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This manorial corn mill is set in the rolling farmland of the Furness Peninsula. This rural spot has This rural spot has gone virtually unaltered for centuries.

04/09/2026

Thank you Karen. Karen and her husband stayed in Lile Cottage last month . A few days ago this little hand knitted pig arrived in the post as a thank you for an enjoyable visit. Such a lovely surprise and obviously made with love by Karen herself.

02/09/2026

Gleaston Watermill would like to make an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Although we use Booking.com as a booking agent for our Lile Cottage we do not have a cat named Larry. In fact we have never ever had a cat named Larry. Sorry to disappoint.

30/08/2026

We are looking forward to this year's Furness Tractor Run . Join us to watch, cheer and wave them on, help to raise funds for St. Mary's Hospice. Next Sunday ( September 6th.) at 11.45 am.
The photos are from the 2023 run when we watched tractors of all sizes, colours and ages trundle by.

29/08/2026

Soak up the silence.

28/08/2026

It's the last Bank Holiday weekend for 2026 and we'll be open. So come along on Saturday , Sunday or Monday. We can't guarantee the weather but there's always a warm welcome.

27/08/2026

The mill and shop will be closed this morning. Sorry folks, I have a date with my dentist. Not keen to go because it's an extraction!!! Hoping to be back open this afternoon.

22/08/2026

A lovely compliment from a visitor today......
"The museum has a unique style of its own ."

20/08/2026

This is the cheerful bunch of members of the U3A who visited the mill for a talk and tour of the mill this morning, followed by lunch in Dusty Miller's. We hoped they enjoyed their visit as much as we enjoyed having them here.

13/08/2026

This charming lifesize plastic pigeon , with his beady eye on you, arrived at the mill yesterday. No.... he didn't fly in . He's going to be the focal point in some new interpretation material that we are going to display in the mill. He will represent a racing pigeon but if you want to discover how racing pigeons helped to save the mill you'll have to come and visit.
I just need to get an identity ring for his leg.

07/08/2026

This little cricket box has gone off to a new home today.
In days gone by, the Chinese being great gamblers, used to bet on fighting crickets. The winning insects were highly prized and carefully transported to events in little cages like this. While this one is made of brass others were wooden or ceramic.
Chinese scholars also kept crickets in cages on their desks so that they could enjoy the chirping.
In the 25 years that the shop has been open this is only the third cricket box to pass through our hands.

Address

Gleaston
Ulverston
LA120QH

Telephone

01229869244

Website

http://www.watermill.co.uk/

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