Milnthorpe tourist guide (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Milnthorpe tourist guide

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For those wanting to experience local history first hand, the market town of Milnthorpe offers a number of attractions with a traditional twist.

Heron Corn Mill on the banks of the River Bela gives a true insight into the industry of the local area.

There is documentary evidence of there being a mill on the site since 1096 and it has a permanent exhibition showing the development of the mill and its processes over the last 900 years.

It also holds occasional paper-making and bread-making demonstrations, which allow visitors to roll up their sleeves and try their hand at the traditional craft.

Visitors can continue their journey back in time at the nearby Levens Hall, with its award-winning topiary gardens and historic architecture that have been made famous by TV costume dramas, such as the BBC’s adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic novel Wives and Daughters.