Museums & Galleries · Hampshire
Whitchurch Silk Mill
📍 RG28 7AJ
Photo: Kelvin Davies (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Preserving the critically endangered craft of silk ribbon weaving
- Training the next generation of silk weavers
- Riverside café on site
- Harvest and Heritage Festival with artists and makers
- Silk gifts produced on the mill's historic looms sold online
Whitchurch Silk Mill is an industrial heritage museum in Hampshire that has been weaving silk since 1830, and it continues to train weavers and preserve the critically endangered craft of silk ribbon weaving. You can explore the historic looms, visit the riverside café, and catch seasonal events such as the Harvest and Heritage Festival. It's open Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays from 10:30am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm, making it a good half-day visit for those interested in craft and local history. Whitchurch (Hampshire) station is just 0.6 miles away, and if you're staying nearby, there are 10 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10:30am-5pm
- Parking
- Accessible by car via Winchester Street address
From the attraction's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Turn a visit to Whitchurch Silk Mill into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Whitchurch (Hampshire) 0.6 miles
- Overton 3.9 miles
- Micheldever 4.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page