Avoncroft Museum 2026
Worcestershire
Restored watermill with two pairs of millstones. A geared shaft takes power from the waterwheel into the farm buildings where it drives the original chaff cutter and root chopper. Also an active conservation wildlife habitat.
Operator: Shelsley Water Mill Society
Address: Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb Shelsley Walsh Worcestershire WR6 6RP
11-12 Apr; 2-3, 23-24 May; 6-7 Jun; 4-5, 18-19 Jul; 8-9 Aug; 12-13 Sep. 1300-1400. Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.
The mill is situated in the beautiful Teme Valley in Worcestershire and you can find us at the foot of the world famous Shelsley Walsh hillclimb. The mill is in what used to be the farmyard and is not visible from the road. Follow the brown tourist sign for Shelsley Walsh Church.
There has been a watermill on or near this site since 1308, but the current mill shows three stages of construction spanning over 300 years. It was last used to grind animal feed around 1923.
Shelsley Walsh is the oldest motorsport venue in the world still to run events on the original course and is older than Indianapolis, Le Mans or Monza. Brooklands has been and gone, but Shelsley Walsh hill climb is still here, as old as the sport but as modern as today.