Factory Floor Tour

Thu 12 Nov · 14:00

A guided tour that brings stories of how hats, people and places are made.Hat Works Factory Floor TourJourney through Stockport’s hatting history on our guided tour of the Factory Floor. Discover Wellington Mill’s roots in cotton manufacture, the grizzly side of how hats are made and why Stockport was the centre of the global hat trade.Most suited to adults and young people aged 8+.Access at the Hat WorksThe museum is located on the lower floors of the building. You can access it by lift or 2 flights of stairs.The lift has tactile marking of either braille or raised numbers. It also has audio announcements. The lift doors open to a width of 89 centimetres (cm). The inside of the lift measures 137cm deep and 132cm wide.The museum has no parking or designated accessible drop off point.The factory floor has a hard, uneven floor surface. Information throughout the museum is provided through:spoken wordtoursprinted textlarge scale imagessilent film footagesome films and information activated by a touch screenAll films with spoken word are subtitled. Buttons on the touch screen are large and contrast against the background.Ear defenders are available for adults and children.A quiet space