Brilliant little place, with a fabulous quirky museum and great tea house next door! Open Tuesdays - Sundays

An interesting old 17th century watermill and Museum of Rural Bygones. There is a cafe on site, called the Tea Chest, as well as local crafts and a lake to wander around. The 'museum' is £2.50 payable via an honesty box.

the staff are lovely!! and the full English breakfast/vegan breakfast was the best we've ever had!! the museum was really interesting! the buildings were beautiful! would 100% recommend this place!!

Wasn't open... Several others including a group of cyclist came up the pot holed drive . So money was lost. But understandably,the owners are not out too make cast amounts of money. MC Donald's would have redeveloped it,if they thought there was easy money too be made.. And that's why it's sits in a sleepy hollow. Well away from garish... West bay . Thankgod,it's tranquil unspoilt.. And I don't know why I'm telling you. Because the last thing I want too see is endless huge motorhomes With owners who haven't a scooby doo how too drive them.. Clogging up this idyllic piece of what England did look like before the motorways... But I still took a look around the mill pond and went up again too the sluice.. Muddy belut determined to get a picture. You could hear it before you saw it .. In full flood. And the snow drops were out. Use too come with my father,because Paul the owner worked with him. At the top secret weapons establishment on Portland which everybody knew was there . Because it stuck out like a sore thumb. But Paul gave it all up and has spent the rest of his life restoring the mill. And my father was left in the drawing office dreaming off the day he could get back too his allotment and his flowers...

Great little hidden gem! We started our visit in the cosy little cafe, lots of choice and very nice food. A light rain shower then directed us into the very interesting museum, lots to see! including the wheel from the inside (apart from seeing the wheel, awkward steps are involved) then we emerged to the sun making an appearance onto the lovely lake, lots of benches, ducks and a little walk down to the sluice gates which is a very pretty little spot. Before we left we visited the gift/craft shop which was full of very reasonably priced items and plants for sale too. A very enjoyable morning of exploring and will definately be returning 😊 There was also an Art gallery but not sure on the opening days as closed on the Saturday we visited.