- Sarehole Mill is a treasured Birmingham landmark. Help our charity restore the waterwheel to full working order. Get the Mill milling again!
- In the 1850s a steam engine was installed and a chimney built, which provides Sarehole Mill with its distinctive silhouette.
- SAREHOLE MILL in Birmingham is part of the Tolkien Trail, which retraces the childhood influences of the famous author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
- This is a drawing of Sarehole Mill, believed to have been drawn by the young Tolkien brothers. It depicts the mill as it was when they were young.
- Worth visiting in its own right, and linked to two of Birmingham’s most famous residents too – that’s Sarehole Mill.
- The Sarehole Mill is most famous for its association with author J.R.R Tolkien, who lived very close to the mill and used it for inspiration.
- One of the key places that helped formulate Tolkien’s stories when he was a child was the Sarehole Mill, a watermill dating back to the 16th century.
- Afterwards we took a tour of Sarehole Mill itself, and although the water mill is closed for repairs, you can still walk around the mill pond and visit the cafe.
- Sarehole Mill has two waterwheels, one of which is operational and is utilized to granulate wheat each Wednesday and Sunday, water levels allowing.