Colne Valley Museum, a Grade II listed building, is housed in four cottages built in the 1840s by a family of independent cloth manufacturers, the Pearsons, whose relatives still live in Golcar today. The Museum was originally set up in three weavers' cottages to preserve the buildings and the traditional skills which were practised there during the nineteenth century.

Membership allows people the opportunity to support our aims of preserving and presenting the craft heritage of this period of valley life. Colne Valley Museum is a charity run entirely by volunteers. The museum simply wouldn't be here if it wasn't for members of the wider community who give freely of their time.

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Neil Edwards

Jan 18, 2022

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Outstanding local museum.
Friendly very helpful staff, working weaving demonstrations taking place.
An excellent window into the areas working past.
Plus a very nice cafe & shop.
Definitely recommend a visit.

Mark Sandler

Oct 13, 2021

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Excellent... Friendly warm welcome and a chance to learn about Huddersfield's industrial history followed by homemade cake in the coffee shop. Happy 50th anniversary!

Philip Lightowlers

Sep 15, 2021

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Worth a visit. Run by volunteers and showing traditional activities such as spinning, weaving and clog making. Home made cakes and tea! Wonderful!

Liz Rendall

Aug 27, 2021

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Lovely museum. Very informative with live demonstrations. Lots to see. Served drinks and snacks too. Small admission of £3.

Jacky Scott

Jul 19, 2021

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Open day today celebrating 50 years of Colne Valley Museum showcasing the history of home spinning and weaving. Also a really interesting clog makers shop. Friendly volunteer staff and lovely cakes.

Steve Whitwam

Jul 15, 2021

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Fascinating museum depicting life in the colne valley in past times, great demonstrations about weaving, spinning and shoe making examples of weavings houses, friendly very helpful staff available to assist and answer questions. Cafe available on site to relax in after your visit.

Andrew Carroll

Jul 13, 2021

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Tea room smashing. Pot of tea this time. The Ladies were dressed in the fashions associated with those bygone days the museum now stands for. Well done to them on such a scorchio day.😁 as "Arnie" once said, "I'll be back"

Jane Cotton

Jul 10, 2021

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Fabulous, quirky 'little' museum. Spinning, weaving, clogmaking. Tiny tearoom with smashing cake. A must visit if you are within a 2hr drive.

Penelope Scott-Rowley

Jan 18, 2021

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Difficult as all of it interesting but the truckle bed evoked a memory - l slept on one as a small child, during the day it was stored below my gran's brass bedstead.

Delia Perrett

Jan 13, 2020

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The museum welcomes visitors with open arms embracing you into a past world stirring memories.

Christine Gillgrass

Dec 07, 2019

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Just been to the morning with Father Christmas. We have all had a great time, including our granddaughter. Meeting FC, storytime and reindeer card and food making. Thank you 🎅

Liesl Beckles

Oct 08, 2019

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Visited on Sunday for the first time since I was a child with my husband who had never visited before. We really enjoyed our visit and the interaction with all the enthusiastic and knowledgable volunteers. It was great to see crafts being demonstrated. Great that you can handle most items in the museum which is frowned upon in bigger museums where everything is displayed behind glass. The cafe was an added bonus. A great day out for only £3.00 per person.

Mandie Furness

Aug 04, 2019

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Great museum, fantastic volunteers and all very friendly and knowledgeable. Something for everyone, and lovely tea and cake too.

Christine Dixon

Feb 18, 2019

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Had a lovely afternoon at the museum . Even though there wasn't an event on there was plenty to do. Sat and watched a film show,looked at the photos 'The Colne Valley on black and white ', and finished off with tea and scones in the cafe. Everyone was very friendly and helpful.

David Mace

Jul 29, 2018

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I attended a concert here and before it started, my friend and I decided to have a wander around the museum. Julie and a gentleman whose name I didn't get were particularly interesting and enthusiastic giving us demonstrations of the machines. The clog room was a sight to behold!
Also all the staff downstairs in the cafe and shop were just as lovely. The fact that they volunteer makes them all the more brilliant.