The Redmill Museum Village also holds a winter village festival with decorated Christmas tree trees many vendors and food trucks. The scenery is amazing with the red mill and river on one side and the quarry on the other . Santa is present for pictures as well as an old-fashioned trailer for photos. The vendors are classic and all very friendly. There are heaters throughout. To help on the chili days. There are buildings open for the history of the Redmill museum with a true blacksmith present and Weaver's. It is a fun place for families to celebrate the joy of the season. read more

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Attending the Red Mill Museum Winter Village Marketspace was very nice. They placed the 40+ vendors (apparel, food, accessories, art) throughout the entire mill and I enjoyed the wide walkways, between vendors. They even had Santa available for pictures and wishlists. Aside from vendors, the museum had their historic buildings open for viewing. The staff members did a fabulous job at explaining the details of that era and the importance of the Clinton area. If you haven't attended this event, please place it on your 2025 to-do list. You'll enjoy the Winterspace and Clinton's surrounding area. read more

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Red Mill Museum Village is located in Clinton, New Jersey. It's a historic museum complex. The center piece of the museum is the 1810 Red Mill! It's absolutely stunning! The museum is on 10 acres of land. It features a mill, log cabin, operational blacksmith shop, and a quarry! Throughout the year, there have been a variety of events and programs. Some of those programs include music festivals, craft fairs, art shows, and historical reenactments! The Red Mill Museum Village is open to the public year-round. The current hours are Wednesday-Friday from 10:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M. On Saturday and Sunday, the hours change from 11:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M. There are closures for specific events, such as the Annual Kentucky Derby Party! You can check their website for closures. If you're in the area, I'd highly recommend stopping by. It's quite educational and a great spot to visit, especially during the spring and fall! read more

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Historic, picturesque & Educational! We enjoyed visiting this gem in Clinton, Nj! Entrace is 12 bucks for adults & 8 for kids. Free parking by the museum with clean bathrooms & a mini shop for souvenirs. My nephews ages 8 & 10 enjoyed checking out the old structures~ school, garden, locksmith shop, log cabin & the mill itself. It was like a blast from the past experience for them. The view of the Raritan river & the promenade were also cool to watch. Only advice though, try to come when its not 100 degrees out. Most of the structure is outside & no AC inside either so it could get very uncomforble. make sure bring water, a hat & sunglasses when visiting summer time. read more

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Picturesque, Historical and Majestic. This is the best landmark of Clinton, NJ for me as well as the most photographed place. The museum is historical and educational providing tours for all ages. There's a lot of events happening on this place so kindly check their website for further details. This is one of the places that should be in your bucket lists. Time is ticking, kindly plan on visiting this place. You'll never regret and never forget it. read more

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As one of the first states in America (New Jersey was the third state to ratify the Constitution), we are very lucky to have historic sites and villages that help to preserve our heritage for future generations. Located along the South Branch of the Raritan River, the Red Mill has to be one of the most photographed buildings for a picture-perfect sunset or early morning, making it the ideal choice for our day trip. Admission to the mill museum and surrounding village for non-members is $12 per person. Before touring the mill itself, my partner and I strolled around the museum grounds. There were several buildings to see, some of which included a blacksmith shop, schoolhouse and log cabin. Blacksmith Paul was great and demonstrated how a hook was made out of a grill rack in about 5 minutes. Others weren't able to go inside the tenant house or screen house. There were several signs that provided some information about the buildings and quarry. The schoolhouse seemed to be in the best condition. The mill museum itself is housed on four floors: the basement (main entrance level), the first floor, the second floor (closed to the public when we were there), and the third floor/attic. We started from the top and worked our way down. The water wheel is still operational. It's a great place to introduce young children to history in an interactive way, as the buildings house many artifacts that are hands-on. Without a doubt, the Red Mill Museum Village is one of the most fascinating and picturesque places in New Jersey, which we can recommend. read more

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History. What a cool museum. It's great to check out the history through out New Jersey. This museum was very interesting to see, the way this mill was constructed over 200 years ago is really amazing. The other structures on the property were cool to see. The only negative was the grounds around the area were not very well maintained. We would definitely recommend checking out the Mill if you like history. read more

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Happy day Adventurers! I got to visit here a few weekends ago, though the actually museum isn't open that I know at the moment the outside is beautiful. I know that they do weddings and other events here (I got to work one last year for a beautiful ceremony) so I imagine they'll open the museum up again. The village of Red Mill was very Gilmore Girl-esque and I loved walking the downtown(if it snowed it'd have made the evening more perfect). I loved being able to photography the iconic red building and the fun skeletons hanging around the windows (left over from Halloween). I will definitely be back during the warmer months to capture its beauty. read more

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Honestly loved the experience here being a volunteer, the fact that I was able to spend this year with my fiance made it even better. The makeup artists totally nailed our looks and made us truly look freaky and the ability to roam around the whole area felt like true freedom because we were able to enjoy being able to move around freely without being in one designated spot and that was a relief. Honestly we most definitely will be coming back next year to volunteer again, it was such a thrilling experience for the both of us. read more

