Belper North Mill

02/09/2026

We were delighted to welcome the Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire Elizabeth Fothergill and her guest Teresa on our Strutt Around the Mills tour this morning.

31/08/2026

Thanks to everyone that came to our talk last night, we hope you enjoyed it :)

There are just two talks left this year, 'Accidents at the Strutt Mills' at The Cycle Service on 27th September at 6.30pm, and 'Life as an 1805 Millworker' at No.28 on 25th October at 6pm. Tickets cost £6 plus a small booking fee and can be booked via our website www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar.

29/08/2026

We've just been looking through the lovely balloon messages for Jedediah's 300th birthday and Belper 250 celebrations that were decorated at our stall at the Love Belper festival. There are some talented artists out there!

We'll be displaying these in the North Mill at our open day on Sunday 13th September, where you can talk to costumed guides, see spinning demonstrations and have a go crafts. Join us for this free event from 11am until 3pm.

25/08/2026

There's less than a week to go until our Milford Trespassers talk at No.28 on Sunday at 6pm.

The talk delves into the Notebook kept by the nightwatchman in the 1830s which shows a fascinating and detailed picture of a different side of life in the village of Milford.

Tickets for 'Getting Crabs, Throwing Stones and Other Offences: 19th Century Trespassers in Milford' by Jane Whitaker on Sunday 30th August at 6pm are £6 and can be purchased online via our website (small booking fee applies), or if there are tickets remaining on the day you can pay on the door.

21/08/2026

It's almost the weekend again, which means Mill tours!!

Join us on Saturday at 11am or 1.30pm for a 'Strutt Around the Mills' to discover the fascinating history of this revolutionary mill complex in the heart of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

18/08/2026

Due to the popularity of Trevor's talk on 'Accidents at the Strutt Mills' earlier this year, he's been invited to the Cycle Service in Belper to come and give this talk on the 27th September at 6.30pm. Taken from the Strutt’s own accident book and contemporary newspaper reports, the talk delves into the facts and figures of the risks of working at the mills and how legislation affected working practices. You may be surprised by some of the findings!

As a smaller venue, tickets are limited, so if you missed out last time, be sure to book soon to avoid disappointment. Head to our website www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar to secure your place. Tickets are £6 plus a small booking fee.

16/08/2026

Our volunteers are ready for our Living History walk today 😀

13/08/2026

Check out our latest newsletter to find out what's happening at Strutt's North Mill:

We're more than half way through the anniversary year celebrating 250 years since the first Strutt Mill was built in Belper, and what a year it's been so far! Since our last newsletter, we opened our doors for National Mills Weekend, had a very successful walks festival, held a number of popular he...

12/08/2026

We've got our next talk at No 28 coming up at the end of the month, 'Getting Crabs, Throwing Stones and Other Offences: 19th Century Trespassers in Milford' by Jane Whitaker on Sunday 30th August at 6pm.

The talk shows a fascinating and detailed picture of a different side of life in the village of Milford. A notebook kept by the Nightwatchmen in the 1830s was handed over to Belper Historical Society in 2022. After transcribing the book, it was possible to identify the people involved, the places that attracted trespassers and the punishments meted out to offenders.

Tickets are £6 and can be purchased online via our website, or if there are tickets remaining on the day you can pay on the door.

11/08/2026

A date for your diaries!

As part of Heritage Open Days, we'd like to invite you to Strutt's North Mill on Sunday 13th September for a fun day of history and family activities! Meet costumed characters as they tell you what life was like working at this revolutionary mill in the 19th century. Discover the amazing engineering of the Grade I listed North Mill with knowledgeable guides and short talks, story time for the younger ones, traditional crafts and more!

This free event has been made possible by the support of local firm Lubrizol. We can't wait!