|  | | Thorrington Tidemill
Location
Grid reference - TM 083 194.
OS Sheet - 168.
About 7 miles SE of Colchester. Off B1029 Brightlingsea road, about ½ mile S of B1027. No vehicle access beyond car park, please. No access for vehicles when closed.
A weather-boarded tide mill built in 1831 with a breastshot waterwheel and three pairs of millstones. The mill has been restored to working order by Essex County Council.
Mills flour occasionally, dependent on tides. Opening Times
April to September, Last Sunday in the month,
and Bank Holidays, plus National Mills Sunday, 14.00 – 17.00. Parties by arrangement. National Mills Weekend opening times
Sunday 14.00-17.00
Contact
Graham Robinson, ECC millwright,
07717 867178
E-mail
heritage.conservation@essexcc.gov.uk Web Site
http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/gui.jsp?channelOid=15274&guideOid=26028 | |
