If you have any interest in history and things were done hundreds of years ago this is a cool place to start. Kim (our host) not only was able to answer every one of my questions, she literally got down on her hands and knees to demonstration how the grinding stone was adjusted to grind different sizes of grain. Educational, interesting and enjoyable. Cant ask for anything more.

If you like history Id say youll enjoy visiting this place.

Nice little piece of history, but it was a short self tour as the mill is small. It was nice to hear the history but the tour took about 10 minutes. Best part is ever other Saturday they show you how the mill grinds corn, very cool! There is a nice path behind the mill that goes through Brewster Gardens and leads to the Plymouth Rock.

Very interesting. Watched them mill corn from initial setup up of stones to finished product, which you may purchase at gift store.Everything was expertly explained by staff

Old world technology at its finest. This working water mill has history, innovation and style. With products to buy, grown locally and offered to the public. Plus special sessions that teach you how they mill their products, it’s truly art what they produce and keep alive.From the stones, the water wheel, the gears, the math, the experience of the mill staff, it’s working history that has fed our society for generations.As a working mill, this is a must for any home or professional baker or cook | Chef. With incredible ingredients to choose from, to the knowledge of the staff, there is so much to learn about this ancient art of making flour from grain.

Excellent information and interactive displays. A truly hidden treasure.PS buy the stone ground corn meal

The history of this place is really neat. Missed my chance to watch the corn get milled this last Saturday September 28th, 2020. But I would look and see if they have another date the mill will be running.

The best time to go is in the spring when the herring are running. Herring start to run up these estuaries to spawn about the time the peepers are out. You know those things that make a peeping sound at dusk and continue peeping all night. After the adult herring spawn..... This takes weeks..... They go back to the ocean and thats when the stripe bass are waiting for them. Enjoy the show. The water wheel is pretty cool and the historical data scattered about is interesting. If you walk across the footbridge going upstream and continue up a hill the town recently made an awesome skate park with a basketball court and landscaped next to the stream. If you want you can keep walking upstream and you come to a covered footbridge.

If you are looking for an authentic working mill, this is it! This mill is located within easy walking distance of Plymouth Rock surrounded by a beautiful park. We actually came across it by accident and were pleasantly surprised. Hopefully, Kim is working when you stop by because you will be very impressed by her knowledge and friendliness. We had a very nice visit and learned a lot!

So kind and great tour, good information! Worth a visit

So neat to see how food was processed back then. No going to the grocery store for a bag of flour.

Amazing place filled with history. Great personnel who tells the stories..

While small and limited olsce, staff made their best to engage and explain, which made it worthwhile

My grandkids loved it. A very neat interactive area for kids to get a hands on concept. The young man who talked about the grist mill where you come it was very good with the kids. Appreciated how he drew them into the details and brought history alive.

Awesome in the spring when all the herring are running.

Clear explanations of the inner workings of the mill. But the mill only operates one day per week, so it is not.often to be able to see it working. Still, the guides make it very interesting.

I was hoping for something more authentic, I found it rather displeasing having the flagpole where it is and the lobster decorations. I understand its a rebuild yet It appears to be more of a local Learning Center for people in the community to learn from as teenagers. Good learning inside on Thanksgiving Day.

Awesome food fast pick service

Very nice place, glad I was able to stop in.

This is a reproduction of a 17th century mill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. We visited the mill, but decided to not take the tour do to the cost. On our Great American Roadtrip of 2019 we have take a ton of tours and we found the cost for this attraction to be a little more than our perceived value. The cost was around $28.00 per person, this price included admissin to another location that we were nor visiting.

Good place for a quick visit, is great to take beautiful pictures, but wont take long to see the whole place.

Learn how corn and grain were ground in the 17th century.

We walked in and the person working that day told us everything we need to know about the process of the mill from start to finish and all of the history about the mill.

Working grist mill, I learned about grinding corn into corn meal. Very nice place to visit

Didnt get to go inside, however still interesting to see one.

Great place for walking on a path to. Quiet and serene.

Beautiful old mill with great landscaping and lots to see. Theres a wonderful walking path that follows the stream.

A great place to visit with family and friends.In order to enjoy, you must walk through the park, next to the stream. You will arrive at the mill.The staff there is wonderful. It’s a small tour, but a mill that is actually working. You can get a chance to see grinding of corn etc. The whole mechanism is well explained. A good learning for kids. You can buy tickets to Plymouth Plantations as combo pack. Make sure to ask about New England Resident Discount( there is a period when it’s active, not always)

Brings back so many memories as a kid always one of my favorite places to go when I come to visit my hometown

Nice place. Great to see an operating grist mill using vintage technology.

Fun stop and very informative.

