CHRISTMAS 2025/26 OPENING HOURS
Salts Mill is usually open Weds – Sun but we’re open extra days over the festive period and closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Early closing 4pm Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Different areas of the mill have very different opening times so please check the full details on opening times. Advance booking recommended for Salts Diner, please email diner@saltsmill.org.uk
Merry Christmas and a very happy new year, with love from all at Salts xxx
Stunning classic, modernist furniture, homewares and designer gifts: in short, everything for the Home. Brands include Acme, Alessi, Cassina, Chemex, G-Plan, Fritz Hansen, Knoll, Kartell, Marimekko, Iittala, Ritzenhoff, Vitra plus many more. This is the place to find the beautiful, the useful and the unusual.
CALL 01274 530770 or 01274 531163
The World's largest selection of medieval, renaissance and baroque musical instruments. Come and see recorders, viols, lutes, harps, crumhorns, harpsichords, spinets, shawms, even hurdy-gurdies - as well as sheet music, CDs and accessories. A must for the musically minded.
See https://earlymusicshop.com/pages/opening-times
CALL 01274 288 100
Yorkshire Music School teaches you how to play in a relaxed and spacious environment. Here you'll develop your talents, build your confidence and connect with other like-minded musicians. Music tuition for all ages and all levels of ability including guitar, piano, vocals, drums, bass, rock band, ukulele, junior piano course, acoustic/classical guitar.
WEB: www.ymss.co.uk
EMAIL: info@ymss.co.uk
TEL: 01274 595954
Browse - the Salts Online Shop for posters, signed and special books and stationery.
The Peace Museum
The Peace Museum is dedicated to telling the histories of peace movements.
For their seasonal opening hours, please visit www.peacemuseum.org.uk.
When Sir Titus Salt built Salts Mill in 1853 it was all about seeing business through fresh eyes. Today a host of forward-looking companies continue that tradition. They enjoy being located in a stunning historic building with plenty of car parking, surrounded by world class art, restaurants and cafes, parkland and great transport links.
Our current tenants include international software support agents, communication system engineers, environmental consultants, architects, recruitment specialists and many others. We have a wide variety of space available - you'll find information on current rental availability below. If you'd like any more information, please contact Simon Micklethwaite, Property Manager – simon@saltsmill.org.uk
Current Availability Schedule (PDF)
Carlton Fine Art and Antiques is not just a traditional antique shop, dealing in fine furniture, paintings and quality objets d'art, but is also an 'Antique Centre' with approx. 40 dealers selling a wide range of antiques and collectables. The aim is to cater for every taste and pocket.
Please contact Carlton Antiques for their latest opening hours.
CALL 01274 592 103
Mountains of excellent outdoor kit and friendly, knowledgeable guides to help you choose exactly what you need.
EMAIL info@trekandtrailsaltaire.co.uk
CALL 01274 589 692
All Terrain Cycles is one of the biggest and best-stocked shops in the country. Here you'll find a massive range of leading brands from all the various cycling disciplines available to touch, feel and often even try before purchase.
See the website to check holiday hours.
CALL 01274 588 488
A leading contemporary jewellery gallery showcasing renowned designers and emerging talents from Britain and abroad. Much of the work on show pushes and blurs the boundaries between fine art, jewellery, design and fashion - resulting in pieces that may be best described as wearable art. As well as its core collection, the gallery organises a number of changing exhibitions each year.
WEB: https://goldlarkjewellery.com/
EMAIL: info@goldlarkjewellery.com
CALL 01274 599 790
Life Goes On by Ian Beesley is showing in Gallery 2 until November 2026. Esteemed social documentary photographer Beesley, who was born in Bradford, updates and this exhibition at regular intervals – you’ll find the latest details on our social channels.. Life Goes On is open 10am-5pm, Wednesday to Sunday, admission free.
The 1853 Gallery - named after the year that the mill opened - is unique. It displays a large number of David Hockney's paintings, etchings, and drawings. Art materials and art books are for sale too, dotted around this vast and inspiring space. Like all of the Mill it's free to enter.
enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk / 01274 531163
We're always planning special events. Follow us on Instagram @saltsmillofficial for the latest news.
