The Quendale Mill successfully joined in on the Mills on the Air Weekend with 17 other Mills contacted during the weekend.  The S.P.A.B. Mills section (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) run this event every year on or around the second weekend in May.  For further information see the following website link:

http://www.nationalmillsweekend.co.uk/index.htm

Lerwick Radio Club operated a Radio Station in the Mill for the weekend of 11^th and 12^th May.  This was part of the Mills on the Air weekend in which radio amateurs try to contact as many Mills as they can.  This also tied in with the Dutch National Windmill and Waterpump Station weekend which is the same type of event, so the two days had a Continental flavour.

The Radio Station at Quendale was in the Drying Room and visitors to the Mill were welcomed to see what it was all about and listened to the calls coming in from all over the UK and several different European countries (217 contacts were made over the weekend). They were able to chat with the operators who loved answering their questions and helped to make it all a very worthwhile event.

Lerwick Radio Club in action at the Mill

Link to Lerwick Radio Club web pages:

http://www.radioclubs.net/gm3zet/

The South Mainland Community History Group is pleased to announce that the Quendale Mill retained its 3 Star Visitor Attraction Award following the 2-yearly inspection by VisitScotland on 27 August 2012.

The award places the Mill at the very top of the category and members will continue to strive to maintain and improve on this very high standard.

The Mill opened again for the season on Monday, 15 April.  Our opening dates for 2013 are as follows :
Open on 15 April at 10 am until 13 October at 5 pm
and will also open, on request, from 01 April until 31 October.

Commissioned in 1867 and completed in 1868 for the Grierson family, owners of the Quendale Estate, the Quendale Water Mill is once again open to visitors.  Refurbished to match the exacting standards set by the original craftsmen, the Mill is a wonderful example of Shetland’s industrial heritage.

Situated in a quiet sheltered valley, the Mill now provides a first class facility as a visitor attraction.  Situated in Dunrossness in the South Mainland, the Over-Shot Water Mill and Dam provide a showcase for life on the Shetland Islands over the last one hundred years (and more).

Quendale Mill

 Local Area

The area surrounding Quendale Water Mill has marvellous scenery, thousands of years of history and great beauty for you to appreciate.  Only once you have visited the area will you truly understand the magic of the untouched beaches, mythical stories and undiscovered treasures that Shetland has managed to preserve for so long.  Check out our links page for more information on the many other attractions available in the South Mainland, as well as throughout Shetland.

Quendale Sands

Voluntary Organisation

The Quendale Water Mill is operated by the South Mainland Community History Group.  The History Group is a voluntary organisation and membership is unrestricted and available to all who are interested in preserving the history, culture and heritage of the Shetland Islands and, in particular, the South Mainland.  The History Group meets every Thursday evening at 7.30pm throughout the year and the meetings are open to all.