Flour Power

The windmill has been featured in the first ever issue of Taste The Seasons, Derbyshire’s Food & Drink Magazine. Under the title Flour Power, Andy Darlington pays a visit on Pat and Dave Hunter – ‘two of a 25-strong group of volunteers who keep the old girl looking her best and producing high quality flour.’

‘These volunteers have worked wonders,’ declares Andy.

To read the full article online, click here

Taste The Seasons Summer 2012 is free and widely available. As well as the feature on the mill, you can read about how cheese making has returned to Derbyshire.

Heage Windmill is open every Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from April to the end of October, 11am to 4pm. For Admission Prices, Details of Group and School Visits and Where to Find us, click here >

In the early 19th century, Britain had 10,000 windmills. Heage Windmill experienced fluctuating fortunes until the Heage Windmill Society was formed in 1995. To discover Heage Windmill's history and how it was restored to working order, click here >

All our flour is stoneground at the windmill from wheat grown in this country and can normally be bought at the mill during visiting times, and at Bakewell Farmers' Markets every month. For more about our flour, click here >

Heage Windmill cannot operate without volunteers, so why not join us? To read more about the different ways you can help - as a miller, guide, working in the shop or helping out at the farmers' markets, click here >

Belper, GB		11^°C overcast clouds
Wind 13 mph, WSW Humidity 63% Pressure 1.02 bar

Day	Temp.	Wind	Humidity	PressurePres.
thu apr 18	11/8^°C	13 mph, WSW	64%	1.02 bar
fri apr 19	11/3^°C	18 mph, NW	81%	1.02 bar
sat apr 20	10/1^°C	6 mph, NW	82%	1.03 bar
sun apr 21	10/1^°C	6 mph, N	86%	1.03 bar
mon apr 22	10/1^°C	6 mph, N	92%	1.03 bar

Please note the wind speed. If it is more than 5 or 6 mph, then normally the sails will be turning.