School & Educational Visits

A visit to Coldharbour Mill brings to life the heart of the industrial revolution, stimulating and exciting young minds whatever the age.

Coldharbour Mill has an established and award-winning Education programme that has proved to be a very rewarding and enjoyable experience for the many thousands of visiting children from schools, further and higher education establishments across the South West.

Choose from one of our award-winning education programmes or design your own visit to meet curriculum targets across a range of subjects including Science, Geography, Art, Maths, English and more.

To book your educational visit please complete the booking form below and return to visitorservices@coldharbourmill.org.uk

Guided Tour of the Factory Floor

Half Day Adaptable for all ages & key stages

£4.50 per student

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of a working factory and find out about factory life, learn about yarn and textile production.

Victorian Drama

Full Day (includes Half Day Drama Sessions & self-guided Factory Tour)

£8.50 per student

Experience the realities of factory life for child workers in the 19th century with Mr Robson, the factory foreman and Annie, the Mill Worker.

There will also be a self-guided tour of our working factory floor full information about our weaving and spinning processes.

Materials & Fibres

Full Day (includes Half Day hand-weaving session & self-guided Factory Tour)

£7.00 per student

Hands-on experience of using natural fibres. These sessions will include weaving by hand, as well as other fibre based craft activities.

There will also be a self-guided tour of our working factory floor to see how we at Coldharbour Mill work with natural fibres to spin and weave.