Clarks Mill

Clarks Mill An early example of colonial engineering, located in the rolling hills of Oamaru’s countryside. Clarks Mill is open Sunday 1 - 3pm and Thursday 10.30am - 1pm.

Located just north of the small town of Maheno, 12km south of Oamaru, the mill can be explored on a self-guided tour aided by knowledgeable hosts, historic photographs and displays. October - April. Machinery operating days run on the last Sunday of the month. If you would like to visit on an operating day please arrive by 1pm for introduction and tour. Closed for winter May - September, Christmas Day and Good Friday. Proudly cared for by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.

26/04/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us this season! We've loved welcoming you to this historic flour mill and we look forward to starting up again in October. Here is a clip from this afternoon, our last operating tour of the 2025/26 season. We're back this Thursday with guided tours from 10am - 1pm, then we'll be closing for the colder months. See you all again soon! 🌾

This Sunday is your last chance to catch our machinery operating tour before we wrap up for the Winter season! Our guide...
24/04/2026

This Sunday is your last chance to catch our machinery operating tour before we wrap up for the Winter season! Our guided tour starts at 1pm, then we'll fire up the mill at 2pm. We hope to see you there! 🌾

02/04/2026

Our friends up at Totara Estate are closed tomorrow, but open for the rest of the weekend with a yummy cake special on the menu!

We also have a special Easter treat for you, with an operating tour this Sunday. 🐰 Join us at 1pm for a tour with one of our friendly hosts before we fire up the machinery at 2pm.

We only have 1 operating tour left for the season after this one, on Sunday 26 April. Make sure we're in your calendar so you don't miss out!

01/04/2026

We are closed today, Thursday 2 April, reopening on Sunday 5 April.
We're running an Easter Operating Tour on Sunday as a holiday special! Join us from 1pm for a guided tour before we fire up the machinery at 2pm 🌾🐰

04/03/2026

We're back! Did you miss us? Because we certainly missed you! Clarks Mill is reopening tomorrow, Thursday 5 March from 10am to 1pm. Our next operating tour is on Sunday 29 March and we've set up an event here on facebook so you can register your interest and get reminders as the date approaches ⏰️ see you soon!

18/02/2026

📣 We are temporarily CLOSED at Clarks Mill for 2 weeks, reopening on Thursday 5 March at 10am. You can still visit our friends up the road at Totara Estate while we're away. See you again soon!

03/02/2026

🧐 If you've seen the paper from last Friday, no you didn't! 🙈
We are CLOSED for Waitangi Day this Friday, as it is not a usual open day for us here at Clarks Mill. Our friends up the road at Totara Estate will be open from 10am - 4pm with free entry for all.

Here at Clarks Mill we are open Thursdays from 10am - 1pm, and Sundays from 1pm - 3pm. On the last Sunday of each month from October to April, we start up the Mill for our operating tour.

Totara Estate also has their Lamb Day Celebrations coming up on Sunday 15 February - it's a Family Fun Day with agricultural demonstrations, games, stalls & more. Put it in your calendar now! 🐑

We had an unexpected, very friendly visitor appear at Clarks Mill last weekend! If this little guy is missing from your ...
25/01/2026

We had an unexpected, very friendly visitor appear at Clarks Mill last weekend! If this little guy is missing from your family, please get in touch so we can reconnect you. If no one comes forward, one of our team members will happily give him a loving home 😻

Here are our hours for the festive season ahead! We're closed for the next two Thursdays (the public holidays) but open ...
22/12/2025

Here are our hours for the festive season ahead! We're closed for the next two Thursdays (the public holidays) but open as usual on Sunday. This Sunday is also our machinery operating day, so come on down to check out four storeys of vintage milling machinery in action! 🌾

We're open from 10am - 1pm today for the Windsor Rally! Come down and check out the vintage cars, then join us for our t...
05/12/2025

We're open from 10am - 1pm today for the Windsor Rally! Come down and check out the vintage cars, then join us for our tour at 11am followed by the mill machinery operating at 12 noon. See you soon!

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1017 Alma-Maheno Road
Reidston
9492

Telephone

+6434331269

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