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Hat Works

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Hat Works

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Hat Works is the UK's only museum dedicated to the hatting industry, hats and headwear.

Story

This award winning visitor attraction offers two floors of interactive exhibits taking you on a journey through the history of Stockport’s once thriving hatting industry.

The museum is home to a recreated hat factory with some 20 fully restored working Victorian-style machines and a fantastic collection of over 400 hats from around the world.

Experience a hub of excellence, creativity and innovation for milliners, crafts-people, designer makers and those with a keen interest in haute couture fashion and cutting edge textile design.

Don't miss our great Family Fun Zone, where younger visitors are entertained by a range of interactive and educational play provisions.

Address: Wellington Mill Wellington Road S , Stockport SK3 0EU, XGM, GB
Phone: 0161 474 2399
State: XGM
City: Stockport
Zip Code: SK3 0EU

opening times

Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00
Sunday: 11:00-17:00

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Reviews
What a great museum! Fantastic place to explore the local history of the incredible hat making industry. Fun for all the family, with great exhibits and interactives. Check the opening times / days to avoid disappointment.
what a splendid place the hat works is! a wonderful array of hats to see from all different times in recent history as well as from a wide range of cultures. i visited as a child and i saw the same little berries-and-cream fascinator from my first visit which was so exciting and splendid to me assuming it is the same one ALSO very nice that it's free now? i remember having to pay the last time i went so it's nice to get to see all the wonderful joyous hats for free. very fun to try some of them on to although me and my friends did arrive in our own hats in order to be on theme. thank you hat works love you hat works!!!
A small museum but very interesting with enthusiastic staff. There was a school visit at the time of my visit and it was lovely to see how engaged the children were with the hat making process. Some working machinery for tours, all safely behind glass partitions. A small shop area selling some very reasonably priced hats not made at the museum and some souvenir items. An hour and a half well spent.
I received a warm and friendly welcome by the staff when I visited and found the museum to be interesting and informative. Unfortunately I was limited for time so only had an hour to look around, I think 2 hours would have been better to take in all of the details. It's very rare to find any places to visit without an entry charge so thank you for providing this quality museum for everyone.
Great museum for all hat fans Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Very family friendly, engaging floor of hat displays and a floor of machinery, a nice hour-long experience. Clean, well lit, with activities for kids, and a very attractive visual design. As a museum it needs a bit of improvement - very hard to get any information on the things you're seeing, and the reference numbers on many of the hats have already fallen off etc so where there were information panels it was hard to match the hats to the entries. The thematic display of hats by material is visually engaging, but as there's limited dating on any of them you miss the opportunity to learn anything about hat fashions from any time period, or how they changed over time. Surprised not to see much mention of the RSPB which originated in Manchester as a campaign to reduce the use of feathers in hats etc - an opportunity for an interesting collaboration? It would have been good to be able to access a tour or similar additional information - I've been looking on the website periodically for months but there's been nothing, so I ended up just visiting the museum without.
If you like fashion or victiorian engineering they have working hat making machines here good way to spend 2 to 3 hours. Cafe is fab and a good deal too. Maybe not for repeat visits as nature of exhibits does not lend itself to change. Lots of hat dress up for kids too.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
I was very impressed with the refurbished Hat Works. This was my first visit. There is a wide collection of hats on display and an Arc Workshop, which also incorporates a cafe. I will be returning to have a more leisurely look and see the machinery display, too, as I understand this to be incredible.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNot sure
A fascinating museum. The guided tour is worth doing. Sue our guide was brilliant- her family worked in the industry so her stories added an extra authenticity.Visited onWeekendWait time1 hr+
Enjoyed a wonderful tour of this lovely museum. Sue was an interesting and informative guide, full of knowledge and the minutiae of hat manufacturing in Stockport. It is a great family day out.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
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