Attractions of Woodbridge, Suffolk - Buttrums Mill (Windmill)

Buttrum's Mill, Woodbridge

Visitors are shown how the cap is automatically turned to face the wind by the small six-bladed 'fantail', and how the huge sails are made to turn by closing nearly 200 shutters, rather like a Venetian Blind. There is also an attractive display about the mill, on the ground floor.

Telephone 01394 411196

Opening Times 2008:

3 May and 28 September
Open Saturday, Sunday and Bank holiday afternoons 1pm-5pm for guided tours.
See the old way of milling (all the old grinding equipment intact) and see flour ground, using modern stone grinding machines.
Flour and Bread Mixes for sale.
Adults £2.50 children free but must be accompanied by an adult.
Parties at any other time by arrangement, phone 01394 411196.

Free Car Park by the Mill - signposted from the A12

400 yards off the A12
Six floors packed with milling machinery
Over 60 feet high
Sails turn on windy days
Buttrum's Mill is one of England's finest tower windmills. Built in 1836, it was probably a wedding present to its first owner, Pierce Trott, who married in the same year. The mill is a product of the famous Suffolk millwright John Whitmore. Visitors can climb the tall tower to see his elegant machinery, including no less than four pairs of millstones.
The mill takes its name from the Buttrum family who ran it for nearly 60 years until finally ceasing work in 1928. Still privately owned, it is maintained and opened by
Suffolk County Council.

Note: Unfortunately the steps make access difficult for the disabled.