Combe Mill - A 'hands on' museum

A Grade II* Listed Building, Combe Mill is the original sawmill and workshop of the Blenheim Palace Estate. This working steam and water-powered industrial museum offers visitors a good insight into what work was like in Victorian times on a rural estate.

Combe Mill - Millie the mill cat trail
Combe Mill - Millie the mill cat trail

About Combe Mill

The Mill is operated as a working 'hands-on' museum by volunteers of the Combe Mill Society.

Combe Mill, Blenheim Palace Sawmills, Combe, Oxfordshire, OX29 8ET

01993 358 694

www.combemill.co.uk

Things to see at Combe Mill

Things to see at Combe Mill include:

  • Working steam powered beam engine
  • Restored waterwheel now turning when river Evenlode permits
  • Working blacksmiths' forge - have a go at making something yourself
  • Shaft powered woodworking machinery
  • Riverside tea room and picnic area
Combe Mill Turret
Combe Mill Turret
Combe Mill Waterwheel
Combe Mill Waterwheel

Combe Mill - Location

Travel via the A4095 Witney to Woodstock. In Long Hanborough turn north for Combe. After crossing the river, you will find the mill turning on the left before the railway bridge.

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