Attended wedding here over the weekend. Its a great place. Nice outside wedding. Museum was opened for that I got to see some of interesting artifacts. Used to live in Annandale/Clinton area over couple decades, I was delighted that we got to see this museum for 1st time. Nice place, definitely worth a trip visit. Its right next to small downtown of Clinton, another good location with bunch of small shops and restaurants. read more

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Beautiful views. I came for the charity Retro bike ride. They did a great job and I plan to participate next year too. There is on street parking and lots of cute restaurants and shops around town. read more

The person working at the counter, Jim, was so passionate and positive! The mill is beautiful and the working water wheel so cool. Would go back! read more

Red Mill Museum Village - Museums Near Me - Clinton, New Jersey

Went to visit this small vintage town today..it was nice and laid back..slow pace and calm..saw the little water fall..walked around town for 20min..I can see why it was the top 10 places to visit here in jersey.. read more

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Lovely place to visit. The town of Clinton has quaint shops and a few nice restaurants. I loved walking around and taking in the sites. The small waterfall in front of the Red Mill is so relaxing to gaze at. Great place to sit and have lunch. Some of the cafes offered outdoor dining too. This was my first visit to Clinton and I plan to revisit. It has that Mayberry feel the I love. read more

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For the last 4 years since I moved back to Jersey all I've heard about is you have to come to the BLACK POTATOE FESTIVAL ( yes with an e on the end of potato.) I'm all about seeing bands especially if it's my friends who are playing.. I found this part of Clinton very charming and very Nantucketish.. Old buildings, quaint shops, old time ice cream stores outdoor restaurants. This took me back! In the center of town is an old bridge overlooking a small waterfall that I had to walk across to get to the entrance of the festival. This is where they held the annual YELLOW RUBBER DUCKY RIVER CROSSING. (All children bring a yellow rubber duck and they all start in one spot. Whoever crosses the river first wins.) The BLACK POTATOE FESTIVAL is held every July for 5 days at the RED MILL MUSEUM in Clinton, NJ. This was their 20th year. Bands and individual musicians come from all over different states to preform and sing a lot of original folk style music..There was some blues, and rock.. My favorite band was THE BILLY HECTOR BAND from Asbury Park, NJ. He's been around for ages and had the crowd dancing to his Funky, Soulful,Blues beat. This is such a pretty spot with interesting buildings to hold THE BLACK POTATOE FESTIVAL.. It dates back to 1782, when 529 acres were originally purchased.. As I walked around I noticed an old mill, along with an old saw mill. In between and down by the water was the secondary stage which was the smaller of the two. Individual singers and 3 piece bands played here. On each side of the stage were vendors who were selling custom earthy wares like tye-dye shirts, scarfs, hats, dresses etc. The entrance fee was $25 for the day. You can purchase a weekend pass which comes out cheaper for each day online or at the gate...... There were huge trees all around the property, which gave some shade on a very hot day. Behind the main stage you could look up hundreds of feet to see where the Quarry was dug out..The vibe was very casual and laid back...Most people brought a blanket or folding chair to sit on while watching the many different bands.There were food vendors strategically placed all around the grounds. At the bottom of the hill was a Pizza Truck. They served Homemade Pizza ,Espresso, Cappuccino, and 4 different kinds of homemade Cannoli's. I found myself along with many other people going from the Main Stage which was up the hill, and walking down to the smaller stage at the bottom of the hill. ( 2 minute walk) All the bands were coordinated so when one band finished the other band on the smaller stage began. In the middle between the stages were more vendors and a beer truck. They served Red's Hard Apple Cider, Yuengling, Bud, Bud Light, and Coors Light, and Blue Moon which they were out of.. ( I went on the last day)I prefer an IPA so I settled for Coors Light.. ( I thought the Hard Cider was too sweet.)All the beer was $5.00. You could also purchase wine for $7.00. Next to the beer Truck was another food truck and he served SMOKED BRISKET AND SMOKED PULLED PORK Sandwiches and platters...He sold some cool tee -shirts .. One read - " HELLO IT'S MEAT YOUR LOOKING FOR." It had a picture of a pig on it.. Across on the other side of the main stage was another vendor who sold Cajun style food. He had DEEP FRIED ALLIGATOR on the menu, JAMBALAYA, BEANS N RICE etc.. I love Alligator( it taste like chicken..) but didn't try his.. I wound up with the BRISKET and PULLED PORK SANDWICH with HOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE .. Both were equally delicious..It was too hot to eat anything else so I passed on a few other food items.. I parked in town on the street for free.. If you come be prepared to do some walking.. This truly was a lovely day. THERE IS NO SMOKING ON THE PREMISES.. Be prepared to walk if you smoke..WHEELCHAIR ACCESS is difficult... If you like laid back and folk style music then this is definitely for you.. read more