Please note, '20 Flowers for 2025 and Café in to the Opera will close early at 2pm on Sunday 26th April 2026 for a private event. Everything else is open as normal that day.
David Hockney: 20 Flowers for 2025 And Some Bigger Pictures
Our new David Hockney exhibition is open Wednesday – Sunday, 10am until 4pm until Sunday January 17th 2027.
Ian Beesley: Life Goes On
This exhibition of work by renowned Bradford-born social documentary photographer is showing until November 2026 in Gallery 2, 2nd floor, 10am-5pm. This exhibition is frequently updated and added to by the artist, see our socials for updates.
Dan Cimmerman: mixed media portrait workshop, January 30th
For more information please contact Dan: dcimmermann@hotmail.com / 07411362702
Jake Attree's Art Classes
Most Thursdays, Jake Attree holds an art class in the Espresso Bar. Please always check the class is running prior to attending. For information call 07533110531.
The Yorkshire Sculptors Group
The YSG will be exhibiting at Salts in May 2026, dates to be announced. See https://www.yorkshiresculptorsgroup.org/
The Saltaire Arts Trail
A charming way to explore art across the beautiful village of Saltaire. 2nd – 4th May 2026. https://saltaireinspired.org.uk/events/saltaire-arts-trail/
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Please email enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk with the date and time you’d like to visit and the number in your party. Then we’ll send you a booking form
Salts Mill, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire BD18 3LA
Driving with satnav? Use postcode BD17 7DR and see directions below.
Tel 01274 531163
Saltaire is 4 miles north of Bradford, 15 minutes from the M606 and the motorway network. Follow the brown road signs from the motorway. The Saltaire train station is just across the road from the Mill. It takes 15 minutes to Leeds or Bradford.
Sat nav users: entering our correct postcode brings you into the wrong side of the Mill for the car park. Instead, please set your Sat Nav to BD17 7DR. When it tells you you've reached your destination, keep going along Salts Mill Road following the brown signs - you'll pass a big red brick chimney on your left as you cross the canal and The Waterfront, an office building, on your right, then you'll see the mill at the end of the road. Proceed through the gates into the free Salts visitors car park on the right.
The carpark is open in line with our trading hours. It is closed and locked at the end of the day.
Bradford Council has a clean air zone and Salts Mill is inside the zone. At the time of writing, passenger cars don’t have to pay any charges. Details here.
Please email enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk with the date and time you’d like to visit and the number in your party. Then we’ll send you a booking form
01274 531163
Come along Salts Mill Road, pass the 'Visitors Parking' sign and continue past the chimney where you will see a glass canopy with disabled parking spaces. Level access to all public areas and the lift is through the tunnel opposite these parking spaces. There’s an accessible toilet on the ground floor and the 2nd floor. We have a wheelchair you can book for your visit, please call 01274 5311633 / email enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk and give us a few days notice.
For additional information or help please call 01274 531163 during opening hours.
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Salts Mill is open Weds – Sun. We're closed Mon and Tues. Open most bank holiday Mondays. We're always closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Please note, on Sunday 26th April 2026, 20 Flowers for 2025 and Café in to the Opera will close early at 2pm for a private event. Everything else is open as normal that day.
Please scroll right down for seasonal opening times, school holiday hours etc and note different areas have different hours.
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1853 Gallery, Salts Book & Poster Shop, The Home, Gallery 2: Weds – Fri 10-5, Sat and Sun 9:30-5.
People & Process Weds – Sun 10-4
Gallery 3 showing David Hockney's 20 Flowers for 2025 And Some Bigger Pictures Weds – Sun 10-4
Café in to the Opera Weds – Sun 10-4
Espresso Bar: open weekends from noon according to demand
Rohan & Gold Lark Jewellery: Weds – Sun 10-5
Heatons Sheepskin– Weds – Sun 10-4
All Terrain Cycles: see https://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/pages/salts-mill
Carlton Antiques: see https://www.antiques-atlas.com/carltonfineart/
Early Music Shop: see https://earlymusicshop.com/
The Peace Museum: see https://www.peacemuseum.org.uk/
ShireFit Gym: https://shire.fit/locations/saltaire/
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Salts Diner open Wed – Fri 10-4:30, weekends 9:30-4:30
Service times for Salts Diner:
Weds – Fri & bank hols: breakfast 10-11, lunch 11:45-3:30, close 4:30pm. Drinks, cakes & toasted items sold throughout.
