Fosters Windmill
Fosters Windmill
Windmill
Tarred brick and clunch 4-storey tower mill, built about 1857 on the site of previous post mills, worked until 1946 and then restored to working order from 1971 to 1992. Now working as a commercial flour milling business producing a range of organic flours under the Priors Flour brand. Flours sold direct and by mail order through the website.
Photograph © Jon Cook
Fosters Mill in winter. Photo © Jon Cook.
Image credit Jon Cook
Image credit Jon Cook
Location
TL 572 643
154
About 9 miles north east of Cambridge, in Swaffham Prior village, on B1102 Burwell Road.
SAT NAV: CB25 0JZ
Contact
Opening Times:
Every Thursday from 9am to 1pm, 2nd Sunday of each month from 2pm to 5pm, otherwise by arrangement. Please use the Contact form on the website.
News & Events:
Fosters Mill will be open on Sunday 14th May from 2pm to 5pm with refreshments available. Wind permitting, the mill will be working with visitors able to tour the mill and see flour being made. Our spacious new mill shop will be well stocked with our broad range of organic flours, muesli, oats and other goodies available to purchase. The Smock Mill across the road will also be open for tours of the newly finished sails awaiting lifting into place later in May. Swaffham Prior is one of the few places to boast two windmills and the only place where two mills can be seen pointing into wind; just a few weeks away from being the only place with two mills close together both able to work!