Tuesday 7th March
£25/day – entrance fee to Silk Mill not included
The river Test runs through a series of mills in Whitchurch, from Bere Mill, Town Mill, and the Silk Mill, down to Fulling Mill below the town.
Footpaths, streams, islands and bridges weave their way through the town. Over many years the keepers at the Whitchurch Fishery have managed the banks, weed and wild areas to keep the flow of the river and the diversity of wildlife in balance.
The Silk Mill in Whitchurch is an interesting piece of industrial heritage with the original water wheel restored and working. Silk is woven on site using 19th century machinery. It also has a first floor cafe with dangerously tasty looking cakes and sandwiches.
You are welcome to do the tour of the Mill or simply to use the cafe and visit the grounds. A large part of the mill is visible from the garden.
We will meet in the carpark by the library which is next to the Silk Mill at 10.30am. to discuss the approach to the day.
There are well marked walks around the town that may be of interest to some.
