 Submitted by Jean-Paul on March 10, 2011 - 3:44pm
We're going on Holiday to Central England in May. We (okay, I) would love to find working grain mills to see the flour being ground, then have a few bags sent home. We're staying in the Cotswold region, just south of Stratford-Upon-Avon. Does anyone have ideas for places to visit which fit this desire? Also, any bakers in the region? I am doing research myself, and any ideas/leads are well welcomed. Merci un mille fois! Jean-Paul
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Hi Jean Paul, Shipton Mill is
Hi Jean Paul,
Shipton Mill is one of the best known restored Britsh mills and they sell a wide range of flours. It is a lovely trip from where you will be staying.
More information is on this link.
http://www.shipton-mill.com/
Enjoy your holiday!
Best wishes, Daisy_A
fantastic lead! great place
fantastic lead! great place to visit and buy then ship a dozen bags home!
Flour Mill
Hello Jean Paul
There is also a working steam powered mill at Upper Canada Village near Cornwall in Ontario, CA. I submit this since you state your are doing research.
Tom
very interesting!
very interesting!
Grain Mills in England
This isn't much of a specific lead, but it may help. More than ten years ago, I was in Warwickshire, staying at a rather posh time share. Nearby, there was a restored, working water-powered grain mill; the 18th century building itself was worth it, but the mill pond and setting were worthy of Claude Lorraine. They also held craft demos by a blacksmith (wonderful iron creations for sale, like ornate toasting forks), a bodger (wood turner using a bent sapling for power) and so on. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the mill or closest village, but the description might jog someone's memory.
CJ
Traditional Corn Millers Guild UK
Hi again Jean Paul,
Traditional Corn Millers Guild in the UK has a drop down list of restored mills at
http://www.tcmg.org.uk/
Further details give the location. May help to locate the mill in Warwickshire? A lot of the mills are in central and eastern UK.
Best wishes, Daisy_A
Working Grain Mills - UK
Hi Again Jean Paul
Here's a link that has all the water powered grain mills etc., in the UK.
Tom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_watermills_in_the_United_Kingdom
clicked on it and found '
clicked on it and found ' mill green, mill and museum' with flours, garden fowers, cream teas and scones! thanks
re: clicked on it and found
Hello again Jean Paul:
re: clicked on it and found' .....Surely you found more than what you state in your recent blog. I hit the site again to double check and under the contents found every mill in every county or shire in the UK.
Tom
Great link Tom, you do have
Great link Tom, you do have to scroll right down the wiki page to get to the list of mills (at first glance there is no list, just a big white space) but they are there! Oh and yes there they are in the contents list by county in the side bar. Always meant to go on a grand tour of mills one of these years... thanks!
Going on holiday to Italy... would love resore a bakery
Can someone find a monistery in Italy with a nonfunctioning bakery that would like to have restored???
Who would like to go with me ??
you might want to post your
you might want to post your own blog so that it comes up where everyone sees it, rather than being imbedded in part of a blog which almost no-one can see
ahh, you've just go to this website... get ready to drool!
Take a look at the following website: get ready to drool, you foodies, err breadies! !
http://www.shipton-mill.com/flour-direct-shop
Bacheldre Mill
Try this place, I used to use their flour before emigrating to Spain. Lovely mill to visit and not too far from Stratford. The 'Contacts' tab shows how to get there and phone numbers etc.
http://www.bacheldremill.co.uk/
If you visit let me know what you think.
Kevin