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Henry helps Dan avoid dust up

2021-11-15T20:44:04+00:00

Henry helps Dan avoid dust up Head Miller Dan's ingenious solution to flour dust "you couldn't see your hand in front of your face!" So said Dan when he was originally faced with a busy milling schedule at Woodbridge Tide Mill. The clouds of ultra-fine flour generated every time the Millers ground the Tide Mills famous Traditional and Fine flour provided an unpleasant workplace that needed a lot of cleaning and was potentially explosive! After careful research of the many, often expensive, extraction alternatives available Dan had a brainwave. He would seek assistance from his old [...]

Henry helps Dan avoid dust up2021-11-15T20:44:04+00:00

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Son et Lumiere on The Tide Mill

2024-01-11T10:06:14+00:00

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Son et Lumiere on The Tide Mill, Woodbridge SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Son et Lumiere on The Tide Mill, Woodbridge December 22nd, 2021, at 8pm with Free Entry Following The Woodbridge Rotary Club Carol Service on Whisstocks Place which starts at 6:30pm Clare Perkins is known to many here in Woodbridge and she is the creative producer of the Spirit of Christmas Son et Lumière event. Working in collaboration with a group of people, Clare says "As the producer, it is an honour to work with such a professional and talented team who are [...]

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Son et Lumiere on The Tide Mill2024-01-11T10:06:14+00:00

2022 TM Calendars on sale now

2024-01-11T10:09:52+00:00

2022 TM Calendars on sale now An original gift just £9.99 Buy a calendar here We held a Photo Competition! Following on from our popular Photo Competition, we have launched a Charity Calendar for 2022 to raise funds for the Tide Mill Charitable Trust. The high quality, A4, landscape, laminated, calendars feature the Competition’s winning photos as well as the best of the hundreds of entries as selected by a panel of Judges. The spectacular images of the Mill on the Deben capture it during the seasons and remind us of how lucky we are to [...]

2022 TM Calendars on sale now2024-01-11T10:09:52+00:00

Please help us improve – complete our survey

2024-01-11T10:09:49+00:00

Please help us improve Your feedback is helpful to us Please let us know how you use the Mill It would help us a great deal to know what you think about visiting the Tide Mill. When you visit, why you visit, how you visit and so on. It only takes a few minutes and let's us know how to fulfil our role of museum operators better. Thank you for your help Click here to complete the survey

Please help us improve – complete our survey2024-01-11T10:09:49+00:00

Wheel turning suspended until Sat 16 Oct 2021

2024-01-11T10:09:44+00:00

Wheel turning suspended until Sat 16 Oct Penstock problems need repairing The Maintenance Team has just disabled the Penstock so they can make a much needed repair. Unfortunately this means that we will not be able to turn the wheel until the new part is fixed. We hope we will be able to turn the wheel again from Sat 16 October. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Wheel turning suspended until Sat 16 Oct 20212024-01-11T10:09:44+00:00

Head Miller Dan solves Tide Mill weed problem

2024-01-11T10:08:05+00:00

Head Miller Dan solves Tide Mill weed problem Woodbridge Tide Mill’s millpond had a problem. The Problem Woodbridge Tide Mill’s millpond had a problem. Weed was growing in an uncontrollable manner, and this was blocking the point at which water is released from the pond to power the millwheel and grind wheat. The weed grows from the bottom, eventually detaches and floats to the top. Underneath the floating dead weed there’s half a meter of clear water and then more weed growing from the bottom of the pond. It grows vigorously in the warm summer but [...]

Head Miller Dan solves Tide Mill weed problem2024-01-11T10:08:05+00:00

Woodbridge Tide Mill Photo competition 2021 winners announced

2024-01-11T10:07:56+00:00

Woodbridge Tide Mill Photo competition 2021 winners announced Winners photos and those selected for the Tide Mill Calendar 2022 HERE Woodbridge Tide Mill announced the winners of its 2021 Photo Competition. Although the Tide Mill is probably the most photographed building in Woodbridge this is the first time it has recognised the fact with a Competition. Tide Mill Photo Competition Award l-r Sam Pyle Winner, Zoe Harris Runner Up First placed is Sam Pyle from Woodbridge with her photograph ‘Serenity’. Sam wins £250 courtesy of Marshall Hatchick Solicitors plus an A2 Acrylic print of the [...]

Woodbridge Tide Mill Photo competition 2021 winners announced2024-01-11T10:07:56+00:00

Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust seeks two volunteer Trustees

2024-01-11T10:07:46+00:00

Volunteer Trustee Wanted Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust seeks a volunteer Trustee Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust The Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust seeks a new Trustee to join the Board on a voluntary basis. Woodbridge Tide Mill Living Museum is an award-winning, Grade I listed visitor attraction on the Suffolk coast. Built in 1793 and now fully restored, it provides a wide-range of learning opportunities for all ages, as well as milling and selling its own flour. This is an exciting time for the Mill with a number of projects in development and a chance [...]

Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust seeks two volunteer Trustees2024-01-11T10:07:46+00:00

Job Vacancy: Project Development Coordinator

2024-01-11T10:07:29+00:00

Job vacancy Project Development Coordinator £20,000pa pro rata for 4 days a week. One year contract, renewable. We are seeking an enthusiastic self-starter for an exciting new job that would suit an early to mid-career professional to support the development and delivery of museum projects. Our award-winning living tide-mill museum and friendly team provide an inspirational environment for gaining a wide-range of museum experience. From assisting the curator with temporary displays to supporting online learning and commercial initiatives, you will play an important role in realising our museums ambitions for the future. You will be a [...]

