Winchester City Mill

Facilities and access

General
Family
Access

General

Indoors: 2 floors. Main millroom with hands-on activities and audio-visual displays about milling, the building’s history and the rich wildlife in the area. Lower millrace, where you can view the waterwheel and experience the ‘thrill of the mill’.
Outdoors: a tranquil island garden with an undisturbed view of the river and wildlife.
Catering available on site at Benham's Bakehouse.
Shop selling a wide range of National Trust gifts and local produce, including our freshly milled wholemeal flour and recipe cards.
No onsite parking. Parking at Chesil multi-storey car park, 500m from visitor reception. Or via Park and Ride, St Catherine’s to Winchester from M3, exit 10.
Groups welcome - please contact us before you visit.
No onsite toilet or baby changing facilities. Public toilets located in Abbey Gardens, adjacent to King Alfred’s statue, 200m from visitor reception. Toilet and baby changing facility available to cafe patrons.
Guided tours and education group activities available - please contact us before you visit.
Dogs welcome on short leads in the shop. As a food producer we do not admit non-assistance dogs within the mill museum.
Photography is permitted for personal use only.
There are no cloakroom/storage facilities on site. Please leave any large bags or luggage in your vehicle.
We operate a no smoking policy (including e-cigarettes) indoors and in the island garden.
Mobile phone reception throughout the property is good. In the event of an emergency, we advise you to contact a member of staff or volunteer (identifiable by their name badges) immediately or call visitor reception – 01962 870057. There is a defibrillator on the bridge opposite.

Family

Free entry for under 5’s.
Flour milling demonstrations every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year and every Wednesday (April-Oct).
Children’s trails, hands-on activities and ‘50 things’ challenges available every day. Special, themed trails and events in school holidays.
Regular programme of baking demonstrations.
No onsite toilet or baby changing facilities. Disabled access toilets located in Abbey Gardens, adjacent to King Alfred’s statue, 200m from visitor reception.
Catering available on site with a range of hot and cold options throughout the day.
Baby back carriers admitted. Pushchairs welcome in the main millroom, and can be parked appropriately off to one side, as there are steps down to millrace and garden.
Breast feeding welcome anywhere around the property.
Mill machinery and fast flowing water - close supervision strongly advised at all times.

Access

The shop entrance is via a low gradient ramp up from the front courtyard that features a non-slip surface and a handrail.
No onsite parking. Parking at Chesil multi-storey car park, 5 minutes from the city centre. Or via Park and Ride, St Catherine’s to Winchester from M3, exit 10.
There are stairs with handrail to the entrance of the Mill, down to the millrace and out to the garden.
Nearest mobility parking spaces at Chesil car park.
Access for powered wheelchairs or powered mobility vehicles is limited within the mill museum by the entrance steps.
Onsite toilet facilities available to cafe patrons. Disabled access toilets located in Abbey Gardens, adjacent to King Alfred’s statue, 200m from visitor reception.
Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the property.
Induction loop at till point in visitor reception.
Large print guide available.
There are two large oak benches located within the main mill museum. Further seating can be made available upon request. Metal benches are situated throughout the garden to sit and relax.
The Mill can be noisy during busy times of the year. Quieter times tend to be early afternoon on a week day.
Mobile phone reception throughout the property is good. In the event of an emergency, we advise you to contact a member of staff or volunteer (identifiable by their name badges) immediately or call visitor reception – 01962 870057. There is a defibrillator on the bridge opposite.

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Winchester City Mill

Overview

Winchester City Mill

Prices

Admission free

What is Gift Aid?

Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.

Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:

Gift Aid Admission
Standard Admission

If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.

Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:

	Gift Aid	Standard
Amount paid by visitor	£11.00	£10.00
Tax refund from Government*	£2.75	£0.00
Total received by the National Trust	£13.75	£10.00

*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

Winchester City Mill

Opening times

Important notice -

We're working hard to reopen many of our places where it is safe to do so. However Winchester City Mill is currently closed.

Please note...

Currently closed. Opening arrangements for 2021 are being confirmed and will be updated here soon.

Mon 19
Closed
Tue 20
Closed
Wed 21
Closed
Thu 22
Closed
Fri 23
Closed
Sat 24
Closed
Sun 25
Closed
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Winchester City Mill

Important notice -

More about this place

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History

A thousand years of milling history