Opening hours

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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School Holiday Opening Times

We're usually open Wednesday – Sunday. Below are the extra / holiday days we're open.

February Half Term 2026

Open Monday 16th Feb and Tuesday 17th Feb (please note Café in to the Opera will be closed, Diner open as usual)

Easter 2026

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.

Early May Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday Monday 4th May – OPEN Diner & Café open Monday 4th May

Spring Bank Holiday / May Half Term

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.

August Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday Monday 31st August: OPEN

October Half Term

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.

Christmas Holidays

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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Dogs

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.