Visiting Taylor's Bell Foundry & Museum

Tours of the Museum and Works can be organised to accommodate a group of 10 or more people (maximum 35 people) subject to prior arrangement on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday throughout the year but this does not necessarily include a casting. The current price for a tour is £10.00 per head or £100.00 minimum charge - whichever is greater - commencing at either 10.00am or 1.30pm - regrettably we are unable to offer evening or weekend tours. The tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours.

Should a group wish to visit and have a tour it will of course be necessary to negotiate a mutually convenient time and date and complete a booking form as this is an Insurance and Health and Safety requirement. If you wish to book a group tour please contact Mary on 01509 212241 to check availability.

If there are only a few people wishing to visit then it is sometimes possible to join someone else's tour, please telephone Mary on 01509 212241 for availability of spaces on tours if this is the case and you are interested in joining a tour.

Currently the Museum is not open to the individual visitor and is only available as part of a tour.

  • A visit to Taylor's Bell Foundry makes a fascinating day out.

    A visit to Taylor's Bell Foundry makes a fascinating day out.

  • Getting ready for a cast in the small back foundry.

    Getting ready for a cast in the small back foundry.

  • The bell moulds are buried under the ground to allow the bells to cool slowly.

    The bell moulds are buried under the ground to allow the bells to cool slowly.

  • Making a new bell mould from loam, goats hair and horse manure is a dirty business.

    Making a new bell mould from loam, goats hair and horse manure is a dirty business.

  • Bell Master, Roger Johns, surveys a finished mould prior to casting.

    Bell Master, Roger Johns, surveys a finished mould prior to casting.

  • Tuning the bells requires great skill and precision.

    Tuning the bells requires great skill and precision.

  • New bell frames constructed from galvanised steel and cast iron are built in our works.

    New bell frames constructed from galvanised steel and cast iron are built in our works.

  • Hardwood bell wheels are constructed in our wood shop.

    Hardwood bell wheels are constructed in our wood shop.

  • A new ring of bells ready for dispatch.

    A new ring of bells ready for dispatch.