A fully restored 1800s windmill above Tralee Bay, still grinding flour with its original stones and home to Kerry's model railway and a famine-emigration exhibition.
The only power it needs is the wind. When there is a breeze the sails turn and you can watch the original grinding stones crush grain into flour. Ascending means four flights of steep stairs, so wear sturdy shoes, and note the upper floors are not wheelchair accessible.
Blennerville was County Kerry's main emigration port during the Great Famine and the home port of the Jeanie Johnston, the famine ship that never lost a passenger. The visitor centre tells that story with models of the coffin ships and emigrant artefacts.
A detailed scale model of the Tralee & Dingle narrow-gauge railway, presented for permanent display in 2013, sits alongside other model railways and railway artefacts in the complex.
An eclectic collection of 19th and early 20th-century equipment once used in agriculture, trade, transport and the home, gathered in the exhibition space.
A typical visit lasts about an hour and starts with a short video on the windmill and the port, available in English, German and French. Guides then walk you through the mill, and children can try turning the ancient quern stone.
The on-site shop sells traditional Irish crafts, books and bags of stone-ground flour milled on site. Outside there are five picnic benches if you bring your own lunch.
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