Bourne Mill
Picturesque watermill with working waterwheel
Bourne Mill
Overview
Picturesque watermill with working waterwheel
A delightful piece of late Elizabethan playfulness. Built for banquets and converted into a mill in the 19th century.
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 and are home to a variety of wildlife including birds, bats, waterfowl, bugs and beetles.
- Telephone
- 01206549799
- bournemill@nationaltrust.org.uk
Bourne Mill
How to get here
- Address
- Bourne Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8RT
- By cycle
- Cycle route information
- By bus
- Bus Numbers 66/66A go from the town centre to Old Heath Road
- By train
- Bourne Mill can be accessed from 3 railway stations: Colchester (1.84 miles away), Colchester Town (0.73 miles) or Hythe (0.88 miles). The 66 bus runs from Colchester Station to Old Heath.
- By road
- 1 mile south of centre of Colchester, on Bourne Road, off Mersea Road (B1025)
- SatNav:
Bourne Mill
Prices
Adult
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | N/A | £3.90 |
| Child | N/A | £2.00 |
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Please note...
Bourne Mill
Opening times
Friday 24 May
- Watermill 11:00 - 16:00
Saturday 25 May
- Watermill 11:00 - 16:00
Sunday 26 May
- Watermill 11:00 - 16:00
Monday 27 May
- Watermill 11:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 28 May
- Watermill Closed
Wednesday 29 May
- Watermill 11:00 - 16:00
Thursday 30 May
- Watermill 11:00 - 16:00
Bourne Mill
Contact us
- Telephone
- 01206549799
- bournemill@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- Bourne Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8RT