Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

Spent a fantastic few hours at the Flax mill, which included a guided tour. The two guides were friendly and Derek was absolutely brilliant, and certainly knows how to capture an audience, bringing the past to life. His knowledge of the mill and history in general is second to none.! Topped it all off with a trip to the vegetarian cafe. Friendly atmosphere and food was great with plenty of options for those looking for low gluten choices . Would definitely recommend. Thank you to all the staff. 👍🙂

A fascinating well presented historic building that has been 75% carefully restored since it was on the edge of total destruction. It has a 20 year tythe on the historic tours currently being run but is being converted into office accomodation. What you get when you book online is not made totally clear. The signage on the approach, the parking and throughout the buildings and cafe is far too small - I needed a magnifying glass to read directions to anywhere - I guess this is driven by being made into commercial acco.odation and wanting to be subtle on the visitor signage! The tour was 1 1/2 hrs and was interesting and thorough, the tour guides were both terrific as were all the other staff we came into contact with. All were as helpful as you could possibly expect. The cafe requires a mention as it is outstanding with a great range of gluten free food and the food was tasty and the staff great. All in all we had a great visit which we thoroughly enjoyed and would heartily recommend it to others.