National Mills Weekend

National Mills Weekend

The National Mills weekend is being held all over England on Saturday May 9th and Sunday May 10th. Some mills are opened only on one day while others are open on both days. Opening times may vary at each mill. Some are not normally open to the public but have done so for this special weekend.

The National Mills Weekend was started in 1984 by The Mills Section of The Society for The Protection of Ancient Buildings its aim is to encourage people to visit and explore our milling heritage by visiting wind and watermills that stand around the country. Here are those that stand around the city Of Ely in Cambridgeshire.

The Wicken Corn Mill

The Wicken Corn Mill was built in the nineteenth century and was used, as its name suggests, as a corn mill. When it ceased trading as a corn mill it eventually fell into disrepair, but was saved by the Wicken Partnership. Today it stands again as proud as it once did.

Date          Saturday May 9th 2015 [Best to check, details below]
Sunday May 10th 2015 [Best to check, details below]

Time          10.30am to 5.30pm [Best to check, details below]

Destination  Number 23 High Street Wicken Nr Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5XR
Take the A142 turning for Ely, at Soham take the A1123 to
Wicken.

Admission      [Best to check, details below]

Information
Telephone       01664822751

The Soham Northfield Mill

The Soham Northfield Mill is also known as The Townsend Mill and The Shade Mill.  It was built in the eighteenth century and was thought to have been built to be used as a drainage mill, but was in fact used as a smock mill. In
1834 it was dismantled and moved to the site on which it stands today.

Date             Saturday May 9th 2015 [Best to check, details below]

Time             11am to 4pm [Best to check, details below]

Destination   Mill Farm. 12, The Shade Soham Nr Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5DE
just off the A142 bypass,North of Soham
From Ely approaching Soham, follow the signs to
Newmarket turning first left off the roundabout
From Newmarket follow the signs to Ely after the
Northfield Road crossroads sign, turn right just before
the roundabout.

Admission      [Best to check, details below]

Information
Email Address  enquiries@northfieldwindmill.org.uk
Website Address www.northfieldwindmill.org.uk

The Burwell Stevens Mill.

The Burwell Stevens Mill was built in the early nineteenth century, and was used as a flour mill for about a hundred years. During the first World War it ceased trading as such, but in later years was brought back into use for grinding cereals and pulses to be used as animal feed. It eventually fell into disrepair, but in 1969 was purchased by The Burwell Trust during which time it has received much repair work.

Date               Saturday May 9th 2015 [Best to check, details below]
Sunday May 10th 2015 [Best to check details below]

Time               11am to 5pm [Last entry at 4pm] Best to check details
below]

Destination       Mill Lane Burwell Cambridgeshire, CB25 OHL

Admission         [Best to check, details below]

Information
Telephone           01638605544
Email Address    museum@burwellmuseum.org.uk

The Swaffham Prior Fosters Mill

The Swaffham Prior Fosters Mill stands on the site of a former mill. It was built in the late nineteenth century and was used as a corn mill until 1946 when it ceased trading. It eventually fell into disrepair but in 1970 was saved, repaired and in 1992 was put back into working use.

Date                Sunday May 10th 2015 [Best to check, details below]

Time                2pm to 5pm [Best to check, details below]

Destination       Swaffham Prior Cambridgeshire CB25 OJZ

Admission          [Best to check, details below]

Information
Telephone            01638741009