Welcome
Welcome to the home page of the Wessex Mills Group. The Group was formed in 2003 as a centre for the milling heritage of Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. We meet regularly, often in one of our local mills, and we welcome new members and their guests. For membership and other information please find out more about us.
Next meeting
Our next meeting will be the 2012 AGM, at Mudford village hall on Saturday 18th February. For more information see our Programme page.
Mill of the month
| This month's featured mill is Dunster watermill, on the Dunster Castle estate near Minehead in Somerset. | |
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Built in 1680 on the site of a mill mentioned in the Domesday Book and listed Grade II, the present mill is set in magnificent surroundings alongside the River Avill overlooking Exmoor National Park, only minutes from Dunster Castle and High Street. It is a stone building with twin overshot waterwheels, one of which is still in use. The mill was restored in 1979 and is fully operational, producing stone-ground wholemeal flour for sale on the site and in local shops. There is a collection of old agricultural machinery in the integral museum, and an adjacent tea room and garden and overnight accommodation. |
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The mill is a privately run business leased from the National Trust and all NT members must pay the entrance fee.
Text © Dunster Watermill. Photograph © Ashley Dace and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence. | |
