Kind and helpful staff and a bygone era. The water wheels actually work and powers the building. Would have loved to see more moving, not a lot of people know it is here! Me included! All an interesting education. Well worth a visit.

We had lovely afternoon in there. Really nice and quiet place with amazing views.

Extremely interesting mill owned by Leeds City. Was used to grind stone to make whitewash and putty. Enthusiastic guides bring place to life.

Only open to the general public for a few hours on weekends but this place is well worth a visit. Fascinating glimpse into Leeds' past in a beautiful canalside setting. The walk along the river is a delight in itself. Lovely little cafe on site and Steve on the door could not have been more helpful and friendly.

A beautiful place to visit. Perfect as a wedding venue, a day trip or any other event you may want to host! Steeped in History it has a museum open to the public.

Great location for a spring or summer wedding

My dad is responsible for this existing. He used to work at the now long gone Skelton Grange power station and had an interest old buildings and had seen this every time he went to work. Finally he went and took me with him. It was in a derelict state having been used for making whiting and was in the throes of being closed and had only 2 staff. Very nice men who showed us around. They told my dad they had no idea what was going to happen to it or them. My dad told them to contact a restoration charity. A year later we were at a steam fair and met a guy claiming to have "found" this old mill and he &his team were raising money for it! Anyway it is now a very interesting museum with a fully restored waterwheel

Would love to have given 5 ⭐️'s because it's such a lovely part of Leeds but I can't because they've stopped fishing on most of this stretch of the canal meaning no more kids or adults fishing the banks keeping the banks clean and clear of weeds etc. Used to love coming fishing here as a child but unfortunately they've outlawed fishing on most of the stretch of canal around thwaites mill which is a real shame. And not only is it a shame but no one fishing means no one's keeping on top of clearing weeds like Fisher people do when fishing so the canal is being neglected when it could be well maintained and weeds etc are overtaking all the canal bank on that section of canal.. If you're just coming for a walk up the canal it's still a lovely walk for the most part but again because it's not used / fished from weeds have overtaken a lot of the bank so you can't get near to the water. And even if you could you wouldn't want to be too close because of all the weed etc in the water. Hopefully the powers that be will realise fishing is a good thing for the canal and start allowing people to fish again. When I was a child going fishing it was an amazing experience fishing the canal. Not only was it great fun but we learnt so much being around the canal and children are missing out because fishing has been banned on most of the canal...😢😢😢

Highly recommendable. Amazing place to go. Lot's to see and discover indoors, many activities for children (at least during the holidays). The outdoor area is probably best to visit if it is not raining.

Great space. Canal-side seating in the sunshine plus a tour of the building. Great wedding and reception event space and surrounded by historical artifacts.

This mill is really packed with history and you even see the watermill water mill in use, I highly recommend a visit

Staff were amazing, good history there.

Very spooky. Parked up in van, sat in back hashing a cuppa and something was watching me. When I turned to look the blinds and curtains in the van went mad like a fan had been turned on.

Price of my pig ceilidh band played for a wedding in the marquee here. The band had a lovely time in a stunning setting

Had been on our 'To Visit List' for a while and finally went last weekend. It is a truly lovely museum and well presented. I hate museums where it is never ending reading on boards but at Thwaite Watermill it's all what you see, smell and hear. Well worth a visit. Staff extremely nice and knowledgeable. Was nice to walk by the canal. Well worth a visit!

We had our wedding here on Saturday. We were lucky with the weather but fantastic location and helpful, hard working staff. You are not tied to any contractors but can use whoever you want. Good value for wedding venue.

What an excellent hidden gem. The mill is brilliant. The exhibits are great. The house on sight is like stepping back in time, one of the best I've seen and so accessible. It is a crime that it will be closing for good at the end of March 2024. The water wheel, which works, is a sight to behold. Another piece of heritage that will be gone.

First time I had been to this venue. Craven Faults were playing a gig here and have to say, ample parking, great staff and wonderful setting made for a fabulous gig - highly recommended!

Very interesting to explore an old working mill and see if the cities industrial heritage in action

Amazing collection of clunking, spinning machines, all driven by the waterwheel.

Great old industrial building and wildlife on the river and canal. Double hit!

Hidden gem, really great place. Wonderful engineering beautifully maintained. Well worth a visit (great spot for a picnic too).

Great local history. Suitable to pass an hour or two

An amazing glimpse and listen into our past. This is one of the last working water mills in the UK. Do go and experience the sound, smells and mechanical wonders of this hidden gem

Good old mill with some nice gardens

This is a great little museum that doesn't overload you with information and nicely presents their exhibits without overly sanitising them. It's also a great wedding venue!

