Bakewell Old House Museum

set in the heart of the beautiful peak district, the old house museum is a tudor dwelling. after nearly 500 years of continuous use, the house was rescued from demolition in the 1950s. an award winning museum, it now plays host to a wide range of artefacts telling the story of the peak district and beyond. built in the reign of henry viii as a tax collector's cottage, the building was expanded into a gentleman's residence in the elizabethan period - complete with ​garderobe (tudor toilet). in the industrial revolution, it was repurposed as mill workers' cottages, by none other than richard arkwright himself who had built his third cotton spinning mill in bakewell at lumford. the house retains surviving features from all these periods: so there are plenty of details for all architectural enthusiasts. our collections are as varied as the building itself. artefacts found encased in the walls from the tudor period, to macedonian ceremonial swords, ceramics, textiles and costumes, toys and