Herefordshire & Parts Of Neighbouring Counties
SAT. 10th and SUN. 11th MAY, 2025
This year 23 mills hope to be open to the public in this area; 9 in Herefordshire, 6 in Shropshire, 6 in Worcestershire and 2 in Powys.
PLEASE RESPECT THE OPENING TIMES
HEREFORDSHIRE
Clodock Mill near Longtown HR2 0PD NGR: SO326274
SATURDAY 2.00pm-5.00pm & SUNDAY 2.00pm-5.00pm; Donations to Air Ambulance.
Parking. Light refreshments available. Entrance by bridge over the River Monnow near Clodock Church. A corn mill in a lovely situation with two pairs of stones.
A separate turbine formerly generated electricity. Hopefully the mill will be grinding during the weekend
Fair Oak Farm Cider Mill, Bacton HR2 0AT NGR: SO354321
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11.00am-5.00pm. Donations to the Laurie Engel Fund for Teenage Cancer Trust. From Bacton Church continue uphill for about a mile. At the T-junction the drive to the farm is straight ahead. Parking. A traditional 17th-century horse-drawn cider mill and press fully restored, still in its original setting. After a gap of a hundred years, the mill is again worked by a horse – the only one now operating commercially in the UK. Fair Oak cider will be available for tasting and purchase, and you can meet Featherstone, the young mill horse.
Olchon House Farm Mill, Llanveynoe, nr. Longtown HR2 0NT NGR: SO307299
SATURDAY 11.00am-4.00pm. Donations to Llanveynoe Church. Parking. This mill was recently restored to working order. There is a large iron waterwheel with an unusual rim gear, used for milling animal feed and driving farm machinery.
Hopefully it will be grinding corn on National Mills Weekend.
Pontynys Mill, Longtown HR2 0LU NGR: SO326288
SATURDAY 10.00am-4.00pm. Donations. Limited parking. 400 yards N of Crown Inn, Longtown, entrance on left immediately after the turn to Ewyas Harold. Extra parking on road near the bridge. A complete corn mill with large high-breast waterwheel under restoration and an unusual horiziontal shaft driving 4 pairs of stones.
Court of Noke Mill, nr. Staunton on Arrow HR6 9HW NGR: SO372595
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.00am – 4.00pm Entry free, contributions to the Rivers Trust would be welcome. Water gardens fed the waterwheel, now restored, which ground corn for prize Hereford cattle. The 19th century low breast-shot waterwheel and complex iron gear drove barn machinery and a pair of millstones.
Mordiford Mill HR1 4LW NGR: SO572372
SATURDAY only 10.00am – 4.00pm (Phone07788 622516) . Free entry. Donations welcome (to maintenance of mill). Parking at rear. Do not park in yard in front of mill. Access is off B4224, 100 yards S of mill, on S side of Mordiford village. A tall stone corn mill on a steep site, restored to working condition. The large overshot waterwheel drove iron machinery & 2 pairs of stones. Waterwheel will be working.
Rowlestone Mill, near Ewyas Harold HR2 0DP NGR: SO370270
SATURDAY 10.00am-6.00pm Donations. Parking at village hall (by church) or in field near mill (weather permitting). A dramatic leat to mill from a waterfall. Refreshments. The external overshot waterwheel will be turning and driving a Victorian apple scratter (the alternative to the horse-worked cider mill).
Clenchers Mill, Eastnor HR8 1RR NGR.:SO731351
SATURDAY only 10.30-12.30 Free entry. Limited parking at ford, 100 yards away. 1½ miles S of Eastnor church, down Clenchers Mill Lane. 18th century timber-framed mill on Eastnor Castle Estate, with restored water supply and working 1820 iron overshot waterwheel – one of the oldest in the county. Machinery of wood & iron drives a pair of millstones and a recently restored bolter. A second-hand Armfield grain cleaner has been re-assembled.
Water supply permitting, the mill will be grinding from 11.00 and 12 noon.
Risbury Mill, Risbury HR6 0NG NGR.: SO540550
SATURDAY only. 10.00-4.00pm. Donations (to the Little Princess Trust). Limited parking.
Entrance is by bridge over Humber Brook, on road from Risbury to Stoke Prior. In a lovely setting. A small corn mill with mostly iron machinery. A complete mill with external waterwheel, 2 pairs of stones and cleaning and dressing machines. There has been flood damage to the interior, so it may not be possible to see all or any of the inside of the mill.
SHROPSHIRE
The Mill on the Green, Ludlow SY8 1EG NGR: SO507745
SATURDAY & SUNDAY. 9.00-4.00pm Free entry. Café. By Dinham Bridge, on E side of river Teme below Ludlow Castle. Much altered former mill building housing café and restaurant.
Attractive site by very impressive weir. Modern waterwheel generating electricity.
Daniel’s Mill, Bridgnorth WV16 5JL NGR.SO718918
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.00am-4.00pm Admission charge: Adults £7.00, Children £5, Family 2 adults & 2 children £20.00. Off the B4555, ¾ mile S of Bridgnorth. 3 pairs of millstones, powered by very large waterwheel fed by water at 2 levels. In dramatic setting by Severn Valley Railway viaduct. Mill waterwheel may be turning, subject to urgent repairs being completed.. Cafe and shop will be open, with flour & gifts etc. on sale.
