Whitchurch Silk Mill
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Overview
Whitchurch Silk Mill is the oldest working silk mill in the UK still in its original building. Its original water wheel, Victorian machinery and looms are in use daily, so visitors can explore traditional silk weaving and discover how silk is made into fabulous cloth. A gem of industrial heritage in beautiful, rural North Hampshire, the Mill is a Georgian water mill that weaves silk using 19th-century machinery. There are many hands-on exhibits with a children's trail to follow as well as a riverside café serving light lunches, and a gift shop.
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Features
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
- Opening Times
About the area
Hampshire’s varied landscape of hills and heaths, downlands and forests, valleys and coast are without rival in southern England. Hike across the chalk downland of the north Hampshire ‘highlands’, meander along peaceful paths through unspoilt river valleys of the Test, Itchen, Avon and Meon, or explore the lonely salt marshes and the beautiful medieval forest and heathland of the New Forest.
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