Gunton Park Sawmill
Gunton Park Sawmill
Watermill
This timber framed and thatched watermill was purpose-built as an estate sawmill in 1824 and clearly depicts the transition from medieval pit to mechanical sawing. There were two waterwheels, one driving a circular saw and the other a reciprocating saw. It is the frame saw, which is still working by water power, that makes Gunton Sawmill an important survivor of our industrial heritage. On...
Location
Grid reference:
TG 224 335
Town/city: Hanworth
OS sheet:
133
Postcode: NR11 7HQ
Geocode: @52.8500266, 1.2920758 Open in Map
On the Gunton Park Estate between Aylsham and Cromer. Turn E of A140 towards Suffield.
Contact
Opening Times:
24 April, 8 May, 22 May, 26 June, 24 July, 28 August, 25 September 2022, 2pm – 5pm (Also see website).