The Dunkirk Mill Museum, which has achieved Full Accreditation from Arts Council England, offers a wonderful opportunity to see a massive working waterwheel directly powering a rare piece of historic textile machinery.
The overshot wheel, twelve feet wide and thirteen feet in diameter, was installed in the mill in 1855 as part of the last major re-building programme carried out during its time as a woollen mill. It was made and installed by James Ferrabee of Stroud, having a mainly cast iron frame with forty steel buckets. The wheel is operated regularly on opening days, (subject to water supply), and the sight of the wheel starting to move in a powerful cascade of water is unforgettable. 

The Dunkirk Mill Centre has been made possible with the assistance of a grant from the HLF Local Heritage Initiative, and the Interpretation Panels were created with a grant from the Tanner Trust.

Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult.
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2026 Dates Open:

Monday 4 May Dunkirk Mill only
Sunday 10 May Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 23 May Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 24 May Dunkirk Mill only
Monday 25 May Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 6 June Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 7 June Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 20 June Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 21 June Dunkirk Mill only
Wednesday 24 June Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 27 June St Mary's Mill, Chalford
Saturday 4 July Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 5 July Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 18 July Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 19 July Dunkirk Mill only
Wednesday 29 July Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 8 August Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 9 August Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 22 August Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 23 August Dunkirk Mill only
Wednesday 26 August Dunkirk Mill only
Monday 31 August Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 12 September Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 13 September Dunkirk Mill only
Saturday 26 September Dunkirk Mill and Gigg Mill
Sunday 27 September Dunkirk Mill only
Wednesday 30 September Dunkirk Mill only