Visitor information
Visit Barony Mill from Monday 29th April throughout the summer until late September.
Tours will take place every day of the season at 11.00am, 11.45am, 12.30pm, 1.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm and 4.15pm.
Advance bookings are welcome, however we do often have space so please pop in if you are passing. Barony Mill Tours last about 30 minutes and we can take up to 8 adults at a time.
Mill Tours Cost £5.00 per person and children under 12 are free of charge
Visit Barony Mill during the summer to discover how Barony Mill works.
You will be shown all the stages of the milling process, from drying the grain over a kiln, through the various pieces of machinery, all driven purely using water power. View displays of photographs of old-time farming in Birsay and milling tools and samples of the bere barley grain at each stage of the milling.
Tours also include demonstrations of the running of the machinery.
Our process has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
Location
The Mill is located on the main road, A968, from Dounby to the Palace and the Brough of Birsay, both major tourist sites of Historic Scotland. See map below for directions.
