Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origins of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements through a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit, for example.

There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills:

* Either the flowing water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or
* the water is guided above the wheel - usually through a so-called "mill channel" - and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

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Brian

March 24, 2017

A restored 18th-century watermill built on the site of a mill mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The mill is set in peaceful surroundings alongside the River Avill and at the entrance to the Dunster Castle River gardens. The watermill is fully operational. You can often see original milling here and even buy the flour produced.

Christine🔹

October 5, 2023

Coming from the direction of the tea room, you either turn around here or pay the entrance fee for the mill, the gardens and the castle. Currently that's 16 pounds per person. We actually just wanted to see the gardens, but there is only one type of ticket.
But it was definitely worth it, we spent a very long time here and can recommend it.

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Location: Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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