Gayle Mill
📍 Mill Lane, Gayle, Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3RZ
About Gayle Mill
Description
Gayle Mill is a restored 19th century state-of-the-art sawmill, complete with Victorian machinery driven by water-powered turbines. It is run by the voluntary organisation Gayle Mill Trust and supported by the Friends of Gayle Mill. Gayle Mill Trust has four main areas of responsibility; running the Mill as a historic visitor attraction, providing commercial wood services, electricity generation and heritage education and training.
Gayle Mill is open for visitors by guided tour, from Monday 3rd April to Friday 29th September 2017 tours take place at 13.00, and 15.00 Sunday to Friday. Each tour lasts approximately one hour. Tickets are £6 each, 6’s and under are FREE.
A two hour Demonstration Tour of the mill is available on the first Sunday of each month (excluding January) at 11.00am and 2.30pm. Tickets are £12 each,16’s and under are FREE.
Tickets available from the Mill on 01969 667320 or the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes, 01969 666210.
Prices
| Type | Price |
| Adult | From £6.00 to £12.00 |
| Child | £0.00 |
Opening Hours
| Sun | 13:00 | 17:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 13:00 | 17:00 |
| Tue | 13:00 | 17:00 |
| Wed | 13:00 | 17:00 |
| Thu | 13:00 | 17:00 |
| Fri | 13:00 | 17:00 |
| Sat | CLOSED | |
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📍 Mill Lane, Gayle, Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3RZ
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Showing 5 of 58 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 2 February 2026.
Lucky enough to be in the area on the day that the mill was open and tours were taking place. The mill has a great and rich history which was explained by the very knowledgeable guide on the tour which lasted over 90 minutes. Well worth it. Thanks!
Gayle Mill at Hawes is a time capsule of history dating back to 1780 when it started as a cotton mill. Then moved onto flax, wool, electricity generation and wood. Fascinating! Well worth a visit. Two volunteers, Nigel and Ian, gave our group of Americans a wonderful tour and a hot drink. Another stellar example of volunteers and the local community banding together to keep this historic building and its contents available for future generations. Do visit. Free of charge but donations gratefully accepted. Visit to learn about the metal ladder attached to the outside and WWII!
Well worth a visit. The inexpensive guided tour was informative, interesting and well delivered. It's a fascinating story of the building’s evolution during the industrial revolution. There are working wagdr turbines and industrial equipment. Allow about 1.5 hours for the trip.
Fabulous place to visit take on living history from dedicated volunteers. A labour of love.
Fascinating mill with masses to see and learn. Staffed by very knowledgeable volunteers. Our guide was relatively new but was excellent, knew everything about the mill and more. Well worth £5.