One of the recent Durham treasures I discovered was Tyrone Mills in Clarington, which is located north on Liberty Street in downtown Bowmanville. Tyrone Mills has a water-powered mill, along with saw, cider and flour mills. I managed to find this place after I bought some fruity wines just down the road at Archibald’s Winery (I great find, too!).
Stepping into Tyrone Mills, is like stepping into the past. It’s probably one of the most unique places I’ve seen locally; it was also one of the stops highlighted in Doors Open Ontario, which is an event that showcases towns, villages and hamlets in the municipality.
Pictured below, you’ll see the shop’s interesting wood carvings, Canadian-grown organic wheat, and their homemade soups, butter. Also, their ice-cream was pretty good. I don’t think it’s homemade, but still worth a taste if you have a sweet tooth like me. 🙂
Apple butter, homemade soup mix, and a model train set. Definitely an interesting alternative to the local branch of Tesco.
It is definitely a great find. We have a lot of cool and hidden place in this area!
Sounds like a very interesting place, lots of history. Great discovery! Great snaps too, looks like you really enjoyed yourself! 🙂
This was really fun!! Lots more I should have shared. 🙂
Tyrone Mills looks like a nice little place. Certainly enough homemade goods to make it enjoyable. Very nice photos, which have captured the spirit of Tyrone Mills.
Thanks Otto. I should have shared more photos. They had a great view of some water. I hope to share more hidden gems in this area soon 🙂
That ice cream look tasty. Now I want some. Tyrone Mills sounds like an interesting place. Thanks for sharing.
Pretty interesting, RJ. Seems like a lot of history there. I wish I had more time to explore!
interesting soup mixes!
Lots of great homemade stuff there, CrashRyan! I always think local is best.
This is a great place! Too many cute things for the purse strings♥
Thanks Laurie. Sorry for the late reply, but it is definitely a cool hidden gem in the area! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I had to read several posts before I truly understood you were not in Durham, North Carolina in the US! When I hit Canada Day I got my first real clue.
Thanks for pictures of Canadian life from someone who lives two blocks from Mexico!
Apparently, there are many Durhams around! When I first googled the name, a Durham in Pennsylvania also came up. Thanks for the kind words, Emilie. 🙂