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A Victorian watermill and workshops nestled in a wooded valley
St Dominick, near Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6TA
Asset | Opening time |
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Mill | 11:00 - 16:30 |
Scooped ice cream available from the Sawmill on selected dates throughout the summer.
Dogs welcomed at Cotehele Mill. Assistance dogs only within the mill building and bakery.
No parking available at Cotehele Mill. Please use the car park at Cotehele Quay, a 15 minute walk from the mill. Shuttle bus available from house and quay on most days (dependant on volunteer availability). Drop-off point available.
Note: there is no parking available at Cotehele Mill, please use the National Trust car park at Cotehele Quay or the main car park for Cotehele.
From Plymouth/Callington, follow the A388 towards St Mellion. At the Vernigo Roundabout (for the St Mellion Resort) take the exit towards St Dominick. Follow the brown signs through the villages of St Dominick and Bohetherick where you will then arrive at Cotehele Bridge. Cross the bridge and follow the road to arrive at the lower car park at Cotehele Quay or drive up through a white gate for the upper car park near the house and garden.
From Tavistock, follow the A390 through the village of Gunnislake Continue on the main road pass the Asda Express petrol station on your left-hand side. Turn left after you see the brown sign at St Ann's Chapel and then continue to follow the brown signs. We recommend entering Cotehele via the A390 if you are in a large vehicle due to narrow lanes and a narrow bridge on the road from St Mellion to Cotehele.
Parking: Nearest parking at Cotehele Quay. Car parking is £1.50 for 1 hour, £3 for 3 hours, or £5 for over 3 hours. National Trust members park for free - just scan your membership card for your free parking ticket. Machines accept coins only or you can pay via the PayByPhone app. There are no electric car charging facilities at Cotehele. The nearest charging facilities are at the St Mellion Estate, PL12 6SD. What3Words location: ///inhabited.establish.mess
Sat Nav: Sat navs get very confused in the small lanes surrounding Cotehele. We recommend you turn your sat nav off when you reach St Mellion, Gunnislake or Callington.
Cotehele Mill is a 2 mile walk from Calstock along the River Tamer and up a steep hill and through the woods. Follow the signs from Calstock Train Station. This route is not lit, remember to bring a torch for the late afternoons in the winter months.
The Tamar Valley Trainline (GWR, D5) provides a two-hourly service between Plymouth and Gunnislake. Either alight at Calstock Train Station and follow the 1½ mile walk, signposted from the station, along the River Tamar and up a steep hill and through the woods. Alternatively alight at Gunnislake Train Station and follow a 2 mile unmarked route to Cotehele Mill.
If you wish to get a taxi from the train to Cotehele Mill, it’s best to pre-book a taxi as there is no taxi rank at either station
Plan your train journey on the Tamar Valley Line on the Great Scenic Railways website
The closest bus stop is in the village of Calstock. Take the Go Cornwall Bus 79/79A (does not operate on Sundays or Bank Holidays) from Callington/Tavistock and stop at the bus stop at Calstock Quay. Follow the signs on foot from Calstock to Cotehele Mill. The walking route is a 1½ mile walk, along the River Tamar, and up a steep hill, and through the woods.
Callington has regular bus services between Plymouth, Launceston, and Bude (Go Cornwall 12), Liskeard (Go Cornwall Bus 74, no service on Sundays or Bank Holidays). Tavistock has regular bus services from Plymouth (Stagecoach Devon 1) and Okehampton (Dartline 118).
Cotehele Mill is located within a valley, with cycle routes following a mixture of very busy and quiet roads and hills. Cotehele Mill from Tavistock is approximately 7¾ miles, from Plymouth via Saltash it’s approximately 16¾ miles or you can go via Tavistock by following the National Cycle Network route 27 (NCN27) ‘Drakes Trail’ which is approximately 26½ miles.
Alternatively, the Tamar Valley Trainline (GWR, D5) runs a two-hourly service between Plymouth and Gunnislake where cycles are permitted. Alight at either Calstock Train Station, approximately 1¼ miles, where you will need to dismount and push your bike on the footpath, or at Gunnislake Train Station approximately 3½ miles.
Plan your route to Cotehele Mill using the CycleStreets journey planner. (This journey planner uses OpenStreetMap data which is generally excellent but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If you come to a footpath or other cycle-prohibited track, please don’t ride it).
A few times each month Plymouth Boat Trips run cruises from the Barbican in Plymouth along the River Tamar towards Calstock. Passengers can stop off at Cotehele Quay. Passengers have approximately 1½ hours to explore Cotehele if they wish to return to Plymouth using the ferry. Visit Plymouth Boat Trips for details on timetables and ticket prices.
Dogs are welcome to join you at Cotehele Mill. There are miles of paths and loads of space where they can stretch their legs and bowls of clean water once they’re thirsty. Cotehele Mill is a one pawprint rated place.
A Victorian watermill nestled in a wooded valley. Discover traditional craft workshops and leave with a bag of Cotehele flour.
Cotehele Mill rests beside the Morden stream. Look out for wildlife, paddle in the stream and picnic on the meadow.
Visit our workshops, watch our resident craftspeople at work and find a bespoke, handmade item to take home with you.
Cotehele Mill is a 19th-century watermill that still produces flour from local grain today. It also has baking demonstrations, Victorian workshops and local wildlife to explore.
Barry has been a long-standing tenant at Cotehele Mill, creating bespoke woodcraft from locally sourced timber. Barry's studio and gallery at the mill is open Wednesday-Sunday
Zane Hazeldine is Cotehele Mill's very own resident potter. Pop in to watch him work, have a chat and perhaps buy a hand thrown pot, platter or vase.
A unique house on the Cotehele estate with a tower room and stylish interiors.
A pretty former gamekeeper’s cottage perched next to woodland on the Cotehele estate.
A quiet and luxurious cottage, with access to Cotehele's house and garden.
An apartment in Cotehele’s atmospheric Tudor house, with stacks of historic charm and all-hours access to the gardens, river and estate.
A holiday cottage with a history, this cosy retreat is tucked into the valley on the Cotehele estate.
A traditional whitewashed cottage in a tranquil corner on the Cotehele Estate.
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This mill next to the Morden Stream is an atmospheric reminder of the recent past when corn was ground here for the local community. It’s believed that mills have worked in the Tamar valley since medieval times and this watermill dates back to the 19th century. The buildings surrounding the mill were used as stables, cowsheds, a hayloft and a ‘cherry house’ for storing cherries. The last of these buildings was added in the 1890s and they are now set up as a selection of estate and craft workshops.
A range of outbuildings includes re-creations of wheelwright's, saddler's and blacksmith's workshops along with a traditional furniture maker and a working potter.
Rain and flooding destroyed the weir near Cotehele Mill causing the mill and hydropower plant to stop working. Find out how a project is getting the mill back up and running.
Cotehele has a team of more than 260 volunteers, who work in variety of roles across the estate, house and garden, and are always looking for more people to get involved.
Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership.