| | Bocking Windmill
Location
Grid reference - TL 763 259
OS Sheet – 167
Postcode - CM7 5LQ
About 2 miles north of Braintree town centre, off Church Street, Bocking, ¾ mile west of A131.
A post mill with a 2-storey roundhouse, built in 1721, and moved to its present site in 1830. It ceased working at the outbreak of the First World War and was renovated externally in the 1980s and internally in the 1990s. Most machinery remains. Souvenirs and guide books on sale. Opening times
Several Sundays and Bank Holidays in May, including National Mills Sunday and usually third Sundays in June, July, August and September, 14.00 – 17.00. Please call for details. Parties by arrangement at other times.
National Mills Weekend opening times
Sunday 10.00-17.00
Enquiries
Christine Burden
Tel - 01376 324781Email
ahjs@wonomi.co.uk
Website
beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/bockingwindmill | |
