| Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme Location Grid reference - ST 063 122 OS Sheet - 181 Near Cullompton, about 2 miles SE of junction 27 on the M5. Follow signs to Willand via B3181, then brown signs to wool museum. A four-storey textile mill built around 1797. In 1865 the mill concentrated on worsted production with both steam and water-power. In 1981 the Coldharbour Mill Trust converted the mill into a working museum of the woollen and worsted industry. There is an 18ft, 1821 breastshot suspension wheel, running line shafting for spinning, also an 1888 restored Lancashire boiler, a 1910 steam engine and an 1867 beam engine. Mill shop. Restaurant Opening Times April to October, daily, 10.00 to 16.00. November to March, Monday to Friday 10.00 - 16.00. National Mills Weekend opening times Saturday & Sunday, 10.00 - 16.00. Contact Museum Office, 01884 840960. E-mail info@coldharbourmill.org.uk Web Site www.coldharbourMill.org.uk |