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Skerries Mills (the return)

Back in 2013, I took a short hop over to Skerries Mills and did a little bit of exploring (original post here). This year, because of the covid pandemic and travel lockdowns, I’m trying to do more outdoor things in the local area. I loved it before, and decided that it was more than time to return on a weekend – and to visit the weekend farmer’s market which offers a variety of items in a really cool setting. Naturally, since social media and blogs have changed – I had to do a TikTok video and share a little more about the location for others who may eventually want to visit.

At Skerries, Ireland, there are two mills – one of which dates to the 1525, the other to 1840s. The fully restored complex offers tours which show off the workings of both the five sail windmill, four sail windmill, and a cool a water mill and bakery of the 1800’s. This provides the visitor with examples of how eco friendly wind and water energies were harnessed by our ancestors to produce wheat, textiles, and more. There are craft shops on the site, as well as a yummy cafe with great coffee and local food.

If you’d like more information on Skerries Mills, you can see their website at: https://www.skerriesmills.ie/

@phoenixrosedsgn A walk around Skerries Mills, Skerries Ireland. Two mills – one of which dates to the 1525, the other to 1840s. #Skerries #ireland #mills #millpond ♬ 100 Ways – Jackson Wang

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Skerries Mills

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30 KM north of Dublin, along the M1 into county Fingal, and out toward the coast is a small town of Skerries. Skerries isn’t a particularly big town, nor is there anything particularly different about it in the town center. There are pubs, shops, and the typical Irish curving town main street. What is interesting about it is that not far from the main street of town are two gorgeous “Holland style” windmills which are located, along with the mill pond, in the town’s main park.

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Opened year round and restored by the Fingal County Council, the mills are pretty spectacular on a sunny day and allow for views of the coast and off shore islands. There’s tours 7 days a week, a handful of crafts at the visitor’s shop, and they often have the two windmills (and the watermill – there’s been a watermill on the location since the days of Henry VIII) working during tours. There is a nice little cafe, plenty of ducks to feed if you choose to take a stroll around the mill pond, and a farmer’s market on Saturdays featuring organic foods.

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If you’d like more information on Skerries Mills, you can see their website at: http://www.skerriesmills.org/

If you’d like to read more about the nearby New Bridge House and gardens, please click here.

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