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 Educational Visits for 2012                                                                                                                  

We are now taking bookings for free visits for 2012 - for any group of any age - school, playgroup, nursery, after school club, WI, garden clubs etc. Please ring us if you are interested. Booking is essential and details can be found at the top - the "Free Visits" link.

Where we are and what we do!                    

The Bridge Mill is situated on the river Tamar in the small village of Bridgerule near Holsworthy in North Devon. are offered all year to schools and other youth and adult groups under the Countryside Stewardship Educational Access scheme, administered by Natural England. Visits are planned to suit the individual needs of the group. A Farm Information Pack is available free of charge to schools, and contains important information for teachers including site details, an ideas bank with related worksheets, and health and safety considerations. Alan and Rosie have been hosting school visits to the Bridge Mill since 1988. For more information and to book a visit why not ring Rosie on 01288 381341.

About the mill and smallholding   

The mill site is listed in the Domesday survey of 1086, while the present building dates from around 1875. This building and its surviving machinery are being sympathetically restored to partial working order, with a new waterwheel now turning. It is open to the public on National Mills Day ( Sunday 13th May 2012) and at other times during the year: Open Farm Sunday (17th June 2012) for LEAF (Linking Education And Farming) and during October for Devon Hedge Week.

 

HOW TO FIND THE BRIDGE MILL

The Bridge Mill is in Bridgerule, Devon, a small village on the River Tamar between Holsworthy and Bude. The post code is EX22 7EL. Please note that this post code will lead you to the church at the top of the hill in Bridgerule. The mill is at the bottom of the hill!

       

 

                             

               

From Holsworthy take the road to Bude (A 3072).  You will pass Rydon Park, then the Golf Club on the left. After the golf club there are a couple of bends in the road before you reach a left turn signed to Bridgerule. Turn left here and drive for three miles. As you enter the village of Bridgerule, you will pass the church on your right. Drive down the hill (take care as the road is very narrow). The mill is on the right at the bottom of the hill opposite “Short and Abbott” agricultural engineers.

From Bude Take the A3072 to Holsworthy. Turn right at Red Post (B3254) Take the second left turn to Bridgerule village. Drive past The Bridge Inn, over the river bridge then immediately left by the chapel. The Bridge Mill is the second property on your left. 

CONTACT US

By telephone 01288 381341

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On Friday 13th April, flying pigs were spotted over The Bridge Mill. To find out why, go to the “Frog News” page!