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Stockport Hatworks Museum

Wellington Road North
Stockport
0161 355 7770
www.stockportmbc.gov.uk

Adults £3.95, concessions £2.50, family £11.

Mon - Sat: 10am - 5pm, Sun: 11am - 5pm.

Housed in a former mill in the town centre, this museum traces the history of hat making from a cottage industry using beaver and otter fur to today's fashion designs.  There are permanent and temporary exhibitions and a family space with seating, mirrors and a range of headgear to try on.  The mill also holds a large collection of hatmaking machinery in full working order.

Toilets, baby changing, food and drink, shop, group and school visits, disabled access, guided tours, events.

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