As you travel towards Skidby, you will see the impressive four-sailed mill standing on top of the hill. Unusual to most surviving mills around the UK, is that Skidby Mill still has all of its original outbuildings around the courtyard. It is in these converted buildings you will find the Museum of East Riding Rural Life.
Great little museum, small charge for entry. Lots for kids to interact with.
Skidby, built in 1821, is one of the last working windmills in Northern Britain. (We also have the working Holgate Windmill in York too which makes and sells its own flour.) Skidby is only open on Saturdays and Sundays and it closes for lunch. Well worth a visit to see the small museum. You can't enter the working windmill itself, though you can access one floor of an adjoining building and see some of the machinery and also the information boards about its restoration works (2008-2010). Can also highly recommend the magnificent Sails Cafe in the courtyard for its superb food and homemade cakes.
Sails Cafe@Skidby mill. High quality food and nice surroundings. A bit of a wait for a sandwich but they were busy. A tad pricey. nearly PS12 for a sandwich an tea but garnished with salad crisps and coleslaw. Museum was closed but been before and quite interesting look at rural life.
Went on Monday was closed so was the tea room but windmill is pretty will visit another time
I was surprised to find out such a nice place to visit. My son loved it, he played jigsaw and with wooden farm animals. We will go back for sure
Absolutely gorgeous! Food is amazing, beautiful service. Well done!! Strongly recommend
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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Great little museum, small charge for entry. Lots for kids to interact with.
Skidby, built in 1821, is one of the last working windmills in Northern Britain. (We also have the working Holgate Windmill in York too which makes and sells its own flour.) Skidby is only open on Saturdays and Sundays and it closes for lunch. Well worth a visit to see the small museum. You can't enter the working windmill itself, though you can access one floor of an adjoining building and see some of the machinery and also the information boards about its restoration works (2008-2010). Can also highly recommend the magnificent Sails Cafe in the courtyard for its superb food and homemade cakes.
Sails Cafe@Skidby mill. High quality food and nice surroundings. A bit of a wait for a sandwich but they were busy. A tad pricey. nearly PS12 for a sandwich an tea but garnished with salad crisps and coleslaw. Museum was closed but been before and quite interesting look at rural life.
Went on Monday was closed so was the tea room but windmill is pretty will visit another time
I was surprised to find out such a nice place to visit. My son loved it, he played jigsaw and with wooden farm animals. We will go back for sure
Absolutely gorgeous! Food is amazing, beautiful service. Well done!! Strongly recommend
