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Bourne Mill
Heritage Open Day: Elizabethan pleasure house and watermill with working waterwheel. A delightful piece of late Elizabethan playfulness, built for banquets and converted into a mill.
Just a mile south of Colchester sits Bourne Mill, a grade 1-listed building steeped in history. It was built as a fishing lodge in 1591, converted to a fulling mill around 1640 and then converted to a corn mill in about 1840, which continued working until the 1930s. It is well worth a visit for all the family.
Bourne Mill is set in tranquil grounds, next to a millpond and babbling stream. The mill still has a working waterwheel and the grounds give plenty of scope for family fun. The grounds have a pond, wetlands and woods, all rich in wildlife.
Guided tours of the building will be provided and the grounds can be visited.
Sun 8 Sep:1100 - 1600; Free Entry.
Bourne Mill, Bourne Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 8RT
Sun 8 September