Based on the authentic mill built in 1634. They have interactive displays that are interesting for children and adults. Run by the Plimoth Plantation.

Working grist mill parts. They only run it a few hours a week, but tour guide was knowledgeable, and it was still cool to see, not running.

What a great experience! Perfect to go during bad weather. Everyone was so nice, and did you know Clover uses some of their grains? Wow! And cornmeal very reasonably priced, $4-$5.50 for a lb of all local organic product, whats more to love?

Pretty cool place if you like history. There is a replica of what the pilgrims would have used for a grist mill. You can also buy fresh milled corn mill, rye flour and other dry goods (pancake mix, muffin mix). The gentleman that was our guide wasnt very helpful when answering questions, he knew his script and that was it.

The guy explaining the grinding stone and the different stages of grain was great. But after that introduction, the rest was a two minute walk through without much explaination. The whole thing was about 15 minutes.

It was so cool! Very unique experience and well worth the price! There are daily activities that are fun to see. The Grist Mill is cool too, but its just the actual mill with a miller grinding corn. Theres a small exhibit on the floor below as well. Definitely recommend!

It is so relaxing sitting on the deck. Great food and staff. Its one of my favorite places to go

Very cute mill in a beautiful part of Plymouth. Cute gift shop and museum. Love how relaxed and peaceful the atmosphere is here. Staff seemed a little off put by my 3 year old and I which made me feel a bit out of place but other than that, I loved it.

Small but informative. Knowledgeable and patient staff. Kid-friendly.

A nice place to visit and take pictures!

This grist mill was built in the general vicinity of where they think the original mill was (before it burned down). When we visited they were grinding corn, which they sell there too. It was interesting to see the stones and how fast they can turn based on how much water they allow to go through the water wheel. It was pretty busy when we visited, due to them grinding that day, but we really enjoyed the educational experience. Its also in a beautiful location. Id recommend checking it out.

Beautiful place but The lady at store was behind us all the time.

I didn’t spend much time here but it was a very beautiful setting and the gift shop clerk was very helpful and friendly it’s definitely worth a stop if you’re in town.

Very interesting to see how a mill works. I was surprised at how much my kids enjoyed the hands on activities in the lower level. The staff was really nice.

Great spot with local history and culture. They continue to make improvements to this area and its very well maintained. Its also a great spot to see the herring when they start running. I recommend walking around this area.

Very informative staff.we were blessed to see them grinding the corn. They only do it twice a week for about 30 minutes as they dont have a large market for it at the moment. Very informative process.

Wish the review could be better, as Im a bit torn on my experience.The actual mill is neat, albeit small and hot inside. We were given an informational speech and modest run-through of how everything worked. Im annoyed that I paid extra at Plimoth Plantation for this tour and no one checked my receipt to verify I wasnt Joe Schmoe just walking in.The downstairs portion was great to look at. Some informational placards could have been placed on the mechanical bits to explain what was what. Employee there was helpful. Gift shop was, well, your typical gift shop.5 stars if it was either cheaper or free with more informational stuff to read.

Very informative tour. Adorable little gift shop.

We walked through a park from Plymouth Rock and arrived here. Well taken care of area with lots of nearby parking and a small river that had wildlife to see. There is a restaurant in the building we didnt try. We have been there before in the spring to watch the herring run.

Very historic grist mill

Cute place! Feels like walk back in time! Love!!!

Food was excellent and surrounding great

I loved the old look of it and the lady in the gift shop had no problem with exchanging something we bought

A Peaceful historic Mill. On a nice day its a lovely walk-about.

Love it there! Seeing Nature up close is wonderfulwhatEYEviewPhotography

Such a historical place lots of information can be gained. Great place for the tourists right in the heart of downtown Plymouth.

We were there at the perfect time to watch the process of getting the mill ready to kill the corn! Super nice and knowledgeable staff!!

Nice place to spend another hour. They have beautiful pond with springs going to the bay. You can go to the Plymouth Rock through the park. MF not presented.

Awesome place

Highly educational functional museum. The 17th century has never been so alive to me as it was in the Grist Mill.

Neat place to see how corn was milled. Visited Thursday and was informed the mill is in use Fridays and Saturdays so we went back a second day. Very educational and you get to see the end product and purchase it.

Love the history! Guide very knowledgeable!

The talk given by the guide here was awesome. His passion for the history shone through.I stayed behind and asked a couple of questions, which he provided answers for.

I enjoy running along the waterfront. Since the grist mill has free parking, I begin my walks and runs there and follow Town Brook out to Brewster Gardens and then along the waterfront all the way to Nelson Park Beach and the North Plymouth Bike trail. It end up being a 6 mile journey. I am a teacher and also enjoy doing a yearly historic scavenger hunt with my students. There are many historic monuments, statues and artifacts of history along the way including Pilgrim Maiden Fountain, Massasoit Statue, Governor Bradford Statue, The Mayflower and Plymouth Rock to name a few. It is a peaceful trail and I thoroughly enjoy exploring this area.

