Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum UK

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Support our friends at #woodbridgeandwaldringfieldboatyards shortlisted for a #classicboatsmagazine Award - vote for them at awards.classicboat.co.uk/yards-and-ha... #woodbridgerssticktogether

Reception area pre 2011 renovation and last season. Guess which is which? #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

The Damsel, dutifully tapping grain into the centre of the millstones. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

A year ago we were chainsawing the Hurst Frame to replace vulnerable wood with waterproof concrete as defence against rising tides. We are grateful to the #nationallotteryheritagefund and #suffolkcountycouncil for grants for this. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #ChapelProperties

Thank you to the #U3A group that visited last summer. To book your group visit contact enquiries.woodbridgetidemill@gmail.com. photo Christina Beardsley #choosewoodbridge #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #suffolkmuseums #woodbridgemuseum #woodbridgehistoricriverside #woodbridgeriversidetrust

An educational visit to #woodbridgetidemillmuseum , like this from #farlingayehighschool Y7 recently, can cover engineering, history, food manufacture and focus on renewable energy. Quite enough curriculum for a couple of hours! #Education #ecowarriors #schoolvisits

Our fellow Tide Mill - the only other one working in the UK - is scheduled to reopen in Spring 2026. If you are down Southampton way do pop in - it's worth a look. #elingtidemill #elingtidemillexperience #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #tidemillstogether

Some of the climate change reactions expressed by Farlingaye Y7 Eco Warriors visit to #woodbridgetidemillmuseum recently

Remembering last summer's campaign to renovate #woodbridgetidemillmuseum. Many thanks again to all who donated and especially to #NationalLotteryHeritageFund and #peoplespostcodelottery

Recently reminded of this stylish picture of #woodbridgetidemillmuseum by Jane Dewell @loulabelle2015 from 2018

Calling all educators - you can now book education trips to #woodbridgetidemillmuseum on our website at woodbridgetidemill.org.uk/learning/. Subjects like history, engineering, food production and sustainable energy at KS1-3 are brought to life!

The European bullhead - a freshwater fish AKA 'miller's thumb' because millers got a distorted & enlarged thumb from rubbing grain between thumb & forefinger (the "Rule of Thumb"), like this poor fish's head. Illustration: Jonathan Couch (1789 – 1870) #milling #ruleofthumb #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

The flour dresser - a large sieve that separates flour by particle size from fine, white flour, through larger particles of flour (semolina), leaving only larger flakes of bran. #flourmilling #tidemillflour #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

Instruments in #woodbridgetidemillmuseum relentlessly continue to measure the tides, air pressure and phases of the moon. Regardless of whether we are open or not. Recent low tides have been uncharacteristically low. We are looking into it.

New pit wheel teeth from Woodbridge Boatyard. Delivered by this gentleman who was a student at the boatbuilding college in Lowestoft when Mill engineers Gary and Alex worked there. Alex taught him joinery from time to time. @alexhunterworkshop #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering

You can take a virtual tour of #woodbridgetidemillmuseum from inside the Mill. It may seem pointless but not everyone can climb our steep stairs. #wheelchairaccessible #AccessForAll

It's Pancake Day on Tue, 17 Feb, so make them with #woodbridgetidemill flour and post your pancake pics, be sure to tag #woodbridgetidemill

With the Bayeux Tapestry coming to the British Museum consider the King’s River Tapestry at the Longshed. Over 50 local people are making a 90 ft long tapestry of the Sutton Hoo burial ship. #woodbridgeriversidetrust #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #bayeuxtapestry #kingsrivertapestry #choosewoodbridge

Bidding up to £7,300 for #woodbridgetidemill at the auction in 1968, won by Mrs Jean Gardner #struttparker #Neals #clarkandsimpsonauctioneers #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

Good to meet our friends at #choosewoodbridge last night. We must remember to send them our events! #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #community

Amazing Northern Lights over #woodbridgetidemillmuseum by Ben.

Teeth fitting today by Mill Engineers Hunter & May. Making full use of the closed winter period. We reopen on Mon 30 Mar 26. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

For all you teachers and students out there, #woodbridgetidemillmuseum has a page of educational resources at woodbridgetidemill.org.uk/learning-res... plus an active YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/@WoodbridgeT...

Above the wallower is the governor, the automatic tentering gear. Woodbridge is the only known British tide mill to have one. It compensates for variations in the speed of the waterwheel. They're common on windmills as wind speeds vary, but why did we need one?#woodbridgetidemillmuseum

Pretty big (steam?) ship docked in 2001 by #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

An illustration of the 'Corn Route' in Oct 2011. It shows that the Flour Dresser (giant sieve) the boxy thing top right, was driven directly off the Layshaft. Also it shows that the flour must have been hoisted up the Mill again for this process. Sheesh #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #milling

Ahhh, those balmy summer days messing about with boats and flour at the Longshed Boat Club Race last July. #suttonhooship ##woodbridgetidemillmuseum #woodbridgeriversidetrust