National Trust-owned flour mill constructed largely from wood with an artificially filled mill pond.
Great place for swimming, canoeing, or long walks. The mill is definitely worth visiting, check the opening hours. There are toilets and a tea shop next to the car park. You can rent boats and canoes. Car park and facilities close usually at 4 pm, but you can still drive out, so don't worry about leaving your car for longer, drive up to the gate (not too close) and it will open. Beautiful scenery, we did an 8k walk (check out the map in my pictures, red trail, with a green shortcut south of the lakes) but you have many options, including an around 20k one recommended on a map just south of the mill. There may be mud and narrow paths in tall grass, so aim at good weather. Don't miss walking around the picturesque village with many old houses, a bit like going back in time. Recommended.
Lovely working mill. The wholewheat flour is sold at a very reasonable price. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to enter the mill without an entry fee, where you can watch wheat being added on the first floor, and bagging on the ground floor. A lovely gentleman showed me the milled flour and explained how to use it and how it was used a hundred years ago. You can rent a boat outside the mill or bring your own paddle board, or visit the tearoom. Very nice day out.
Superb old water mill which still produces its own flour, in a picturesque setting. On the day we were there they turned the water wheel back on (apparently it hadn't been working for quite a while). There's a good mixture of information boards, working models and of course the actual working mill itself! There is also a lovely walk out around the grounds.
Great little place tucked away, lovely original watermill. Campsite also right next to it, you can bring your canoe or paddle board and launch in front of the mill. You sit next to the river on a sunny day with a picnic, so peaceful. There are walks as well.
Lovely little place. The tour was really good, the guide was very good and made it very fun and very informative, even encouraged you to touch and feel everything which most national trust places don't, even got you involved in milling. Definitely need to book the tour. Don't just turn up if you want a tour of the mill, which I would highly recommend. Great walks by the river. You can hire canoes to go on the river. Great part where you can wild swim or paddleboard. I highly recommend getting there early as can get very busy, will definitely be going back.
The house and water mills are not on operation everyday. It needs booking, check on one of the pics I took to see the booking availability. The surround vicinity is a huge meadow, a long river, a camping site, boats available to hire, a well preserved village with old houses and church built in 13th century, old and new post office, tea shop - pub, and if you have kids you may need a playground as well. The place is just beautiful! Take your bike and you can bike around!
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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Great place for swimming, canoeing, or long walks. The mill is definitely worth visiting, check the opening hours. There are toilets and a tea shop next to the car park. You can rent boats and canoes. Car park and facilities close usually at 4 pm, but you can still drive out, so don't worry about leaving your car for longer, drive up to the gate (not too close) and it will open. Beautiful scenery, we did an 8k walk (check out the map in my pictures, red trail, with a green shortcut south of the lakes) but you have many options, including an around 20k one recommended on a map just south of the mill. There may be mud and narrow paths in tall grass, so aim at good weather. Don't miss walking around the picturesque village with many old houses, a bit like going back in time. Recommended.
Lovely working mill. The wholewheat flour is sold at a very reasonable price. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to enter the mill without an entry fee, where you can watch wheat being added on the first floor, and bagging on the ground floor. A lovely gentleman showed me the milled flour and explained how to use it and how it was used a hundred years ago. You can rent a boat outside the mill or bring your own paddle board, or visit the tearoom. Very nice day out.
Superb old water mill which still produces its own flour, in a picturesque setting. On the day we were there they turned the water wheel back on (apparently it hadn't been working for quite a while). There's a good mixture of information boards, working models and of course the actual working mill itself! There is also a lovely walk out around the grounds.
Great little place tucked away, lovely original watermill. Campsite also right next to it, you can bring your canoe or paddle board and launch in front of the mill. You sit next to the river on a sunny day with a picnic, so peaceful. There are walks as well.
Lovely little place. The tour was really good, the guide was very good and made it very fun and very informative, even encouraged you to touch and feel everything which most national trust places don't, even got you involved in milling. Definitely need to book the tour. Don't just turn up if you want a tour of the mill, which I would highly recommend. Great walks by the river. You can hire canoes to go on the river. Great part where you can wild swim or paddleboard. I highly recommend getting there early as can get very busy, will definitely be going back.
The house and water mills are not on operation everyday. It needs booking, check on one of the pics I took to see the booking availability. The surround vicinity is a huge meadow, a long river, a camping site, boats available to hire, a well preserved village with old houses and church built in 13th century, old and new post office, tea shop - pub, and if you have kids you may need a playground as well. The place is just beautiful! Take your bike and you can bike around!
