18th century watermill near Malton in North Yorkshire, designed by John Carr of York as a garden folly in the Gothic style. Restored as an education centre in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, generating renewable energy.
A FLOUR MILL FOR
HOWSHAM ESTATE
Howsham Mill is built on the site
of an earlier mill. It mills flour for
the Howsham Estate for almost
200 years
1755
AN END FOR THE
WORKING MILL
The last miller leaves in 1947, the
land is sold and the building falls
into disrepair. The roof destroyed by fire and the building is
surrounded by dense woodland
1947-2003
WORK BEGINS TO SAVE
THE MILL
The Renewable Heritage Trust is
formed to save the building, they
begin a decade of work to rescue
and restore the building and its
waterwheel
2003-2006
HOWSHAM MILL GAINS AN
AUDIENCE
In 2006 The Howsham Mill
features on the TV show
'Restoration Village' and six years later the rebuild finally begins
2006-2013
RESTORED TO ITS FORMER
GLORY
The mill is an events space,
environmental education centre
and generating hydro-electricity
TODAY
ABOUT US
In 2003 Howsham Mill was a ruin hidden in the trees on a small island in the River Derwent, five miles downstream from Malton. The vision of the newly-formed Renewable Heritage Trust was to restore the building back to its Georgian Gothic glory with a new use as an environmental education centre, generating hydro-electricity from the waterwheel and the first Archimedes screw turbine installed in the UK.
EVENTS
Howsham Mill is an enchanting venue for many types of events. Whether it’s a craft workshop, meeting, or conference. Contact us to find out how we can cater to your requirements, and take a look at our events and see what is up-coming.
SUPPORT US
The regeneration of Howsham Mill would not have been possible without generous public support. We are still raising money for projects and looking for volunteers. Find out how you can help support the project.
The Renewable Heritage Trust have installed an Electric Vehicle 7 Kw charger in our car park. It is powered by hydro-electricity. There is no charge for use but if you would like to make a contribution towards the Trust’s activities, please scan the QR code on the charger or donate using the button above.