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Story Book Tales at Cromford Mills

Published on Tuesday 9 May 2017

Enter the wonderful world of books where excitement and adventure await with every turn of the page! Visit Cromford Mills on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July and see your favourite characters brought to life during this book filled weekend with games, crafts and other fun activities for all the family.


Join in with a variety of games, follow the story book trail, or stir the story cauldron and create your own fantastic stories to tell to your family and friends. There will also be craft workshops where you can step into the world of books and make your own Harry Potter wands and other book related crafts to take home.

Enjoy a display of owls and parrots, find out more about these fascinating birds throughout the day, and listen to owl and parrot stories in special story time sessions with the birds starting at 12noon and 2pm. There will also be face painting, a barbeque, craft fair, guided tours, canal boat trips, and a children’s book swap stall. Bring along a book you have read that you would like to share with other readers and swap it for another book. And why not come dressed as a character from your favourite story and enter the free prize draw!


Arkwright’s Café’s will be offering a special themed menu throughout the weekend with plenty of story book treats to choose from including gingerbread men, candied apples, toffee apples, gingerbread house cookies and four and twenty blackbirds’ pies.

A key location within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, there is plenty to see and do all year round at Cromford Mills with fascinating activities for all the family: discover more about this unique valley in the visitor centre where you will find interactive displays and film, meet the mighty Sir Richard Arkwright in the audio visual experience, dress up in Georgian costume, take a narrow boat ride or let one of our guides take you on a tour to bring the extraordinary history to life. There are also plenty of walks, trails, shops and places to eat to keep the whole family entertained.

The events are part of a multi-million pound restoration of the Cromford Mills site funded by National Lottery players through a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £4 million. Other charitable donors towards the project include The Monument Trust, AIM Biffa Award, The Garfield Weston Foundation, J P Getty Jr Charitable Trust, Headley Trust, Sylvia Waddilove Foundation, The Wolfson Foundation, and the Architectural Heritage Fund.

The Story Book Tales Weekend at Cromford Mills is free, although there will be a small charge for some of the activities. For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.




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