WINDMILLS AND WATERMILLS in North Wales will open up to the public as part of the National Mills Weekend on May 7-8.
Mills are some of the landscape’s best-loved structures, rooted in the nation’s agricultural life and are an integral part of the food supply chain.
To celebrate National Mills Weekend windmills and watermills across North Wales will open their doors to visitors, with some extending their opening times for an extra weekend from May 14-15.
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The theme for this year’s event is ‘New Life for Old Mills’, with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) announcing the following mills will open their doors for the big weekend:
- Trefriw Woolen Mill, Conwy
- Llynnon Windmill, Anglesey
- Felin Cochwillan Mill, Anglesey
- Pentre Mill, Loggerheads
National Mills Weekend runs every year during the second weekend of May, having been launched by in 1984 by SPAB, the UK’s oldest heritage charity.
SPAB was founded by William Morris in 1877 to care for and preserve the UK’s architectural heritage.
The Mills Section of the SPAB was founded in 1931 to protect and promote windmills and watermills.
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