HistoryHidden gem
Grinton Lead Smelt Mill
Grinton, Yorkshire
Roofless lead smelter and chimney on Grinton Moor, a reminder of Swaledale's mining past.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
The Grinton Smelt Mill was a lead-smelting works serving the Swaledale mines in the 18th and 19th centuries. The ruined buildings and flue are free to visit, up on the moor above Grinton. It is a short walk from the road and the setting is bleak and atmospheric.
Good to know
- Windy and exposed, bring layers
- Combine with Reeth and the Swale lanes
- Best time
- Clear day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Short walk from a moorland track
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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