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Knockando Woolmill's whitewashed stone buildings with red roofs beside a lawn in a green glen.
Morayshire

Knockando Woolmill

One of the last district woollen mills in Scotland, working since at least 1784 and restored with its Victorian machinery, with a shop and coffee shop.

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In a quiet fold of Speyside near Knockando, a cluster of whitewashed buildings with red roofs holds one of the last district woollen mills in Scotland.

It was already working in 1784, when it was recorded as the Wauk Mill, and for generations local farmers brought their fleeces here to be turned into cloth and yarn.

By 2000 the mill was worn out, and a trust spent twelve years restoring it, taking the Victorian machinery apart and rebuilding it piece by piece. Today it runs again: a carding set from before 1900, a self-acting spinning mule of 1870 with 120 spindles, and Dobcross looms from the 1890s, weaving tweeds, blankets and fresh modern designs.

The shop sells the mill's own cloth and yarn, and the Red Roof Coffee shop serves barista coffee and home bakes. Well-behaved dogs on a lead are welcome in many areas. The mill opens from Tuesday to Saturday.

A little further outAberlour HotelA hotel on the square in Aberlour.18 min by roadSee itWar memorial with poppy wreaths in front of a stone church tower
Before you go

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

Where
Knockando, AB38 7RP.
Since
At least 1784.
See
The Victorian mule and looms.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
Closed
Where it is

At Knockando in Speyside, on the road from the old Tamdhu station, AB38 7RP.

Close bySpeyside.
  1. Cardhu DistilleryCardhu DistilleryThe distillery just up the road.1 mile4 min by road
  2. The Inveravon Pictish stones in their lit porch at the church, grey slabs carved with an eagle, discs and a crescent.Inveravon Pictish StonesFour carved Pictish stones from around 600 to 800, kept in the porch of Inveravon Parish Church above the meeting of the Spey and the Avon.6 miles13 min by road
  3. Turreted grey castle with ivy-covered wing and yellow flag against a blue skyBallindalloch Castle and GardensThe castle on the Avon.8 miles19 min by road
  4. A cast-iron arched bridge with castellated stone towers spans a rocky river gorge, pine-covered cliffs rising on the far bank.Craigellachie8 miles15 min by road
  5. The Fiddichside InnThe Fiddichside Inn9 miles15 min by road
Directions
Worker in red shirt steams whisky casks beside a warehouse boilerAttractionsSpeyside Cooperage9.3 miles
War memorial with poppy wreaths in front of a stone church towerRestaurantsAberlour Hotel10 miles
Sidings Cafe, MorayshireRestaurantsSidings Cafe12 miles
Dufftown station sign mounted on a wooden shed with railway carriage alongsideAttractionsThe Keith & Dufftown Railway12 miles
The timber cabin lit at dusk against a pink sky, a hot tub steaming on the deck beside two chairs.MorayshireCallie BothySleeps 2 · 12 miles
The Glenfiddich Distillery sign beside whitewashed buildings and a stone wallAttractionsGlenfiddich Distillery13 miles
BEINN Coffee & Books, MorayshireShoppingBEINN Coffee & Books13 miles
Dufftown's clock tower rising at the end of a parked high street, MorayAttractionsDufftown13 miles
Gothic stone abbey with tall arched windows beside an open lawnAttractionsPluscarden Abbey14 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the mill, and when each is next free.

The timber cabin lit at dusk against a pink sky, a hot tub steaming on the deck beside two chairs.Callie Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Morayshire
  • 9 miles from Knockando Woolmill
Free 16–18 OctThe Gatehouse, MorayshireThe Gatehouse
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Morayshire
  • 15 miles from Knockando Woolmill
Check datesA yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.Innes House
  • Sleeps 38
  • In Morayshire
  • 15 miles from Knockando Woolmill
Check datesA white harled farmhouse with a slate roof and chimneys stands amid greenery under a blue sky.Viewfield Farmhouse
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Morayshire
  • 15 miles from Knockando Woolmill
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