Blackpool Mill

Built in 1813 on the site of former ironworks, the mill is a Grade-II* listed building,[1][2] which is intact and contains working machinery, but has ceased commercial operation.

A turbine replaced the wheel about 1900, driving four pairs of stones.

[5] Several other features of the site are listed by Coflein: Blackpool bridge, a furnace, the mill leat and the wharf.

[6] In 2016, Bluestone, a nearby holiday resort, announced plans to spend £2.5 million restoring the site with the addition of a miniature railway as a tourist attraction,[7] but following objections from the National Park, the plans were deferred by Bluestone,[3] and subsequently rejected, with Bluestone invited to re-apply.

[8] In 2020, Bluestone was granted planning permission to convert the mill into a 160-seat restaurant.

fenced and gated driveway leading through grassy area to large two and four storey building in the distance
Blackpool Mill (2005))
canal-type waterway running through a meadow to a large grey four-storey building in the distance
The mill race (2007)