Doon Valley Railway 2024
Ayrshire
Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life (2025)
Restored four storey mill was built in 1640 and is powered by a 20ft (6 metre) undershot waterwheel. It is one of the oldest and tallest grain mills surviving in Scotland and contains an extensive display of farming implements, etc. The granaries once held thousands of tonnes of grain.
Contacts
Operator: Dalgarven Mill Trust
Address: Dalgarven Nr Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6PL
- Telephone: 01294 552 448
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Easter-Oct Tue-Sat 1000-1600, Sun from 1100. (Closed Christmas & New Year.) Reopens 7 Jan 2025. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Bus: 25, 33, X34/6
- By Rail: Kilwinning / 2.50 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Part disabled access
The machinery for the grain mill was rescued from a mill in the Scottish Borders, and shows the skills of the Victorian engineers or millwrights who designed such mills.