Sat & Sun: breakfast 9:30-10:45, lunch 11:45-3:30, close 4:30. Drinks, cakes and toaster items sold throughout.
Booking advised for the Diner, please email diner@saltsmill.org.uk / call 01274 530533
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Café in to the Opera open Wed – Sun and bank holidays 10-4
Café in to the Opera serves cakes, sandwiches and light bites. Last orders for food 3pm, last orders for drinks and cakes 3:30pm. The café is walk-in only, we don't take reservations.
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We're usually open Wednesday – Sunday. Below are the extra / holiday days we're open.
Open Monday 16th Feb and Tuesday 17th Feb (please note Café in to the Opera will be closed, Diner open as usual)
Good Friday 3rd April – OPEN
Saturday 4th April – OPEN
Easter Sunday 5th April - OPEN
Easter Monday 6th April – OPEN
Tuesday 7th April – OPEN
Note: Both Salts Diner & Café in to the Opera are open on 6th April. Salts Diner open 7th April, Café closed that day.
Bank Holiday Monday 4th May – OPEN Diner & Café open Monday 4th May
Bank Holiday Monday 25th May - OPEN
Tuesday 26th May – OPEN
Note: Both Salts Diner and Café in to the Opera are open on May 25th. Salts Diner open May 26th, Café Closed. Diner and Café open as usual Wednesday – Sunday from 27th May.
Bank Holiday Monday 31st August: OPEN
Monday 26th October – OPEN
Tuesday 27th October – OPEN
Note, Salts Diner will be open on October 26th and 27th but the Café will be closed.
Monday 21st December - OPEN
Tuesday 22nd December – Thursday 24th December – OPEN. Note early closing 4pm on Christmas Eve, December 24th.
Christmas Day Friday December 25th - CLOSED
Boxing Day Saturday December 26th - CLOSED
Sunday 27th December OPEN
Monday 28th December through to Thursday 31st December – OPEN, early closing 4pm New Year's Eve
New Years Day Friday 1st January 2027 – CLOSED
Saturday 2nd January – OPEN
Sunday 3rd January – OPEN
Monday 4th January and Tuesday 5th January – CLOSED
Normal Wednesday – Sunday opening hours resume from Wednesday January 6th 2027.
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Guide dogs & assistance dogs are of course most welcome. Small dogs, carried by their owners, can enter the galleries and shops but not restaurants. Dogs which can't be carried aren't allowed.
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Salts Mill is a place for art, dining and shopping in one stunning historic building. Parking and entrance is free. Inside you can admire our very big collection of works by David Hockney, be inspired by the very best in independent retail and enjoy our bustling restaurants and cafes. You can also learn about the history of the Mill in our People and Process and Saltaire History exhibitions (but if you're after a hefty dose of industrial history try Bradford Industrial Museum).
We often offer special events and exhibitions. In recent years we've worked with photographer Kevin Cummins, poets Simon Armitage and Tony Harrison, the Yorkshire Fashion Archive and Cloth & Memory to name but a few.
The mill is also a place of work for over 1000 people - home to a variety of businesses from technology to landscape architecture and graphic design. To join us, please see space to rent.
The Mill opened in 1853, the centerpiece of Sir Titus Salt's utopian vision of Saltaire. He built the adjoining model village to house his workers. Cloth production at Salts finally ceased in 1986, and the following year the mill was purchased by the late Jonathan Silver, who re-imagined it as a place where culture and commerce could thrive together.
In 2001, Saltaire became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO noted: "Saltaire is an outstanding and well preserved example of a mid 19th century industrial town... The layout and architecture of Saltaire admirably reflect mid 19th century philanthropic paternalism, as well as the important role played by the textile industry in economic and social development."
