Derwent Valley Mills — Attraction in Amber Valley

The Derwent Valley in central England contains a series of 18th- and 19th- century cotton mills and an industrial landscape of high historical and technological interest. The modern factory owes its origins to the mills at Cromford, where Richard Arkwright's inventions were first put into industrial-scale production. The workers' housing associated with this and the other mills remains intact and illustrate the socio-economic development of the area. The gardens are worth a...

I love this building and have had the pleasure of doing some cleaning on ground level. This building intrigues me , I love old buildings and would love to explore the rest of it. It has a beautiful walk just around the other side. It has parking and there is a really nice little food hut in the carpark. (The food is great and lovely too) there is an ice cream van just near the water too . Great history to...

I took a tour of the Strutt's North Mill. I had been meaning to go for a long time but hearing that it may close in September spurred me to go.Only £5 to visit and to have an excellent guide to explain and even demonstrate some of the machines. Great insight into how these buildings started a massive industry. Highlight for me was in...