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Photograph © Jim Woodward-Nutt
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Gayle Mill, near Hawes
Location
Grid reference: SD 871 893
OS sheet: 98
Postcode: DL8 3RZ
In Gayle, 1m N of Hawes. No parking at the mill except disabled; park in Hawes and walk.
A 3 storey watermill built in 1784-5 as a cotton-spinning mill, with an overshot waterwheel,
subsequently used for flax and wool spinning, later modified as a woodworking mill with two turbines.
Now again in use as a woodworking mill, run by a trust.
Opening times
Booked tours only. April to June tours at 14.00 & 15.30 daily except Mondays. July to September as above plus additional tours Tuesday to Friday, 11.00 and 12.30.
Advance booking strongly advised. Groups of 15 or more may book tours at other times that are mutually convenient.
(see web site for additional tours).
National Mills Weekend opening times
Saturday only tours as above.
Contact
Bookings: Hawes Tourist Information Centre, tel. 01969 666210, or directly with Gayle Mill Trust by phone
on 01969 667320 or by email.
The talk which was to have been held on NMW has been postponed until June 28th: Boxing Clever. Join us then for an informative evening talk. How conserving the county's archival heritage can inform the preservation of a personal collection. Advice and guidance from Rachel Greenwood, Conservator, North Yorkshire County Record Office
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