Run by volunteers and very much in its original state. Huge water wheel still runs a series of belts and drive shafts. Easy for children to see how the power is distributed… if you can prise them away from their phones.

Very quiet when we visited, even had to go start the wheel! Lots of informative signage and helpful staff.

Very interesting place and experience of the old water powered mill. We visited when we were on a weekend Narrowboat from Wakefield. Staff are really lovely and very friendly.

Wonderful working museum, fantastic engineering and great surroundings, perfect for a walk or cycle in nature, you wouldn't think you were a short distance from Leeds.

My favourite museum in Leeds. I always try to visit for my birthday. I love the medicinal herb garden. We have been when there was a boat ride to access the museum on the canal - that was great. There are also kids activities. It's a very interesting and relaxed place to be.

Fantastic place to explore the workings of a watermill. The space is great for independent exploring and they have some activities out for kids to do so you can take as little or as long as you like. It's a wonderful place to visit and I will definitely recommend it to all my friends and bring visitors.

so impressed with our visit to Thwaite Mills today, so much to see & so much information good for family's too. Janet & her colleague were so helpful & friendly & full of knowledge, really looking forward to another visit to explore the outdoor attractions cant believe I'm almost 70 lived in Leeds all my life & not been to this venue till now, exception value at £6 for 2

We really enjoyed our visit to the mill and spent more time there than we’d anticipated. Its island location is stunning, the staff are brilliant, and it was amazing to read about the mill’s history, watch the video about it, see the well-preserved machinery and equipment and of course to see the functioning water wheel itself. It was a lovely walk to the mill from Leeds Dock and you can take the water taxi to Leeds Dock from Leeds train station. Very enjoyable. Highly recommended.

Fascinating piece of industrial history. Waterwheel still driving machinery. Very pleasant grounds for picnic.

Nice place and friendly staff. Didn't have a chance to look round this time but I will come back. Lovely cup of tea which was really welcome seeing as it had come on to rain as I was walking there.

I photographed a tipi wedding in the grounds here. There are lots of different spots for wedding photos, plenty of space all around really. It's a very nice venue.

Nice fishing spot

Some real history here, and it still works. If you love anything to do with engineering this is arguably where modern mass production all began. Well worth a visit.

A good insight into how an old watermill worked

Mill was closed due the water levels, which I did not think was too bad! River was in full spate at the time & was therefore quite dangerous, with lots of undercurrents. Weir was also in full spate & gave some great photos of the area!

Very interesting old mill, which is now a museum. Contains an operating water wheel.

Great educational area

Very interesting industrial museum

Really interesting place

It does not open until later, so i only got to see the outside. Still looking forward to going.

Canal did not fish too well.🤔

Great piece of local history

Lovely and quite good place to relax.

Love this place for kids and adults nice staff and a great experience for you all we went in the morning after the storm just to see how it was as you will see in the pictures but on a day out a good picnic spot and the kids can have fun

Found by accident but very very nice walk lots of scenery.

Nice place to visit for an hour or two. Combine with a walk along the canal. Nice staff including Millie the mill cat.

I got married here and it’s a wonderful site. Full of history, and beautiful. The staff are an absolute credit, can’t do enough to help and are all brilliant. Would highly recommend a visit!

Fabulous place to visit. Very well cared for surroundings, numerous places to have a picnic and the mill itself has been restored so the waterwheels continue to turn.. Fabulous to hear all the mechanics 'talk' to each other. Would recommend to anyone

Enjoyed visiting this very interesting place. Well recomended

Great interesting place to visit. Wd did a wedding here and it was such a great venue for that. Loved it!

Very good and interesting place to visit.

Good day out, some nice cars on show, and weather not bad either.

We attended avintage bus running day and decided to have a walk around Thwaites mill and found it very interesting to see the heritage of my own city's industrial history and in a very picturesque setting.

Still have a working wheel to power the museum. You are welcome to take your dog too. Only couple hour visit if you have a cuppa but well worth it

A great experience

I love the sound of the water as we sat in the car park eating out dinner.

Nice and laid back atmosphere.

Great old watermill

Very interesting. Loved the steam crane demonstration.

A real treasure of old mill working life.

A beautiful place to visit and great if you are interested in social and industrial history. It's fascinating when the waterwheel is turning. The staff were polite and very helpful.

Would have loved to visit but despite website saying open, it was closed. In fact it is only open during Leeds school holidays. Information needs updating

beautiful place

We travelled all the way from Sheffield after it said the Mill was open only to find out only open on shool holidays, they should amend their advertising what a waste of an afternoon not to mention the cost of petrol, very disappointed

It6s never blooming open

A nice little bit of history hidden away

Beautiful