National Mills Weekend – Saturday
Free guided tours of Stevens’ Mill
Usual admission charges for optional entry to the rest of the museum.
Usual admission charges for optional entry to the rest of the museum.
10am – 4pm Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2024
A particular focus on Stevens’ Mill, Burwell’s only remaining windmill, 10 years since its major restoration.
Learn about milling and wind power, grind grain using quern stones and climb all four floors to the top of the mill and look out across the views of Burwell and beyond.
Meet members of the mill team and find out more about the history of our mill through photographs.
Learn about milling and wind power, grind grain using quern stones and climb all four floors to the top of the mill and look out across the views of Burwell and beyond.
Meet members of the mill team and find out more about the history of our mill through photographs.
Mill Tours (free) need to booked on arrival or online as we can only take a limited number of people upstairs at any one time. If you would like to see the rest of the museum then admission charges apply for that.
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Extra ‘goodies’ on sale in our Tea Room.
Please note, for safety reasons, you must be at least 1.1 metres tall for a mill tour. No high heel shoes. No flipflops. No carrying children or animals up the ladders. No bags. The mill tour guide has the right to refuse access above the ground floor based on a visitor’s fitness and ability. The ladders are steep and narrow. If a visitor can not climb unaided they will be refused access.
Further Stevens Mill info here.
Further Stevens Mill info here.
Important driving/parking info
If driving to the museum please park in the Gardiner Memorial Hall car park. This will be signed as Museum Carpark during our opening hours. Carpark entrance location on What3Words ///intestine.dictation.goat and on Google Maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/VaG7SXJQSLqd2aQn7 . If the carpark is full please park in the surrounding streets.
Please do not park in Mill Close unless you are a disabled badge holder. Wherever you park please be considerate of residents.
If driving to the museum please park in the Gardiner Memorial Hall car park. This will be signed as Museum Carpark during our opening hours. Carpark entrance location on What3Words ///intestine.dictation.goat and on Google Maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/VaG7SXJQSLqd2aQn7 . If the carpark is full please park in the surrounding streets.
Please do not park in Mill Close unless you are a disabled badge holder. Wherever you park please be considerate of residents.
Cycle parking available next to the mill near the entrance to the museum.
No dogs allowed in tea room or the windmill, apart from assistance dogs. Dogs welcome in our outdoor areas.
