Closed FOREVER! Gone! Departed! Joined the choir eternal! Sadly the last person out couldn't be bothered to take down signs for all the shops no longer there. Very annoying if you've driven there specially on the basis of their signs.

Large shopping village that is in an old Arkright Cotton mill on at least four levels. There is a cafe/restaurant for just drinks or for larger meals with toilets nearby. There is a large car park but it is NOT free some of which you get back off your goods. Clothes are for both men and women, and the items sold are for a certain age group, lets say 40 and over. Kitchen wares and household sundries are also sold on one floor. Prices for most items can be rather expensive and I do feel the whole place is geared for customers with a few pennies in their pockets. There is a lift for anyone with walking difficulties and you can get to the Mill by bus with a bus stop outside

Is a great shopping experience has a museum and a lovely restaurant looking over the river the staff were all lovely and very helpful plenty of car parking with a small fee for example £2 for 2 hours but then you get £1 token to spend at the masson mills. I had a lovely afternoon tea for two and it was delicious in the restaurant and it was only £15

We visited for the textile mill, not for the shopping. The mill was fascinating and fairly priced to explore - the gentleman giving the demonstration couldn't have been more knowledgeable. My only minor complaint would have been about the carparking arrangements - very oddly designed to get on and out of, plus there is a small fee (which you can get back if you spend in the shopping village).

Kevin’s tour is a fascinating insight into such an important part of British industrial history and engineering. Worth every penny and you have the chance to buy cotton twine or a piece of fabric woven there.

There have been big changes and a lot of internet information is wrong. No shopping outlet any more. Admission to the museum is only on the 2 pm tour, best to book. Car park £3 in addition to entry fees. July 23. People with mobility issues Will have difficulty.

An excellent museum

One of the more eccentric museum experiences. Museum is through Edinburgh Woollen mill shop, down 2 flights of stairs and there is a small office where u buy tickets. Cash only btw. Price said £6.50 on website but £10 on door (£5 per adult and kids under 16 "go free"). Museum is a working one in that it produces textiles for sale and has qr codes if you want to enhance your self-guided experience. It even has free WiFi to help you with this. That saved us some hassle with children as they were not really interested in fabric production. A demonstration was held by one of the workers to show how the fabric is woven and (if you've seen the movie Wanted where he catches the shuttle) how the shuttle weaves the thread. You can walk around the back to the outside and see the weir that provides the hydroelectricity for the mill and the old steam powered turbines. Other than that there is a cafe where if you have parked on the Mill you can get some money off a tea or coffee. It is curious because it's a working museum that is inside a shop, inside another shop with a cafe. It was a nicely different time though.

My wife and I went on the guided tour of Masson Mills. It was excellent, including the history, explanations and demonstrations of some working machines. The guide also demonstrated, as far as possible, just how noisy and dangerous it was back in the day. The reception area and cafe also sells some of the items and produce of the mill. I bought some of the 50p Bobbins to use in a project for my grand children. Elastic band powered, wind up tanks. They love them.

The tour is great - expert & interesting guide. NB it's only at 2pm these days & you need to book as numbers are limited. Wheelchair got round fine but there is a steep ramp & a cobbly stretch so might not work for everyone. The accessible toilet is in the museum not so easily reached from the visitor centre (though that might have been because one of the lifts wasn't working when we went?) Short film at start of tour ought to have subtitles but doesn't. Before or after tour there's a small visitor centre, nice for a coffee. Decorative string & string gifts for sale.

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mill is a water-powered cotton spinning mill. The mill was built in 1783. It forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills, a WORLD HERITAGE SITE. Nearby is Willersley Castle, the house Richard Arkwright built for himself within the parish of Matlock. The retail village, never reopened following the COVID-19 pandemic. They do tours, but unfortunately for us we missed the time of the tours, (check there website before going, photo attached) there is parking at the mill, they seemed to have changed one of the buildings for the mill into a small multi storey car park.

Great tour round and well worth the price. The guide Andrew was informative and funny too. Better than the Cromford Mills. Very interesting and I wish them all the success for the furure.

Love it

Great tour well worth a visit

Wonderful place

Fascinating stuff for my 5 year old to see and talk about.

Great to see how the industrial revolution changed the world of textiles. Plus good shopping on site.

Amazing mini day out . . Museum only costs three pound and is incredible to walk around a old mill. . . Definitely recomended !!

Was a very interesting place.. Don't miss the doors that lead you outside for a hidden surprise..

Very impressive antique machines were still working and kind staff guided quite informative. All the staffs I met there, at parking area, museum, shops, and cafe were very kind and lovely. Fairly satisfactory also with the price of ticket and parking and nice coffee.

Interesting place to visit and easy to get a feel of what life would have been like working there. A lot more could be made of the site but well worth a visit if you are in the area, and well worth the small entrance fee.

Great place to visit especially when thwarted from hiking due to awful weather. We had a fabulous tour of the working mill by a very knowledgeable guide who really knew his subject. Highly recommend.