Eling Tide Mill Experience
Totton, New Forest
A Grade II* listed tide mill from about 1785 on a causeway across Eling Creek, on a site where millers have used the tides to grind wheat for over 900 years. Alongside the mill are a visitor centre with an interactive exhibition, a cafe and free waterside walks to Goatee Beach and Bartley Water.
Highlights
- Working water wheel and millstones driven by the tide
- Interactive history exhibition in the Discovery Room
- Free shoreline walks along Eling Creek
- Mill cafe and gift shop
Good to know
- Dogs are welcome inside the buildings and outside
- The machinery can only turn at low water, so check milling times
- Totton station is about a 10-minute walk away
Getting there
Eling Tide Mill Experience, Visitor Centre, 24 Lexby Road, Eling, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 9HDParking: Free car park at the bottom of Eling Hill near St Mary's Church, with more free parking at the slipway north of the mill. Crossing the toll bridge by car costs £2 for the day and the bridge has a two-ton limit.
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