A lovely and very interesting little living museum. It hands on and loads of very friendly volunteers dotted around to answer any questions. Plenty of demonstrations. A lovely little coffee shop with delicious homemade cakes and very affordable prices too. It's well worth a visit, young or old, you'll enjoy it. 10 out of 10 from me.

Nipped in to the cafe after a walk around the area. Really friendly staff, lovely cakes and enjoyed the coffee. The prices are fair too. The whole place is spotlessly clean too. Thank you, will definitely return

The best museum I’ve been to in a long time. Thoroughly enjoyed 2.5 hours here. All the staff were volunteers and were passionate about the heritage of the area. They went into great detail talking about the history of the local people and trades. Seeing authentic equipment being used was just wonderful !

A wonderful museum, highlighting life in days gone. This is definitely a museum for those with an interest in the History of the trades of Huddersfield. What makes the museum are the wonderful volunteers in the weaving shed and the clog making room. The more questions you ask, and the greater your curiosity the more you’ll get from your visit. The tea room is superb as well, fresh tea and cakes served in fine china cups, a real taste of days gone. The museum is housed in a row of traditional weavers cottages with a beautiful view over the valley. There are some stairs so plan if you have buggies or less mobile guests. This marvellous living museum should be on your Huddersfield to do list.

This is a truly remarkable museum. The rare history preserved here should be experienced by everyone in the region, both locals and those passing through. You will be exposed to incredible machines, some of the last of their kind in the world, as well as a faithful recreation and maintenance of a historical home done with great care and attention to detail. The most impressive part of the museum, however, is the people who work there. You will come across dedicated volunteers and staff who are knowledgable, generous, and passionate about their history. Some of the most incredible moments where talking to these master weavers working on original early 1800s machinery... it's like taking a time machine back! I only wish I was able to stay at the museum talking to the people working there all day-- it's that good.

This is a gem, I visited with my 8yr old Granddaughter as I have with older Grandchildren. So very interactive. Full of fascinating facts. A wealth of knowledge lovingly shared by the patient volunteers. Everything beautifully presented. Delicious tea and cake to finish. Only open for 4 hours , don't arrive too late you need plenty of time.

The museum was exceptional. The exhibits were very authentic and the staff very knowledgeable and very friendly and informative. It isn’t a big place but packed with interesting things to see and to touch. Even the cafe with its homemade cakes was a real treat. Definitely a must if you are in the area.

What a delightful, interesting and informative museum! We had such a lovely visit there with our Japanese friends. The museum’s four weavers’ cottages have been thoughtfully laid out and furnished. A million thanks to every single volunteer - each attired in period costume - for your extensive knowledge, abundant dedication, genuine passion, detailed explanations and live demonstrations of weaving, spinning, clog making and so much more. You really brought the museum and its artefacts to life. Additional thanks go to Grace for your impromptu clog dancing demo, to Julian for revising your Japanese and extending it to include explanations about the different machines and processes (much technical vocabulary and very impressive knowledge of Japanese), Pauline as duty manager for your warm welcome, Ruth for setting the whole visit up for us in advance and making sure it was so special for our Japanese visitors, and to whoever made the very tasty homemade cakes (great selection too). It’s decades since I’d drunk loose leaf tea using a tea strainer (these days I tend to use a tea infuser), so that really took me back to my childhood. The museum really makes you think. Two things that really stood out to me were 1) the total lack of plastic (of course, as the museum is set in the mid 1800s) and how reliant we’ve become on this ubiquitous and often non-environmentally friendly product, and 2) the lack of waste by people of that time eg turning old clothes into rugs. Modern society has much to learn from attitudes and actions of that time and it’s interesting to see how some people now are returning to such attitudes by trying to reduce their use of plastics and focusing on reusing and repurposing the things they own rather than throwing them away. The museum’s volunteers are impressively innovative and creative, engaging with the local community and tourists of all ages from children upwards through baking and cooking workshops, craft events, and varied videos on social media. There is so much to see and learn about in this museum. We were there for the full four hours it was open, so we recommend you arrive early (it opens at 12 and only at weekends). The museum’s volunteers immerse the visitors in the local industrial culture of the 1840s and give each visitor a truly engaging, personalised experience. For these reasons this small, delightful, unique, volunteer-run, historical museum really is (one of) the best museums I’ve ever visited. Highly recommended to local and international visitors like.