Quarry Bank

Located near the Mill Yard the play area will keep little ones busy as they take on the trim trail and have fun in the playhouse.

The whole family can explore, enjoy a visit to Quarry Bank. A busy events calender and family-friendly facilities means you can find something for everyone, and make memories.

Second-hand bookshop

Guided tours are available for the Apprentice House and The Workers Cottage. Pre-booking is not possible. When you arrive, please go to Visitor Reception to book on to a tour.

The Upper Garden Café can be accessed by members and paying visitors, and dogs are welcome.

Outdoor picnic areas can be found near the Upper Garden Shop, in the playground and on the Mill Meadow. On weekends and during school holidays the indoor lunch rooms are open.

Please respect our neighbours and park in the main visitor car park rather than the village.

The weaving Shed Restaurant is in the Mill Yard

Located near Visitor Reception

A shop can be found in the Mill yard, and another in the Upper Garden's near the Café/ toilets.

Dogs on leads welcome around the wider estate and on a short lead in the mill yard, garden, Styal village, outdoors at the Garden Café and footpaths through the main visitor areas of Quarry Bank.

Toilet facilities can be found in the mill yard and upper gardens. Facilities include baby change, and a Place to Change Facility.

Six 11kW electric vehicle charging points are available in the main car park. Chargers can be accessed using mobile app, RFID card, or contactless payment device. Visit our EV charging partner, RAW Charging's website (www.rawcharging.com/drivers) to download the app before your visit. Chargers are only available to visitors during property opening hours.

Accessibility guides can be found at visitor reception and entrance to the gardens.

Motorised wheelchairs permitted within mill but due to narrow nature of some areas maximum width restriction 900mm. Powered mobility vehicles not permitted within mill. Powered mobility vehicles not allowed in glasshouse due to narrowness of space. Due to narrow spaces in the Apprentice House, power wheelchairs & power mobility vehicles not permitted.

A Place to Change facility including a changing bench and hoist can be found in the Mill Yard. An accessible toilet can be found in the Upper Garden behind the café.

Photobook in Apprentice House

Braille guide on the mill is available on request at visitor reception.

A powered mobility vehicle (Tramper) is available to borrow. You'll need to book this in advance by calling 01625 445864. You'll be asked where you wish to use it so it can be ready for you there when you arrive.

On right-hand side of the car park are 16 designated parking spaces on a flat, firm surface. These spaces are for use of visitors holding an official Blue Badge. If you need to park close to the entrance but do not have a Blue Badge, you can ask at visitor reception for a one-day pass to use those bays. Visitor reception is 75m from the parking bays.

Induction hearing loop in Visitor Reception, both the Mill Yard and Garden shops, as well as the Upper Garden Café, Weaving Shed Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlour.

This facility, located in the Mill Yard, includes a hoist and changing bench.

Large print guide on the mill are available on request at visitor reception.

Available in the Mill Yard Shop.

Mill café is 40m from the cobbled mill yard down a sloped flagstone path leading to a level entrance.

Garden shop is 250m from visitor reception and 30m from the garden café, across essentially level compacted gravel or stone-flagged surfaces. Level entrance to second-hand book shop. Access to mill shop by stone stairs with seven steps with a handrail on both sides, or by a powered platform lift for wheelchairs and buggies.

The shuttle buggy service offers transfers between visitor reception, the mill yard, (for access to the mill, the mill shop and toilets) the Apprentice House, the garden, and Styal village. Due to narrow footpaths, the drop-off point is at the Methodist Chapel, 250m from the Village Hub. The buggy can carry a wheelchair if it can be folded.

We want to make sure that Quarry Bank is equally accessible for all visitors. The historic buildings and landscape that we care for present challenges in creating access for all, but we have taken steps to ensure that as many people as possible are able to experience Quarry Bank’s story. Please visit the Access at Quarry Bank page for more information.

Virtual tours of the workers cottage and the Apprentice House are available upon request.

There is a lift in the Mill and in the Weaving Shed for those who require an accessible visit.

Four 69cm-wide wheelchairs to borrow. They're not self-propelled and you must have a helper to push, but they can pass through most doorways on the site, with some exceptions inside the mill.