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

Name: Mrs Amanda Rix
Phone: 01362 869394

Opening Times:

24 April, 8 May, 22 May, 26 June, 24 July, 28 August, 25 September 2022, 2pm – 5pm (Also see website).

Additional Information:

http://www.guntonparksawmill.co.uk/