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The parish of Pakenham is unique in Britain in having both a working water mill and a working windmill.
The 18th C water mill, the last working watermill in Suffolk and now owned by the Suffolk Building Preservation Trust, is on a Domesday site. Here, for almost a thousand years, millers have been using the simple technology of water power to produce stone-ground wholemeal flour from locally-grown wheat. The mill is maintained and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers who continue the tradition.
Water from Pakenham Fen collects in the beautiful mill pond to turn the 16 foot high iron water-wheel that drives the mill-stones which turn the wheat into flour. The friendly guide will show you how the mill works, how to hoist sacks of wheat to the top of the mill, what the damsel does, the 1904 Blackstone oil engine, and much more besides.
In the former miller's house next door you can see the old kitchen with its 18th C. brewing vat and bread oven.
There are pleasant walks beside the mill-pond, a beautiful setting with excellent opportunities for taking photographs, sketching and painting - or you can just sit and enjoy the view!
We have an annual events programme, full details available on our website. General Information:
The 18th C water mill, the last working watermill in Suffolk and now owned by the Suffolk Building Preservation Trust, is on a Domesday site. Here, for almost a thousand years, millers have been using the simple technology of water power to produce stone-ground wholemeal flour from locally-grown wheat. The mill is maintained and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers who continue the tradition.
Water from Pakenham Fen collects in the beautiful mill pond to turn the 16 foot high iron water-wheel that drives the mill-stones which turn the wheat into flour. The friendly guide will show you how the mill works, how to hoist sacks of wheat to the top of the mill, what the damsel does, the 1904 Blackstone oil engine, and much more besides.
In the former miller's house next door you can see the old kitchen with its 18th C. brewing vat and bread oven.
There are pleasant walks beside the mill-pond, a beautiful setting with excellent opportunities for taking photographs, sketching and painting - or you can just sit and enjoy the view!
We have an annual events programme, full details available on our website. General Information:
- Tea Room. Light lunches available on Thursdays
- Shop selling wholemeal flour ground at the mill, souvenirs, ice cream and soft drinks
- Toilets
- School and other group visits, at any time of the year, can be arranged by contacting The Curator (Tel: 01284 724075)
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7 miles North-East of Bury St Edmunds. Follow the brown signs from the A143.
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Pakenham Watermill Postcode for SatNav: IP31 2NB
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Days Out near Pakenham Watermill
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Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (1 Mile)*
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St Edmundsbury Cathedral (1 Mile)*-of-stedcath-43-154x115.jpg)
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Ickworth House, Park & Garden (3 Miles)*
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West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village & Country Park (7 Miles)*
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Little Hall (8 Miles)*
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Lavenham Guildhall (9 Miles)*
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Kentwell Hall and Gardens (9 Miles)*
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Melford Hall (10 Miles)*
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Melford Hall - A National Trust Property (10 Miles)*
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Museum of East Anglian Life (11 Miles)*
Places to Visit near Pakenham Watermill
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Bury St. Edmunds (1 Mile)*
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Pakenham (5 Miles)*
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West Stow (6 Miles)*
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Troston (6 Miles)*
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Bardwell (8 Miles)*
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Lavenham (9 Miles)*
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Stanton (9 Miles)*
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Cavendish (10 Miles)*
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Elveden (10 Miles)*
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Clare (12 Miles)*
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