Framework Knitters' Museum
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An award-winning museum based in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. Discover how the Knitters lived and worked. Visit the workshops and see a Framework Knitter in action. Create your own souvenir on a circular knitting machine. Explore our enclosed gardens, the wash house and other period buildings. See the poor living and working conditions that gave rise to the Luddite revolt. Discover the craft which gave birth to the Nottingham Lace Industry. Visit our Parkers Yard textile shop and discover an array of unique gifts. Enjoy our enclosed cafe/gardens. Join us in our chapel space for exhibitions/events and workshops. Accessible toilets, parking close by (Co-Op). Cash or Card payments. Tours (8 or over) can be booked via email.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 3 hours