No Trouble At Mill!

I can really recommend Bircham Windmill for a great day out. There are loads of things to see and do, and it is suitable for all ages. Check out their website for details of special events. Plus points include

• decent, clean toilets and baby-changing facilities
• parking
• cycles for hire if you want to explore the local area
• plenty of places to sit down!
• compact site
• well thought out children’s activities
• lots of good clear signage [wash your hands after touching animals and equipment, do not mistreat the animals, be careful on the ladders etc]
• reasonably priced cafe – the most expensive item on the menu was £4.25 for a ploughman’s lunch [choice of 3 Cheeses, or Bircham’s own sheep’s cheese]

There was a chap doing wood-turning this weekend, and his wife was weaving. They were both very friendly, and happy to explain their crafts [and sell their wares!]

 

In one area they were selling a wonderful selection of second-hand books and other useful stuff. I didn’t buy the bog book, but Bob was pleased to get one about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

We ignored the worm juice too

Children could have pony rides

Wild Thyme Cottage was great

Thank the Lord for Mabel Perk’s fresh veg and bacon!

Good signage

Mark and Steph at the top, Jon halfway down

We got to see the sheep being milked too.

There was a bucket of water with a rubber teat attached so that children could pretend to do the milking too.

 

 

The girls were much better at squirting it into the bucket I noticed!

 

We had a great lunch, sharing 4 ploughman’s and two pasties between the six of us. There were lots of pickles and pickled onions, a generous amount of salad and freshly made rolls. You could watch the baker preparing bread etc  and children could make bread too, and have it baked to collect later!

10/10 for this one!