| Acorn Bank Watermill, Temple Sowerby Location
Grid reference - NY 614 283.
OS Sheet - 91.
Off A66, 7 miles E of Penrith, 1 mile from Temple Sowerby. Follow signs for National Trust Acorn Bank.
A water powered corn mill rebuilt about 150 years ago on an earlier site. It also served as a sawmill and powered a local gypsum mine. A 2-storey sandstone building with a granary and a kiln. One of the three waterwheels is still in place with two pairs of millstones. Owned by the National Trust. Opening Times
Mid-March to October, Wednesday to Sunday,& Bank Holiday Mondays, 10.00
- 17.00. End February - Mid-March Saturday & Sunday only. Parties at
other times by arrangement. National Mills Weekend opening times
Saturday & Sunday, 10.00 - 17.00 Contact
Sara Braithwaite,
01768 361893.
E-mail
acornbank@nationaltrust.org.uk Web site
www.nationaltrust.org.uk | 
