Cream of Barley Mill, Historic watermill in Clarington, Canada.

The Cream of Barley Mill is a brick mill on the banks of Soper Creek in Bowmanville, Ontario, built in 1904 to replace the 1805 grist mill of Leonard Soper after a fire. Since 1973 the millhouse has housed the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, and it is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Leonard Soper built the original grist mill on Soper Creek in 1805. Scottish immigrant John MacKay bought the Caledonia Mill in 1884 and installed equipment to mill barley into his "cream of barley" cereal, shipped across Canada and the British Empire. The mill burned in 1904 and was replaced by the present brick building.

The mill reflects how grain processing shaped the local economy and daily life in 19th-century Ontario communities. Today visitors can see the spaces where this work happened and understand its importance to the region.

The site is open to the public as a visual arts center and hosts exhibitions and programs throughout the year. Check ahead for current offerings and access information before planning a visit.

Alfred Shrubb, a former world-class long-distance runner, ran the mill, campground and park for owner James Morden by 1928; the grounds gained a petting zoo around 1922 and tennis courts by 1946. The complex was later absorbed into the Bowmanville Zoo.