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Photograph © Jim Woodward-Nutt
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Sawmill and corn mill at Castle Ward, Strangford, County Down
Location
Grid reference: J 572 494
Postcode: BT30 7LS
Seven miles NE of Downpatrick, 1.5 miles W of Strangford village on A25.
Two mills:
- A 2-storey working corn mill, originally a tide mill, built in the early 1700s, and last worked
commercially around 1920. Restored to working order 1991-2. The complex houses a kiln, thresher,
winnower and two pairs of millstones. The mill operates on Sunday afternoons.
- A 19th century sawmill, preserved but not working.
Both mills are within the grounds of Castle Ward, owned by the National Trust.
Also a mid-Georgian mansion with Victorian laundry & playroom. Landscape garden. Tea room. Shop. Wildlife centre.
Opening times
House & mills: mid-March to October, 11.00-17.00.
Grounds open daily all year, 10.00-16.00 (to 20.00, April to September). Corn mill operates on Sundays.
National Mills Weekend opening times
Saturday & Sunday, 12.00-17.00 (operating Sunday).
Contact
Property Manager, tel. 028 4488 1204.
Email
castleward@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web site
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-castleward.htm
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