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The Mill
on the Fleet
The Mill on the Fleet was one of the
factories built by the Birtwhistle family from Yorkshire, its water-wheel
driven by the eastern lade that flows behind the High Street houses. This
restored cotten mill is now a visitor centre with a shop, cafe and a programme
of exhibitions and events throughout the year.
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Tourist Information
From 2008 the Mill in partnership with Visit Scotland will be taking over the provision of tourist information in Gatehouse.
Gift Shop
The shop offers a wide range of traditional Scottish gifts and souvenirs, including a variety of crafts and jewellery produced by local crafts people.
River Cafe
New for 2008, the River Café, run by Paul and Fiona from the Castle Restaurant in Kirkcudbright. Delicious home baking, light snacks, lunches and refreshments are available all day.
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Visitor Information
The Mill is open from 10am to 5pm every day during the visitor season which runs each year from Easter unti the end of October.
The Mill offers car parking, toilet and lift access
to each floor for disabled visitors.
If you wish to contact the Mill email millonthefleet@btopenworld.com
or write to The Mill on the Fleet, High Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries
& Galloway DG7 2HS
www.millonthefleet.co.uk
Charges
Exhibitions
Entry to all exhibitions is free
Talks at the Mill
Adults £2.50
Friends of the Mill £1.50
Children free
(Special facilities for people with hearing difficulties)
Guided Walks
All the guided walks are free of charge
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Events
Talks for 2009
Theme for 2009,
“Homecoming.”
All talks start at 7.30pm on Thursday evenings.
£2.50 (£1.50 for Friends of the Mill on the Fleet)
23rd April
Peter Norman,Conservationist
“Castramont Wood, Then and Now.”
14th May
Tony Stephens, Historian
“The Birtwhistles of Galloway & Craven: Drovers, Industrialists & Political Refugees”
11th June
Margaret Roberts, Shambellie House, Museum of Costume
“History of the Tartan”
9th July
David Devereux, Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright.
“Emigration and the Stewartry”
23rd July
Antony Wolffe, Architect
“The Mills of Galloway”
13th August
Graham Roberts, Archivist & Librarian
“From the Stewartry Archives”
27th August
Colin Murray, Social Historian
“Ardwall Island in the World”
17th September
Geoff & Helen Keating & Co., Musicians
“Music & Poetry of Burns’ Day”
15th October
David Steel, Social Historian
“Gatehouse in the time of the Faeds&
Programme organised by The Friends of the Mill.
Exhibitions
The Faed Gallery
1 April - mid May
‘Strands: The History of the Textile Industry in south West Scotland’,
mid May - mid July
‘Rowans and Honey: the Lives of the Travelling People of Scotland’
mid July - end August
An exhibition of recent work by Galloway artist William Neal
3 - 30 October
'The World of Susan Faed'
The Bookshop Gallery
April
TBC
May
Sheila Mullen - An exhibition of paintings inspired by the Border ballads.
June
The Embroiderer's Guild
July
Artist - Sylvana McLean
August
Artist - Matt Baker
September
The Book of Gaelic
October
'My Shed' - An exhibition of photographs by Norman Taylor
Precise dates of temporary exhibitions are still being finalised, and will be updated in due course.
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