John O'Groats Mill

13/06/2026

🚜 Tomorrow, Sunday 14th - The John O'Groats Vintage Rally 🚗

From cars to motorcycles to threshing machines, the Caithness And Sutherland Vintage And Classic Vehicle Club are promising their biggest rally yet! 10am - 4:30pm 🏍️

We will be joining in with a mill machinery demonstration at 4:30pm ⚙️ See the mill come to life in one of our special guided tours

For more information on the rally visit Caithness And Sutherland Vintage And Classic Vehicle Club page.

11/06/2026

Tomorrow (Friday) 7pm: The John O'Groats Book Festival will be at the Mill, hosting a talk by Sarah Kerr on her book 'The British Lighthouse Trail' 💡

The current RLK for Caithness (our own Jeri Cormack), will be joining to discuss what it means to be a lighthouse keeper in 2026.

The event is free, though donations are apreciated.

08/06/2026

Have you seen our mill spring to life at one of our Sunday machinery demos yet? ⚙️ This hour-long tour is the perfect chance to see our historic watermill in all its glory. Get in touch for more information

05/06/2026

🚨We will not be running our machinery demo this Sunday 🚨

HOWEVER the John O'Groats Book Festival have a fun couple of events planned to make up for it!

On Friday 12th, 7pm, Lighthouse expert Sarah Kerr will join us to talk about her book, The British Lighthouse Trail, and some of the mad lengths she went to to bag them all 🚣‍♀️

Our own lighthouse keeper, Jeri Cormack (me) will also join us to talk about how she came to work for the NLB, what the job entails, and how lighthouses and mills seem to have a great deal of overlap.

Can't wait til then? The Book Fest have a talk by Bunty Gunn at Waterlines Lybster this Saturday. See the John O'Groats Book Festival's page for more info 📚

Both events are free, though donations are always appreciated

31/05/2026

Where does the time go? One year ago the John O'Groats Mill opened its doors as a community venue and museum

We are so grateful to everyone who has visited our museum, attended our events, and spread the word. Your support keeps our old mill's great gears turning (not really, that's the water, but it keeps the lights on!) ⚙️

Thank you also to our funders, contractors, and committee who brought our historic mill back to life. Here's to a great year two and 125th birthday of our mill 🎂

Photo credit to SDM Photography

29/05/2026

Here's your last chance to book tickets for Orca Watch's Whaley Ceilidh tomorrow 🐋

We'll be hosting a bar, and Taco East will be serving up some tasty treats 🌯 They'll be open to the public too so if you fancy a takeaway let them know!

The ceilidh is open to all, with tickets available on Eventbrite (see link in comments 🔗)

24/05/2026

Our harp and fanner are now in operation, and our sifter is looking as good as new ⚙️ A big thanks to our volunteers, who have spent many long nights here bringing our old mill back to life

24/05/2026

This week we had our first ever school trip! A big thank you to Canisbay Primary for visiting, and for being so engaged 🦭

The bairns followed the whole milling process, from opening the sluice gate to sampling some tasty Barony Mill beremeal porridge (with plenty of jam! 😋)

If you are interested in a school trip to the mill do get in touch 🚌 We even can send you one of our special teacher's information packs to help make planning your trip even easier

23/05/2026

Orca Watch are throwing a Whaley Ceilidh at the Mill next Saturday to celebrate their 15th birthday 🫍

Tickets are available to all, just follow the link on their original post 🎟️ Taco East will be there too, with scran available to partygoers from 6:30 🌮

22/05/2026