Tour of the Gawthorpe Textiles Collections Stores

To celebrate Heritage Open Days we are running three free behind the scenes tours of our collection stores throughout the day. These will offer you the chance to look behind the scenes at how we store and care for our amazing collection of over 35,000 heritage textiles, which are now stored in custom built storage in a converted 19th century textile mill. You'll also get the opportunity to see some items from the collection as we explore the stores.

The tour will be led by the collection's Curator, Rachel Midgley and each tour will last around 30 minutes with opportunities to ask questions afterwards.

Although these events are free of charge, booking is essential so that we can keep track of numbers as space in the stores is limited. There will be three tours run throughout the day starting at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

Timings & Tours

Wednesday 17 September:

Tours Start at 11:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00

Location & directions

Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, Suite 226 Unit 2 Northlight House, Pendle Road, Brierfield, Lancashire, BB9 5FL

Directions:

Our reception entrance is located at the top corner of the car park near Glen Way and opposite Brierfield Train Station. For a precise location for our reception entrance you can use What3Words ///robots.roses.maybe There is limited free parking on site, our carpark is located off Dale Street.

Contact on day:

Maureen Dilley

Telephone number:

+44128277963

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please book a ticket through our Eventbrite site. The event is free of charge but booking a ticket is still required so we can manage numbers. If yu find you can no longer attend, please let us know so that your ticket can be cancelled and the place made available to someone else.

Booking website:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/gawthorpe-textiles-collection-3288050358#_=_

Booking opens:

07 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

16 Sep 2025 04:00 PM

Accessibility details

The tour will require visitors to move around the stores to view things. There will be very limited seating available for short breaks but it will not be advisable to remain on this seating for the duration of the tour as you will miss out on seeing items that will be shown in situ in their storage locations. The building and stores have step free access and wide aisles, so mobility aids and wheelchairs of most kinds can be used. If you would like to discuss accessibility with us please give us a call on 01282 773963 before booking and we can describe the facilities and space in more detail.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

12

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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