Caudwell's Mill Craft Centre ( 4 pages) Rowsley, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE4 2EB Tel: 01629 733185 web:
www.caudwellsmillcraftcentre.co.uk
The Craft Centre Grain Store Craft shop Jewellery, Pottery, Wood, Home and Garden, Books, Bags, Scarves, Knitwear, Toys, Games, Textiles and Gifts.
Country Parlour Cafe Scrumptious daily changing menu, all prepared and cooked in our own kitchen, even the bread rolls.
Free admission to the site, Craft Centre and craft workshops *The Craft Centre is open daily from:
Upholstery/Restoration
10.00am - 5.30pm
Sad sofa’s and chairs, all brought to life again!
Wildlife Artist Acclaimed landscape and wildlife painter, Helen Clark, will accept commissions and provide you with a true to life portrait of your pets too.
(last entry to the cafe is at 5.00pm).
Welcome to the Caudwell's Mill Craft Centre on line brochure. We hope you will find much of interest here and we look forward to meeting you and your family when you visit this beautiful area, on the edge of the Peak district National Park.
* Closed 24th, 25th & 26th December. The Craft workshops times may vary Admission charge to the Flour Mill Museum (last entry to the Mill is 4.15pm)
Glass Studio Joy and Darrell Greenhalgh fuse 18ct gold and other precious metals into glass to create stunning wall art or sculptures. Inspired by the beautiful surroundings at Caudwell's Mill Craft Centre
Blacksmith Robert Brown will accept commissions for historic buildings, cottages and homes for all forge work. Ram’s head pokers, Suffolk latches and door furniture are always for sale.
Stonemason Anything you require in stone can be provided by Mark Eaton, master craftsman
When visiting Caudwell’s Mill Craft Centre, you can take a look at the resident artists and craftspeople and get a glimpse of the exciting work they produce and sell here. The 'Cafe 'has a delicious menu and fabulous views and the 'craft shop' has a varied and unique range of jewellery, gifts and crafts Our craft centre is set in the most beautiful surroundings and the relaxing and informal atmosphere make it a very pleasant place for an interesting day out. Whether you are just stopping to shop and have a coffee with friends or planning a family day trip, taking in the Mill and workshops, you will enjoy a friendly welcome and marvel at the stunning Derbyshire countryside. The Flour Mill Museum has five floors of fascinating machinery to explore. Free visitor parking in our own car park just off the A6 between Matlock and Bakewell (follow the heritage brown signs). More parking is to be found in the public car park 200 yards away on the A6 We are happy to welcome your well behaved dog in our stone flagged Country Parlour but unfortunately, not in the flour Mill Museum or flour selling shop. Caudwell’s Mill Craft Centre is near to Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House.
Grain Store Crafts Built in 1908 to store sacks of grain for flour milling, this huge wooden framed building is home to an unrivalled collection of crafts and gifts. The sympathetic conversion, inspired choice of unusual and affordable gifts and the relaxed ambience all create a magnet for discerning customers from far and wide.
Here you will find jewellery, pottery, preserves, natural body soaps etc. books, frames and photograph albums. cards, accessories and hand knitwear jostling for space amongst cutlery, tableware and soft furnishings, toys and lots of pocket money goodies. Our garden decorations, bug and bird boxes are a great success and both men and women will enjoy browsing through the walking books, maps and interesting gadgets. Established almost thirty years ago and a success from the beginning, our craft shop now sees customers’ children with children of their own visiting to enjoy the peace of non high street shopping. We are a family business and proud of our tradition of great customer service.
www.caudwellsmillcraftcentre.co.uk
Caudwell’s Country Parlour Established in 1987 the café has a well deserved reputation for fantastic, home cooked food. Everything, even the bread, is cooked in our busy kitchen by creative cooks committed to fresh, and wherever possible, fair trade produce. We recycle and compost waste, attempting to be ethical in all things. We serve vegetarian and vegan food. Fair trade cappuccino, latte, speciality teas, cakes, scones and gateaux, lunches fit for a miller and cream teas are available in a relaxed atmosphere. The views are tremendous. Wagtails bob, Dippers may be seen feeding their young and Kingfishers streak along the mill race to the delight of diners. The building was constructed using wood from an old Scottish corn mill and the seating, tables and counter came from a local church. The floor started life in a Derbyshire cellar, completing the beautiful and evocative interior. Fads may come and go but good wholesome (and sometimes very naughty) food will always be at the heart of Caudwell’s Country Parlour’s menu. Generous portions, friendly, relaxed atmosphere and great food may always be found, every day throughout the year.
‘Five a day’ the Country Parlour way!
