Volunteer Stock Assistants Required

We have volunteering positions available for Stock Assistants at The Town Mill, situated in the heart of Lyme Regis. A fantastic opportunity to be a part of a friendly, welcoming team of volunteers who give their time to keep our historic Watermill open for visitors to enjoy! The Town Mill Trust is a small charity […]

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29th June 2023

Easter Children’s Craft Club at The Town Mill a great success!

  Wonderful early-years art event here at The Town Mill last week as part of the Children’s Craft Club! This bunch busy creating their own canvases of an aerial beach scene using paint pouring, paint blowing, stamping and sticking! Lots of fund afterwards searching for Easter treasures around the Miller’s Garden and finished off with […]

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18th April 2023

Dorset Life Magazine – April 2023

A lovely piece in this month’s Dorset Life magazine featuring the artists in the recent PRIMAVERA exhibition curated by Alison Shelton-Brown, as well as the story of the rich history of The Town Mill and The Malthouse Gallery

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18th April 2023

The Malthouse Gallery is currently closed for its annual refresh – details of the 2023 programme commencing in February to follow shortly!

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20th January 2023

‘Volunteering at The Mill’ Coffee morning – Friday 24th February

Here at The Town Mill in Lyme Regis, almost everything we do is by volunteers who give their time to ensure the Mill is open for visitors to come and learn all about the history and present day working of our ancient Mill and working water wheel. There is something for everyone here at The Mill and […]

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19th January 2023

Join us – volunteering at The Town Mill

At The Town Mill, nearly everything that happens gets done by our volunteers. Whether it’s welcoming our visitors in The Town Mill Shop and on guided Mill Tours, milling the grain into flour, keeping the grounds, buildings and gardens  – the Town Mill wouldn’t survive without our volunteer community! We have a number of volunteering […]

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18th April 2022

Private Mill Tours available for groups FREE ENTRY NOVEMBER – MARCH (donations welcome)

For groups, we can offer a private, guided tour with one of our knowledgeable volunteer millers. Your tour will include: *A visit all three floors inside the Mill, guided by a miller – The Stone Floor, Sack Floor & Meal Floor *A miller will talk to you about the history, restoration and present day working […]

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3rd May 2021

Town Mill is mentioned in the Guardian newspaper

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/jun/07/plastic-free-coast-10-uk-seaside-towns-sustainable?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail   The town’s old watermill, rescued by volunteers, now produces wholemeal flour and hydroelectricity. Its cobbled court is a creative hub, with silversmith, pottery, design agency, and the Courtyard Café, where flour from the mill is use for scones and pastries. The cafe recycles most of its waste and sends compostable matter to Trill Farm Organics (also a […]

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27th June 2019