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Visiting the Red Mill Museum Village was like spending the day in a small New England town. Clinton is a charming town you can just stroll through visiting the little shops and stopping for something to eat in one of the many dining options. There are wonderful photo opportunities, the Red Mill, the Victorian homes, the Christmas ornaments on homes and the Hunterdon Museum. The Red Mill Museum Village relates the story of the mill, the quarry, the town and Hunterdon County in four floors and 40,000 permanent and rotating exhibits. The mill is a time capsule of Hunterdon Counties industrial strength and evolution told through the transiting usage from wool manufacturing, grist mill, flour production, basket manufacturing, graphite and talc production. I enjoyed the maps of Hunterdon County drawn up during the Civil War. They have special events like wine and beer tasting, haunted village, American Revolutionary War Days and the Festival of Trees. I've visited the town many times and am sure to return. read more

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I visited the Red Mill's haunted attraction along with 5 friends on Saturday October 19th, 2019. We had to wait in line for two and a half hours before finally getting in. At the end of the second section of the experience, one of my friends passed out inside of the room. The actors didn't take us seriously at first until they realized she needed help. We were almost immediately rushed out of an exit and taken to the front. At the same time, an ambulance showed up and placed her on a stretcher and took her to the hospital. The Mill didn't give us an option to continue right after it happened. We wanted to continue through the house but couldn't at that point. A few weeks later, I contacted Paul the director of the Mill. He denied the entire thing including that we were refused re-entry. I was asking for a refund since we paid $30 per person and didn't get the entire experience. He didn't offer anything and instead accused me of lying. read more

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Insanely breathtaking view. I automatically fell in love with this place as soon i I got there. It is a extremely beautiful, clean, and welcoming place. read more

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The Red Mill hosts all sorts of events throughout the year. The most famous is The Haunted Mill at Halloween. But what I like best about the Red Mill is the mill itself. I love being able to climb through its several stories, exploring its creeky wooden ins and outs, right up to its great big loft. And if you're the kind of person who enjoys tools or machines or technology, you'll love being able to trace how this giant machine works. From the river and raceway powering the water wheels, interlocking with all sorts of toothed gears like a huge clock, spinning belts, turning two-ton grindstones that can be exchanged with a big wooden lift on a swivel, and producing natural, renewable energy. There are also several small buildings on the grounds. Including a darling one-room schoolhouse with a bell and a tiny log cabin with a huge hearth. read more

Red Mill Museum Village - Generator machines up in the loft - Museums Near Me - Clinton, New Jersey

Really neat historical museum. It was really cool to see the old equipment in each building. I especially enjoyed the school house which had a working bell you can ring. Each area gave you the history and era. My favorite area is inside the red mill. There is a studio you can record and old radios you can actually play. The main office illustrated the swim suit fashion over the years. It was impressive to see each outfit and how we came to the bikini. The views are beautiful and tranquil. It's a nature lovers delight. Throughout the property you will find places to sit and relax. This is a great photo spot as well! Overall this is a great place for any history enthusiast or if you like to explore and learn. The entry is $5 and you are provided with a paper map of the property. The mill is also close to various restaurants and shops if you're interested in coming with a group and grabbing a meal after. Neat place! Come check it out. read more

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This review is really for the Haunted Village attraction which I could not find on here. First off, the town is super nice, but could not enjoy due to the time I was there. The Haunted Village at Red Mill was poorly run. We arrived before 8, and were not out til about 10:15. Lines were disorganized, the organizers really had no control over anything. Real shame as the walk thru itself was not too bad, for the price we paid. Hayride was very short an uninspired. If they could somehow cut down the wait, this would be an easy recommend. Only thing I can say is buy the upgrade for the skip the line, otherwise you'll be in line most of the night. read more

Perfect day trip. The museum offers tools and machinery from years ago but the best part is the village. There is an old one room school. My favorite is the ice house that tells the story of how ice was taken from the frozen river and delivered. Relaxing and make sure to take plenty of pictures. Beautiful scenery! read more

I lived in the area for 30 years but never managed to visit until I was one of the adults on a class trip for 4th graders. Wow! I never knew there was so much back there. It was interesting to learn a lot of the history of the area and see some people recreating the past - especially the blacksmith who loves his work so much he goes there on his days off to work his craft. read more

A landmark. The most photographed building in New Jersey. But walking the ground, with or without a tour is well worth the time.

My boyfriend and I were walking around here super early today when an employee came over. He said it was too early to open any of the buildings, but if we wanted to take a look around the grounds we could, and opened the fence for us. We didn't get his name but I didn't want this act of kindness to go without acknowledgement. Very kind and very much appreciated. read more

It's a Hunterdon County landmark! I've seen enough paintings and photos of this mill I wish they'd paint it or make it all modern and unrecognizable sometimes!!! Lol! read more

Interesting and beautiful. The bridge leading museum is like walking through a time machine. The waterfall is stunning and breathtaking at sunrise/sunset. read more