Bookings can be made 1 – 28 days in advance
Therefore we are currently taking enquiries for 25th November 2024 – 22nd December 2024
To make your booking, call our Central Reservations Team on 01565 831 816* quoting your Unique Booking Code and details of where you would like to stay.
Verdant Works is a world class visitor attraction which tells the story of Dundee's industrial textile heritage in the atmospheric setting of a beautifully refurbished Mill building. Hear the tales of the mill workers, see how they lived and worked in an industry which enveloped Dundee.
Summer Hours
Starting 1st April until 31st October.
Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm
Winter Hours
Starting 1st November until 31st March
Monday – Tuesday Closed
Wednesday – Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
Last admissions one hour before closing.
Please refer to your accompanying correspondence for details of how many admissions your booking code is valid for.
*Should your requirements differ from this standard offering, please notify our Take Time reservations department at the time of booking.
The story of jute and the story of Dundee are inseparable. The industry employed 50,000 people in the city at its peak and supplied much of the world’s demand for jute goods.
As you explore the self-led museum at your own pace you will see:
- Soak up the atmosphere of the cobbled 19th century courtyard.
- Enter a busy jute office of 1900 and meet some characters of the period.
- Find out how jute was harvested in India, how and why it came to Dundee and more about Dundee’s bustling docks.
- Experience the incredible sounds of the machines and see the jute process from raw fibre to woven cloth.
- See a typical Dundee ‘plettie’, learn about tenement life and the health of the mill workers.
- Discover who ‘kettle bilers’ were and all about the reversal of traditional gender roles in Dundee – finding out about mill girls, Suffragettes and the unions.
- Visit the Victorian Half-Time School and also see how the workers spent their precious leisure time.
- Enjoy drop in family activities in our specially designed Red Box learning hub.
- Appreciate the stunning mill architecture from the two viewing platforms in the High Mill and watch in awe as the 1801 Boulton & Watt beam engine tuns into action.
- Don’t forget to stop by their gift shop and our award winning café to get a well-earned cup of tea and Dundee cake!
Address
Dundee Industrial Heritage Ltd, Dundee, Angus, DD1 5BT* Calls from BT landlines are charged at national rate. The price of calls from other telephone companies will vary. Contact your service provider for details. Lines are open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