Job Vacancy: Project Development Coordinator2024-01-11T10:07:29+00:00

The oldest tide mill was horizontal!

2024-01-11T10:07:26+00:00

The oldest tide mill was horizontal! Water wheels also work laying down apparently Nendrum Mill excavation Researching tide mills the other day I asked the internet about the earliest. It declared that the earliest tidal mill so far discovered in Europe was excavated at Nendrum, Northern Ireland. It was built between 619 and 621 for an early Christian monastery (there's always a monastery involved somewhere). The research says "Tidal mills have continued in use until modern times but were always rare by comparison with standard riverine mills". You don't come across the word 'riverine' every [...]

The oldest tide mill was horizontal!2024-01-11T10:07:26+00:00

Suffolk Cllr Matthew Hicks visits Woodbridge Tide MIll Museum

2024-01-11T10:07:06+00:00

Suffolk Council Leader, Cllr. Matthew Hicks visits Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum Local County Councillor meets Mill management Leader of Suffolk County Council, Councillor Matthew Hicks visited Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum on Monday 21 June and was given a guided tour by Head Miller Dan Tarrant - Willis and John Carrington, Chair of the Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust. Mr Hicks, who was visiting the Mill for the first time, saw the old wooden machinery turning and was informed about the operation of the Mill. Dan gave him a run-through of the daily operations and how the many [...]

Suffolk Cllr Matthew Hicks visits Woodbridge Tide MIll Museum2024-01-11T10:07:06+00:00

National Volunteer Week

2024-01-11T10:11:52+00:00

National Volunteer Week Help out, learn, join a team and make friends Happy Volunteer Week! This week, 1st June - 7th June, the country celebrates national volunteers from across the sectors. This is a time to say thank you for the contributions millions of people make across the U.K. Join us in celebrating and recognising the contribution so many volunteers make. Volunteering is rewarding but also exciting for so many reasons. Spending time with new people learning new skills is something everyone can enjoy. The Tide Mill relies on the support of volunteers but also the [...]

National Volunteer Week2024-01-11T10:11:52+00:00

Woodbridge VE Day Celebrations

2024-01-11T10:11:38+00:00

Happy VE Day! Like many others, Woodbridge celebrated this joyous occasion over 75 years ago as reported in the Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury at the time. One specific article, which can be found at the Suffolk Record Office, states that ‘Bunting, flags, and streamers decorated the town. Loudspeakers played music on the Market hill and there was dancing and songs until late.’ This was one of the many street parties during that celebratory day. People were happy but also relieved that the end of the war was finally coming closer. This article also mentioned that ‘Someone even let off [...]

Woodbridge VE Day Celebrations2024-01-11T10:11:38+00:00

Spring 2021 – Newsletter

2024-01-11T10:11:35+00:00

Spring 2021 – Newsletter The latest Woodbridge Tide Mill Newsletter Features This Month: View From The Bridge, the Manager, Milling & Marketing, Curation, Engineering, Profiles of Volunteers plus Dates For Your Diary Click the image above for the full copy.

Spring 2021 – Newsletter2024-01-11T10:11:35+00:00

Tide Mill Reopening plans

2024-01-11T10:11:30+00:00

TIDE MILL REOPENING PLANS On the basis of the latest advice from Government, the Tide Mill is currently open to visitors. Entry is limited to five visitors at a time and needs to be booked in advance via the Mill’s website. The limit on visitor numbers should end from Monday 19 July. If so, advance booking will end from that point. If the Government guidance changes these arrangements will be modified to comply.

Tide Mill Reopening plans2024-01-11T10:11:30+00:00

December 2020 – Newsletter

2024-01-11T10:11:27+00:00

December 2020 – Newsletter The latest Woodbridge Tide Mill Newsletter Features This Month: Mike Whitby’s Photography, Puzzle Page for Fun [?], There is a Tide in the Affairs of a Mill, Engineering and Milling Round-Up , Old Mill – New Clicks and more Click the image above for the full copy.

December 2020 – Newsletter2024-01-11T10:11:27+00:00

HE helps Tide Mill build School Resource

2024-01-11T10:11:23+00:00

HE helps Tide Mill build School Resource Thanks to a generous grant from Historic England in early summer 2020 the Mill has been able to build it’s online education page to offer more to schools. Subjects vary from the Mill’s relationship with, and reliance upon, the tides, the Mill in the history of Woodbridge, Mill maintenance, Levers, Pulleys and Gears, From Soils to Sandwich to more light hearted subjects like dust, beer and the Tide Mill cat” The Mill has focussed on developing teaching aids and videos for teachers to help students at Key Stages 1, 2 and [...]

HE helps Tide Mill build School Resource2024-01-11T10:11:23+00:00

The Mill Wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

2024-01-11T10:11:18+00:00

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum Wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum today announced it has been recognized as a 2020 Travellers’ Choice Award winner based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic. According to Tripadvisor ‘award winners exemplify travellers’ ultimate favourite, top 10% of hospitality businesses around the globe’. John Carrington, Chair of the Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust, said: “It’s a little intriguing that a mill that has been on the site in Woodbridge for 850 years is in the top 10% of attractions worldwide according [...]

The Mill Wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award2024-01-11T10:11:18+00:00

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