Bancroft Mill Engine Museum

Visited on one of the regular steaming days. The tour was really interesting, the history and how the engines work was explained in an easy to understand way.

Finished the afternoon with a coffee and cake in the tea room.

Great old mill engine house. Fantastic if you like industrial heritage. Try and go when the engine is running.

The enthusiasm of the staff is infectious and it is a fascinating exhibit.

A great afternoon watching the steam engine operate and a demonstration of a punch card controlled weaving machine. The volunteers are always keen and very willing to share their knowledge. Make sure you go on a steaming day.

Two magnificent steam mill engines that operate every month. With some operating industrial weaving looms. A well presented volunteer run museum. Well worth a visit, I could have spent a lot longer there!

Had a lovely visit with the family. The volunteers are both knowledgeable and friendly. Helps brings our industrial heritage back to life. Definitely recommend. Cash only folks.

Visited today on a non-steam day. Andy, assisted by other volunteers showed and explained everything to us in great detail, which we (2 persons) had not expected they would have time for, as they were obviously working on maintaining the machines.

We were shown not only the main engine house (with "Mary Jane" and "James"), but also "Prosperity" (another compound steam engine in a shed) and also the 2 boilers (Lancashire and Cornish) and given full explanations. And then finally 3 kinds of looms.

I would just say that the enthusiam and willingness of the volunteers to maintain engines on this scale is amazing. Hats off to all involved!

It states on the website that on non-steam days it is free to visit, but I would urge everyone who does visit to donate some money, however small, as this is funded only by donations.

A big thanks for an exceptional tour!

Great glimpse of the industrial history of the area with impressive steam engines and interesting looms.