Just some of our very efficient final recycling team!
Greenhalgh studio glass The Glass studio/workshop of long established makers Joy and Darrell Greenhalgh is housed in the stables court yard. Each piece is designed and hand crafted in a vibrant fusion of richly coloured glass and precious metals. Joy and Darrell Greenhalgh are inspired by the studio's rural, unspoilt, surroundings; the work captures the true essence of nature in the purest glass. Dynamic and fascinating, their work has it's own luminosity, depth and freedom. The glass studio offers the opportunity to view many pieces in the workshop and 'meet the makers'. Their work is in collections around the world and they undertake commissions for public places, private homes and for special occasions. Contact them on 01629 735634 / 01773 520671 A Tree Triptych with 24ct gold By Joy Greenhalgh
www.greenhalghglass.co.uk
Helen Clark Born in Derbyshire, Helen Clark studied drawing with Brian Edwards, perfecting her technique before opening her own Gallery. The Helen Clark Gallery is located in the old engine house where the steam wagons were once kept. Here, Helen creates thrilling wildlife canvases and has a great understanding of her subjects. She captures forever, the illusive quality found in all wild creatures. From hares to wolves, big cats to kittens, domestic pets and horses her interest is endless. She works in all mediums and is a long standing member of the prestigious 'Society of Feline of Artists'. Helen Clark’s paintings are prized in America and Europe and her work may be found in discerning homes all over the world. Evocative Derbyshire landscapes are also available in Helen's original picture and print Gallery. Contact her on 01629 732638 www.gallery-derbyshire.co.uk
Robert Brown Blacksmith It is fitting that a forge occupies one of the stable courtyard workshops - in fact it is the building with the horse feeding troughs still intact. Although Bob Brown, the blacksmith, is not a Farrier he displays the horse shoes he has made. Bob began his working life, as so many in Derbyshire did – working for the mines. He served an apprenticeship and is grateful to the skilled craftsman who taught him his trade. Bob is happy in his work and makes beautiful weather vanes depicting the animals of our rural countryside. Many homes, great and small, have a Bob Brown creation on their chimney. However his most sought after work are traditional and painstakingly accurate commissions for other craftsmen involved in the refurbishment of listed buildings and older properties, whose owners have an expert eye for detail. The casual visitor to Caudwell’s Mill Craft Centre will find designs using the Derbyshire Ram’s head in companion sets and individual pieces, both aesthetic and practical. If you need a 'Suffolk latch', a 'T hinge' or a lantern holder you will find them created in the furnace at the forge. Contact him on 01629 732220
www.millforge.co.uk
Caudwell's Mill Flour Milling Museum There has been a mill on this lovely river site since the middle ages but our story begins in 1874 when John Caudwell erected the present building. Powered by water wheel and then a turbine, the mill provides a unique opportunity to see the machinery and imagine life in a rural Victorian flour mill.
Five floors of fascinating machinery. Site boards telling the story of the Caudwell family and the Flour Mill
The Craft Centre is free,
History of milling from hand to water wheel to ‘modern’ turbine. Flour shop where many different kinds of flour is sold. Unfortunately, Caudwell’s Mill no longer produces flour, the machinery is running at demonstration speed.
There is a small admission charge to look around the mill itself. Please contact 01629 734374 for more details.
www.caudwellsmillcraftcentre.co.uk
Lovely free patrons only car park Mill race nature ramble Mill View coming from the car park Ducks and swans, dippers, all kinds of birds may be seen including the elusive Kingfisher. Lambs frolic in the meadow in Spring and all of these may be seen from the Country Parlour windows.
machinery inside the mill
See the sluice gates being opened to start the mill machinery and the waters rushing past the pretty walk from the car park when the Mill is shut down. Watch the wooden plansifter that used to grade the flours, oats etc. See the views from the top floor and imagine the Victorian bustle when Caudwell’s Mill was in it’s heyday. Sample the cakes made with flour specially milled to be exactly the same as that once produced by the Flour Milling Museum
Just some of the ducks that wait patiently for the scraps an for grain. Please keep dogs on lead—don’t frighten the ducks! Caudwell’s Mill and Craft Centre is in an idyllic location. Almost an island, with the Rivers Wye and Derwent running by. It is surrounded by lush meadows and wooded hills but it is on the A6 and near to Matlock and Bakewell, Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and Matlock Bath cable cars. The heights of Abraham, Gulliver's Kingdom and the illuminations in Autumn are all within a stones throw of Caudwell’s Mill and the Crich Tramway Museum and Cromford Mill are just along the A6.
Please visit us soon and see for yours elves just how much there is to enjoy!