Sarehole Mill

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. Houses a fine display of Victorian rural life. Branch of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery.


Contact:

Address:
Cole Bank Road,
Hall Green,
Castle Bromwich,
Birmingham
B13 OBD.

Tel 0121 777 6612.
Fax: 0121 464 0400

Contact: Stephen Spencer, Irene do Boo

Email:bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk

Website: www.bmag.org.uk


Detailed Information

Opening hours: Admission:
  • Open from Easter to the end of October:
  • Tues to Sun 11.30am - 4.00pm
  • Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays
  • Free.
Facilities: Services:
  • Toilets.
  • Guided tours all year round.
  • Special events.
  • Education Programme.
Disabled visitors: How to get there:
  • Site difficult for wheelchair users due to cobblestones, uneven floors and steep stairs (no lift).
  • Bus: No.11.
  • 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.

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Parking: Average length of visit:
  • Cars: car park on adjoining Sarehole Recreation Ground.
  • Coaches: in road.
  • 1 hour.

Other heritage attractions nearby:

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