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Attractions in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

The parish of Pakenham is unique in Britain in having both a working watermill and a working windmill. The 18th century watermill, the oldest 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 ...

Mill Road, Pakenham
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP31 2NB

01359 232025

The parish of Pakenham is unique in Britain in having both a working watermill and a working windmill. The 18th century watermill, the oldest 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.

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!
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