Sarehole Mill
One of two surviving water mills in the Birmingham area, Sarehole Mill provided the inspiration for the writer JRR Tolkien, who lived nearby and visited as a boy.
Permanent exhibition 'Signposts to Middle-earth' looks into JRR Tolkien's early life in the hamlet of Sarehole.
Detailed Information
Contacts:
Address:
Cole Bank Road,
Hall Green,
Birmingham
B13 OBD.
Tel 0121 348 8160
Contact Person(s): Ben Nicholls
Admission
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Ticket
Price (with Gift Aid donation)
Price (without Gift Aid donation)
Adult
£8.80
£8.00
Concession (NUS Students/Benefits.)*
£6.60
£6.00
Child (age 3-15)
£5.50
£5.00
Child (age 0-2)
Free
Free
Opening Hours
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Sarehole Mill is open Friday - Sunday, 11am – 4pm.
The tearoom and pizza in the courtyard are currently closed until further notice.
Last entry to the Mill 3.30pm.
The grounds are free to visit.
Sarehole will be closed from 23 December until 2 January, and will reopen on Friday 3 January.
Facilities
- Toilets.
Services
- Guided tours all year round.
- Special events.
- Education Programme.
Disabled Visitors
- Cobbled yard is uneven. Ground floor and first floor of the mill are accessible for wheelchair users. Toilet for wheelchair users available.
How to get there:
- Bus: No.11. and 5
- Car/coach:A-Z reference 1E 107. Leave A34 at junction with School Road and Cole Bank Road (traffic lights); Sarehole Mill is in Cole Bank Road on r/h side shortly after roundabout.
Parking
- Cars: car park on adjoining Sarehole Recreation Ground.
- Coaches: in road.
Average Length of Visit
- 1 hour.