Mill On The Fleet

There is a very interesting exhibition about Gatehouse History and surrounding Area with a wonderful model of this lovely village.
There are a stunning and very beautiful Arts and Crafts goods sold on the top floor, from the wonderful artist in the area and an awesome second hand book store!
On the ground floor you'll find the lovely cafe and you xan sit inside or outside by the Fleet River.
We love to visit here, when ever we're in the area.

Very interesting site, informative exhibits and a lovely cafe, art and bookshop upstairs. Staff were very friendly and helpful with recommendations of other site to visit.

Beautiful building with cafe, gallery with local arts and crafts, bookshop and lots of local history about the area with children's activities such as dressing up or making wool! Working models of water wheels etc too. There is lift to the upper floors. Nice outside seating for cafe. Toilets. free parking near by. Nice cakes in the cafe!

Worth a visit. You can fill your belly with good food (carrot cake is especially nice) from the cafe downstairs and visit the gallery, book shop and learn quite a lot about local history upstairs. There's also a tourist information there with leaflets, walking trails etc. Also, a detailed map/model of Gatehouse of Fleet. The galery features arts and crafts made by the local artists. We were there soon after they reopened after the lockdown and they only served cakes, scones and tea and coffee. Staff are nice. Toilets are clean. John Watt's coffee seems to be popular in the area. You need to decide whether it's to your taste or not. Seats are available inside and out. On a nice day it's nice to sit outside. River Fleet runs right by the mill and there's plenty of wildlife too.

Now converted into a museum, information centre, and second hand book store. The Mrs. would still be in the old book section, if we didn't have somewhere else to be that day.

Beautiful Mill, lovely place to visit, full of history and wonderful view of the mill over the bridge.

Small but interesting. I learned more about my history that I was unaware of. A well set out building both inside and out.

Enjoyed a short visit to Mill On The Fleet. The museum is a striking example of an eighteenth century water powered, stone built, cotton mill. The mill was constructed not long after the pioneering Arkwright's Mill in Derbyshire. It houses a museum, bookshop, art gallery and coffee shop. The coffee shop staff are very welcoming as well as knowledgeable about the history of the area. Worth a detour to visit the mill and explore the village.

Friendly artists, lots of excellent paintings , prints and crafts available. Beautiful setting by the river Fleet, well worth a visit for the gallery/ shop, the café, the museum or the amazing book shop.

Great museum/exhibition of the local area with lots of historical information, very unique bookstore on the top floor with a wide range of books from new to old. The cafe is decent (have had drinks/snacks from there multiple times over the years.) and only a tad pricey.

Great place for a brew and a slice of cake. Staff very polite and helpful and its dog friendly too

Popped into the Mill just to get information from Tourist Info, ended up staying for a couple of hours going through all the village history and associated area and industrial heritage.

An old mill with no working equipment but some great exhibits about the area & the mill. There is also a lovely cafe as well.

Fascinating place with lots of info about the town, really quite special.

Brilliant Cafe. Loads of seating inside and out next to the river. Dog friendly. Staff were really nice and friendly. Our dog even got a free cake. :-) There is an old book shop within the building too. Outside you can cross the river into the park... Nice location...

Great place, very informative about the town. Some amazing crafts for sale. Plenty of second hand books to browse. Did not try the cafe but it also looked good.

A nice little museum which gives a great picture of the towns history. The staff couldn't be more helpful and friendly and gave us a really good chat about the town and its history. Definitely recommend a visit.

Wonderful little place

Great to be able to get back out!
Very friendly welcome, great coffee and home baked goodies in the spacious cafe and plenty seating outside by the river for when it's warmer. Lots of books and crafts to enjoy upstairs. Happy visit.

You can call in for a coffee, have a look at all the items for sale by local artists, want a book, you’ll find it here. Learn the history of the mill, a lovely place to visit and parking available.