Crabble Corn Mill

Crabble Corn Mill is an Attraction. Area Dover

Where

Lower Road
River
Dover
Kent
CT17 0UY

What3words location

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Useful info

  • Available: Coach parties welcome
  • Available: Family-friendly
  • Available: Food and drink on site
  • Available: Guide dogs, Hearing dogs and Registered assistance dogs welcome
  • Available: Licensed
  • Available: Off-site parking (charges may apply)
  • Available: Public transport nearby

Admission

Admission fees

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Built in 1812 to supply flour to troops defending the Kent coast from possible invasion from Napoleon's forces, Crabble Corn Mill has been restored and open to the public since 1990. It can now boast to be one of the most complete and working examples of a Georgian watermill in Europe.

The current structure was built alongside an existing mill that was later demolished to allow for additional storage space (now the ground floor exhibition area and tea rooms). Records show that a mill has stood on the site since as early as 1227, when Henry III granted a Charter of Confirmation to St. Radigund's Abbey (the ruins of which can be seen today on the hill above River village).

The mill is a working museum and demonstrates Georgian and Victorian engineering excellence at work using the powerful force of water. Six floors of exhibits and milling machinery describe the process of turning wheat into flour, and this wholemeal flour is available for sale at the mill.

The café, which is also available for private functions, serves a variety of snacks and has a fully licensed bar serving a variety of beers, cider, wines and spirits. There is no admission charge to the café, although it's hoped that guests would take a tour of the Mill while visiting.

Accessibility:

Due to the nature of this historic building, only the lower floor is wheelchair accessible.