Farfield Mill

Farfield Mill will be open as part of the National Heritage Open Day weekends. Come along to the Mill and find out about the textile heritage of the Yorkshire Dales and Sedbergh. Discover the stories of some of the people who worked at the Mill.
Take a digital tour around the building, discovering clues to the history of the building and what happening on the different floors. Find the burnt lintel, evidence of the big fire of 1909, wonder what made the strange marks on the oil-soaked wood floors as well as other architectural features such as the iron pillars from a foundry in Kendal.
See weaving looms and Gilkes turbine (not working) on level 1, heritage display on level 2 and handweaving looms on Level 4.

Timings & Tours

Friday 12 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Saturday 13 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Sunday 14 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Wednesday 17 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Thursday 18 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Friday 19 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Saturday 20 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Sunday 21 September:

10.30am-4.00pm

Location & directions

Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW

Directions:

Please take care to follow the brown tourist signs and not Sat Nav, as they can try to send visitors along roads which are now footpaths. We are situated on the A684 Garsdale to Hawes Road just one mile east of Sedbergh where there is free parking in our car park during normal opening hours. Approaching from the M6: Leave at Junction 37 and drive five miles through stunning Howgills landscape to Sedbergh, England’s Book Town, from where you can follow brown tourist signs to Farfield Mill. From Hawes: Taking the A684 from Hawes (15 miles), Farfield Mill’s entrance is on the right. Just follow the brown tourist signs. From Kirkby Lonsdale: Head north on the A683, follow signs to Sedbergh from where you will pick up brown tourist signs to Farfield Mill.

Contact on day:

Clare Huggonson

Telephone number:

+441593621958

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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