To shop online please visit https://saltsmillshop.co.uk/
To contact us please phone 01274 531163 or email:
Salts Diner and Café in to the Opera: diner@saltsmill.org.uk
Galleries, bookshop, poster shop: enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk
Online shop: onlineshop@saltsmill.org.uk
The Home: thehome@saltsmill.org.uk
Salts Estates, property rentals & accounts: post@saltsmill.org.uk
For other businesses in the mill, please see their own websites.
Our postal address is:
Salts Estates Ltd
Salts Mill
Victoria Road
Saltaire
Bradford BD18 3LA
(Driving? Please see directions
Instagram: @saltsmillofficial. Twitter: @SaltsMill
3rd Floor Gallery - David Hockney: 20 Flowers for 2025 And Some Bigger Pictures
Gallery 3 is currently showing 20 Flowers for 2025 And Some Bigger Pictures by David Hockney. Please note, this exhibition will close early at 2pm on 26th April 2026 for a private event.
20 Flowers for 2025 and Some Bigger Pictures is the first time that Mr Hockney’s series of 20 iPad flower paintings and accompanying large-scale landscape and abstract works – “new looking fresh pictures of a very beautiful world”, as the artist says – have been exhibited in the UK outside of London.
Also on view for the first time in Europe is a 6-screen video installation with recordings of Mr Hockney’s brushstrokes on his iPad, showing the creation of ‘10th – 22nd June 2021, Water Lilies in the Pond with Pots of Flowers.’ Mr Hockney calls his iPad work “hand done in a new way.”
20 Flowers for 2025 and Some Bigger Pictures is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am–4pm until January 17th 2027, admission free.
Salts Mill is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Always check our website or social media before visiting as our opening hours are subject to change.
enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk / 01274 531163
PEOPLE + PROCESS: SALTS HISTORY EXHIBITION
People and Process tells the story of the Mill through objects great and small: machinery, clothing, art - even a precious plate from the lavish opening banquet of 1853, to which Sir Titus Salt invited 2,440 workers and 1,310 guests. Sir Titus’s original boardroom furniture is on display, and a film about the history of the Mill and Village plays in an adjoining room.
enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk / 01274 531163
The Poster Shop at Salts Mill sells licensed David Hockney posters and postcards that will brighten your walls and cheer your heart. Framed or unframed - the choice is yours.
You can browse almost all of the beautiful posters we sell at saltsmillshop.co.uk, but the poster shop has more choice, including many framed items.
EMAIL enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk
CALL: 01274 531 163
Leading the way in sheepskin footwear and interiors, Heatons is a Yorkshire family business, specialists in sheepskin slippers, homeware and accessories that are made to last and made to be lived in. Heatons brings together heritage and function – comfort is their craft. You’ll find their full collection at Salts Mill.
Open Wednesday – Sunday, 10am - 5pm
hello@heatons.com / 0113 284 3477
Beautifully curated, ever changing books to browse through and buy in an enormous, light-filled space. The bookshop is especially loved for its wonderful children's section and its poetry offering, but all minds are generously catered for here - philosophy, gardening, eating and drinking, fact, fiction, you name it - as well as cards and gifts. You can browse just a few of the beautiful, signed and collectable books we sell at saltsmillshop.co.uk, but the real-world book shop sells thousands more, from the humblest paperback to the hugest art book.
EMAIL enquiries@saltsmillbooks.co.uk
CALL 01274 531 163
Salts Diner is at the heart of Salts Mill. You can grab a coffee or have a 3-course meal in this big, bustling space. Choose from the menu that includes Caesar salad or Salade Nicoise, try a Saltburger or try one of our daily specials. See our latest menus here. Breakfast menu here.
Booking advised, please email diner@saltsmill.org.uk / call 01274 530 533
TEL: 01274 530 533
Visit the Espresso Bar for drinks, sandwiches and cakes.
Salts Mill’s best-kept secret, Café in to the Opera got its name as it stood at the entrance to a display of David Hockney's opera sets that were on display here. You can still eat your lunch under David’s huge hand-painted mural. The Café serves cakes, sandwiches and savoury light bites. See a sample menu here.
EMAIL: diner@saltsmill.org.uk
CALL 01274 531163