DUNSTER Watermill will be among 15 working mills across the South-West celebrating a 75-year battle to save a country tradition in May.
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, formed by 19th Century artist and designer William Morris, set up its mills section in 1931 in response to an alarming decline in the number of the country's windmills and watermills and to encourage the art of country milling.
Dunster Watermill, set in a tranquil riverside setting, dates from the 18th Century and stands on a site mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086.
It has now been restored to working order and produces stoneground meals and flours.
The romantic charm of the mill (pictured) made it a favourite haunt of artists in the 19th Century.
The mill is open daily between 11am-5pm, from April 1 to the end of August, and September-October, except Friday. National Mills Weekend is on May 13-14.
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