An 18th-century watermill will be hosting guided tours this weekend.
Sacrewell Mill, at Sacrewell Farm, will be offering tours on May 10 and 11 as part of National Mills Weekend.
The mill is a Grade II* listed building with a history dating back to 1086.
The current watermill was built in 1755 and remained a working mill until 1965.
Visitors to Sacrewell Farm will have the opportunity to tour the historic mill with expert millwrights.
The tours cost £2.50 per person, with limited spaces available, so pre-booking is recommended.
Alongside the tours, there will be various activities, including heritage crafts with Nene Coppicing and Crafts, Millie the Mouse Storytime, and a show and tell from the Sacrewell Archive.
All activities during National Mills Weekend, including the mill tours, are only accessible with a valid farm admission.
Melissa Gray, the charitable activities lead at The William Scott Abbott Trust, which has run Sacrewell Farm as an educational charity for over 60 years, said: "Visitors often tell us they had no idea how much history Sacrewell holds, and National Mills Weekend is the perfect time to explore those hidden treasures."
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All money from admissions, donations, and the tours this weekend will go towards the running costs and upkeep of the farm.
National Mills Weekend is an annual celebration of the heritage and history of mills and the people who care for them today.
It has been organised by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and its Mills Section since 1982 and takes place each year on the second weekend of May.
Further information on Sacrewell Mill can be found on the mill’s website at www.sacrewell.org.uk.
Information on mills open nationwide can be found on the National Mills Weekend website at https://www.spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend.
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