of a complete Industrial Revolution community.
Discover more about the £9.4 million project to restore Quarry Bank in Cheshire for future generations to enjoy, and discover how the work was funded.
Keep up with the latest updates from the River Bollin Project as we work to improve the health of the river along the catchment at Quarry Bank.
Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership. Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever.