Free Entry to the Mill Exhibition

About this offer

As part of Heritage Open Days 2024, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings is offering free entry into the Mill exhibition for September 14-15, 10am-4pm. Learn all about the grandparent of the modern skyscraper, the first iron-framed building in the world.

The theme for Heritage Open Days this year is Routes – Networks – Connections. Learn about the connections canals and railways made to the Flaxmill Maltings throughout its 200-year working history. Mill exhibition places are limited so pre-booking is recommended.

About Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

Situated just outside Shrewsbury town centre, the internationally important Flaxmill Maltings site reflects a time when Shropshire led the way in engineering. The site is home to eight special buildings each with a unique story to tell, including the 1797 Main Mill which is the grandparent of skyscrapers.

This remarkable piece of the industrial revolution continues to be restored. The new exhibition, The Mill, and Turned Wood Cafe are now open. Behind-the-Scenes is being offered from 5 April 2023.

Visitors can come along and experience the amazing stories of this place and its people by buying tickets to The Mill. Alternatively, there is no charge to simply wander the courtyards and take in the buildings in your own time and perhaps enjoy a drink and a bite to eat in the Cafe.

Later in 2023, the offices on the top four floors of the Main Mill and their entrance in the Kiln will also open.