This was disappointing. We thought there would be more to this. It was interesting just not what we expected for an admission price.

I would have liked to have seen the mill in operation.

The mill is beautiful and the milling demonstration was educational and engaging.

We came in May during herring spawning season. I’ve never seen so many herring. More interesting though, were the glass eels that you can find in the pool at the bottom of the mill. There’s an eel ladder that leads to a catch for a ranger to safely transport the little eels across the road. We talked to Lisa in the gift shop and she was quite knowledgeable about the ecology and environment. She told us that the eels spawn in the Bermuda Triangle and the babies swim all the way back to Plymouth to grow up. Can you imagine a 2-3 inch little baby eel swimming all that way?! It’s amazing and worth the stop to see this miracle of nature.

Easy to visit. It was such an important part of our early history.

Great friendly informative staff...

Its a beautiful seaside town, with plenty of shops and restaurants. You can also take whale watching tours from her in Plymouth.

Friendly staff and interesting place with some nice history.

Tour guide Ethan is very knowledgable.

Fun place. Good is soso

Way to crowded .

A wonderful tour addition to our Plimoth Plantation ticket. A look back in time at some great engineering and ingenuity!

If you go here, try to go on a day when they are grinding corn. It doesnt happen every day. Also, the best path down to the water starts right behind the mill. Just follow the path away from the parking lot (NOT towards the John Carver Inn) and it will lead you under some bridges, along the creek and through a park. Beautiful location and staff at the mill were very knowledgeable about their craft.

Small mill which we were hoping to see in action but their website and actual milling days were different. They told us that they currently mill on Fridays and Saturdays. They also have a little interactive area downstairs.

Very informative staff, nice walk and tour. You can easily walk down to plimoth rock from here.

Well presented interesting history, but a bit overpriced for the size.

It was very informative. Something quick to check out if you visit the Plimoth Plantation you have a 2 day free pass to see the Mill.

Excellent. The employee was amazing. Very knowledgable, personable. Loved it

Great information and knowledgeable docents. Great mill.

Neat trail to the mill. Good with kids. Nice photo opps

A very nice quaint park... I suggest walking up the hill behind The John Carver I to tour an old cemetery and see the great views!

An excellent place to take your school group.

Most beautiful hidden gem. Loved it.

It was good and informative, the guy at the start gave some really good info on how the first settlers used corn (more interesting then it sounds).

Pretty good place to see, interesting how they made corn meal and used water for power too.

Neat to watch and hear the story. Very knowledgeable staff.

Very cozy and warm place to visit, it travels you back in time. Staff was very helpful to answer every question and of course dont forget to buy organic corn meal.

One of the best places visited at Plymouth Massachusetts

Really interesting and a beautiful place to take pictures

We ended up at the Grist Mill at the end of our day in Plymouth and we were pleasantly surprised. We were behind a group of cub scouts and after they moved down to the room where the gears are we came in just at the end of them grinding the corn. The miller, Matt tossed a little more in there so we could see and he could explain how it works even though they were technically done grinding for the day. My guy is an engineer and he was very interested in how the whole thing worked. He told us they were going to take the stone apart and that was a neat thing we shouldn’t miss, but made sure we went downstairs for a minute to see the gears moving before he stopped the mill. We came back up and got to watch Matt and the great crew take it all apart, being very informative and entertaining. We hadn’t been able to go to our hotel yet after landing from Colorado at 5 am this morning and were very tired at this point in the day, but ended up staying in Plymouth an hour later than we had planned to just because of the staff here! The woman in the gift shop was also super nice!

The Grist Mill was an excellent side adventure. We got to see the old mill site, listen to a demonstration about the milling process and the history of the mills and importance they played in the New England history. Small gift shop available. Outside seating to rest or watch water wheel. At the time we visited the mill was not actively grinding corn. The Jenny House is also with a visit. Stay for the video!

A nice setting that shows how the Pilgrims made grain in North America. It was on the smaller side, though. I personally think that this is more of a tourist attraction but worth it. The staff here was friendly and answered any questions you might ask. Overall recommended.

Great walk with the family. Free parking downtown and great access to the waterfront makes this an easy choice for me.

When we went it was kind of the off season the grist mill was not in operation which was a little frustrating but the staff was knowledgeable. I dont knkw if I would have paid the admission if it was not included in the Pilmouth Plantation tour.

Very interesting tour. Brief, but the docents were available for many questions.