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Photograph © Tony Simmons
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Combe Steam & Watermill, near Woodstock
Location
Grid reference: SP 416 150
OS sheet: 164
Postcode: OX29 8ET
About 8 miles north-west of Oxford, off A4095 Whitney to Bicester road, north of Long Hanborough.
There has been a watermill here on the River Evenlode since the Domesday Book and it was probably
originally used for grain or flax milling. The mill became a sawmill and is located within Combe Yard
that contained the workshops which served the vast Blenheim Estate. The mill is now powered by an 1852
beam engine. Water was last used in the 1950s, and the 13ft diameter by 8ft wide lower breast-shot waterwheel has since been restored. Light refreshments on steaming days.
Opening times
In steam, the 3rd Sunday of each month from July 2012 to October, 10.00-17.00.
National Mills Weekend opening times
closed 2012, due to building improvement works.
Contact
Tony Simmons, tel. 01993 891851.
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