Winchester City Mill

Working watermill in the heart of Winchester

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Easter days out at Winchester City Mill, Hampshire, National Trust Credit: National Trust/Anna Purkiss Caption: Enjoy Easter days out at Winchester City Mill Related: No Related Assets

Easter days out at Winchester City Mill 

Enjoy a day out at Winchester City Mill this Easter holiday. There's plenty of nature-themed family fun on offer with a brand new holiday trail (6 – 18 April) and pumpkin seed planting in our garden island (11 & 16 April). We’re also baking and milling throughout the holiday and Easter weekend.

From 19 – 22 April, take part in our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, leading to delicious chocolate rewards.

Looking through the waterwheel and gearing at Winchester City Mill Play Video
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Get a taste of Winchester City Mill

Find out what you might experience on a trip to Winchester City Mill by watching this short video.

Feel and taste delicious wholemeal flour at Winchester City Mill's milling demonstrations

Family days out 

There's plenty for your family to get involved with at Winchester City Mill, from discovering how our watermill works through weekly demonstrations to enjoying seasonal quiz trails.

One of Winchester City Mill's resident otters

Our inner-city otters 

Winchester City Mill is lucky to be one of the only urban UK locations where otters are regularly recorded passing through.

Winchester City Mill''s Gateway to the South Downs exhibition

Gateway to the South Downs 

Visit Winchester City Mill’s South Downs Gateway to discover the delights of walking, cycling and days out in the UK’s newest National Park, which lies just a short cycle ride or walk away.

Winchester City Mill Milling once again

Milling 

This historic mill is a rare surviving example of an urban working corn mill, powered by the fast-flowing River Itchen, which can be seen passing under the mill.

All the family can sample the tasty recipes at Winchester City Mill's baking demonstrations

Baking  

Visit Winchester City Mill and take part in our tasty baking demonstrations where you can sample different recipes. Be inspired...bake at home with our freshly milled wholemeal stoneground flour using our recipe cards.

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What's on 

Easter days out at Winchester City Mill, Hampshire, National Trust Credit: National Trust/Anna Purkiss Caption: Enjoy Easter days out at Winchester City Mill Related: No Related Assets

Easter days out at Winchester City Mill 

Enjoy a day out at Winchester City Mill this Easter holiday. There's plenty of nature-themed family fun on offer with a brand new holiday trail (6 – 18 April) and pumpkin seed planting in our garden island (11 & 16 April). We’re also baking and milling throughout the holiday and Easter weekend.

From 19 – 22 April, take part in our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, leading to delicious chocolate rewards.

Upcoming events

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February half-term at Winchester City Mill

Fri 22 Feb 2019
10:00-15:00
As well as our milling demonstrations both weekends and mid-week Wednesday and our baking demonstration on Saturday 23 February, you can become a Mill explorer with our family-fun trail everyday this February half-term.

2019 Baking Demonstrations

Sat 23 Feb 2019
11:00-15:00
Visit Winchester City Mill to see how seasonal ingredients can be combined with our stoneground wholemeal flour to produce delicious bread, cakes, biscuits and much more. Sample different recipes and be inspired.

2019 Milling Demonstrations

Sat 23 Feb 2019
11:00-15:00
Visit on a milling day and see our team of volunteer millers in action as they harness the power of the River Itchen to turn waterwheels, gears and millstones to produce Winchester City Mill's traditional wholemeal flour.

Special Coeliac Baking Demonstration

Sat 09 Mar 2019
11:00-15:00
Join us for a special, one-off 'Coeliac recipes' baking demonstration. See how Winchester City Mill's usual recipes, made with wholemeal flour, can be adapted to suit anyone with a gluten intolerance.

Mother's Day at Winchester City Mill

Sun 31 Mar 2019
11:00-16:00
If you want to spoil mum this Mother's Day, why not treat her to a day that she'll never forget? Help make Mother's Day memorable with our special activities.

Easter holiday fun at Winchester City Mill

Sat 06 Apr 2019
10:00-16:00
Join the team at Winchester City Mill for the chance to win prizes with our new nature-themed holiday trail.
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Eating and shopping

Spring 2019 retail collection

Shopping at Winchester City Mill 

Escape the hustle and bustle of the City Centre when you visit Winchester City Mill. Our shop stocks a wide variety of unique items, including many you won’t see on the high street, and which make the perfect gift for friends and family. With our very own wholemeal flour, wide variety of local products and South Downs information, there’s something for everyone.

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History

The waterwheel turning at Winchester City Mill

A thousand years of milling history 

Discover Winchester City Mill's vibrant history when you visit.

Winchester City Mill island garden in the days of the Youth Hostel

Winchester City Mill Youth Hostel 

1931-2005 Memories and Recollections of Hostellers

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Our work

Winchester City Mill Milling once again

A long journey 

First saved from demolition in the 1920s, Winchester City Mill wasn't reconnected with its production purpose until the 1980s when we began restoring it to become a working mill once again.

Looking through the waterwheel and gearing at Winchester City Mill

Completing the restoration 

Find out how we finished work on restoring the mill and how it has proved a great success, producing tonnes and tonnes of fresh flour to sell.

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Learning

Children enjoying a milling demonstration at Winchester City Mill

Visit Winchester City Mill with your education group 

Winchester City Mill is able to provide first-hand experiences that cannot be recreated in the classroom. With two floors and garden to explore, informative guided tours, exciting hands-on activities and interesting audio-visual displays to enjoy, there is something for all ages and abilities.

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