Down Mill, Eudon WV16 6AL NGR.:SO682898
SATURDAY 10.00am – 4.00pm (phone 07971 535688) Free entry. From the B4364 Bridgnorth to Ludlow road take the minor road towards Eudon George. The track to the mill is 200yds. on right. Former corn mill with machinery for two pairs stones but no waterwheel.
Restoration ongoing.
Wrickton Mill, Neenton WV16 6RS NGR: SO642858
SATURDAY 11.00 am – 4.00pm (phone 07875 499372) Free entry. From B4364 at Neenton, take the minor road to Wrickton. Turn right at the end of the lane and the track to the mill is 100yd on the right. Corn mill with three pairs of stones and overshot waterwheel.
Charlcotte Furnace, Neenton WV16 6RR NGR SO639861
SATURDAY 11.00 am – 4.00pm Free entry. From B4364 at Neenton, take the minor road towards Wrickton. Just past a pair of cottages turn right onto a farm track. Charcoal-fired blast furnace constructed c1700 with blast formerly provided by a waterwheel. An important survival recently refurbished by English Heritage.
Clun Mill (Youth Hostel), Clun SY7 8NY NGR. SO304813
OPEN ON SUNDAY ONLY 2.00-4.30pm Donations. Limited parking. Follow signs in Clun to Youth Hostel, which is on lane to NE of village. Formerly a corn mill, it retains its machinery. 3 sets of millstones, a drying kiln and a rare and early turbine in a deep pit.
WORCESTERSHIRE
Danzey Green Windmill, Avoncroft Museum B60 4JR NGR: SO952682
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.00-4.00pm Admission charge includes access to 19-acres and
30 historic buildings. Fees: Adult: £15.00, student: £12.00, children (5-17 yrs): £7.00, under 5 yrs: free. Free Parking available. Located two miles south of Bromsgrove. Explore a carefully restored 19th-century post mill.
Forge Needle Mill, Redditch B98 8HY NGR: SP046685
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.00 am – 4.00pm: Adults £6.95, Children £2.25, Family ticket £16.00. Off A441 Birmingham to Evesham road, N of Redditch. Follow brown signs off Sainsbury’s roundabout. Restored water-powered needle scouring & polishing mill; for more details see www.forgemill.org.uk. The mill is a listed building which houses original water-powered machinery – waterwheel currently being renovated.
Knowles Mill, nr. Bewdley DY12 2LX NGR: SO762765
SATURDAY & SUNDAY Open all day. Free entry. Parking at foot of Dry Mill Lane, Bewdley, then ¾mile walk upstream alongside Dowles Brook. Corn mill with main gearing and one pair of stones plus frames of an overshot waterwheel.
Brook House, Feckenham B96 6HX NGR: SP005614
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11.00 am – 3.00 pm. Free entry. Very limited parking on adjacent bridleway. The house is beside the B4090 west of village centre. Waterwheel installed in the pit of a demolished needle mill in 2015.
Churchill Forge, between Kidderminster & Hagley DY10 3LX NGR: SO883796
SUNDAY 2.00 – 4.00pm Entry £6, children under 14 free. Limited parking. At Churchill village, down a short private drive. Water-powered spade and shovel works with original machinery. Two waterwheels will be turning, driving line shafting and the press in the main workshop and the crocodile shears in the yard.
Shelsley Mill, Shelsley Walsh WR6 6RP NGR: SO721630
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10:00 am – 4.00pm. Donations. Parking. Teas and displays of vintage vehicles. Follow brown signs for Shelsley Walsh Hill-climb. Small corn mill with two pairs of stones, restored to working condition by volunteers and subject to ongoing improvements. External overshot waterwheel turning all day with flour milling demonstrations. The mill retains many original working parts some dating from 17th century. Wooden machinery. An exceptional and important survivor.
POWYS
Talgarth Mill LD3 0BW NGR. SO155537
SATURDAY 10.00am – 3.00pm. A fully working former corn mill, now milling a variety of
award winning wholegrain flours with a single pair of French burr stones, driven by a
recently refurbished overshot waterwheel. Guided tours by the miller of the day £5 per person. No booking necessary, but larger groups are advised to contact “tours@talgarthmill.com” in advance. Free entry to the mill gardens. Park in free car park on SW side of village, then only a short walk to the village centre and mill.
Flour & bread kits available from the on site craft shop. Excellent cafe and bakery also on site. www.talgarthmill.co.uk.
Pontysgawrhyd Mill, nr Meifod SY22 6XT NGR. SJ194155
SATURDAY and SUNDAY 10.00 am-4.00pm. Free entry. Off the A490, north of Welshpool. After crossing the River Vyrnwy, the drive to the mill is on the left. Surviving half of a very interesting early 19th century double corn mill complete with a waterwheel and machinery for two pairs of stones. Restoration ongoing.
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Compiled by Midland Mills Group – www.midlandmills.org.uk – in good faith on the information supplied to them, but the Group can accept no liability for its accuracy.
