• Sarehole Mill is a treasured Birmingham landmark. Help our charity restore the waterwheel to full working order. Get the Mill milling again!
  • Known for its association with JRR Tolkien, Sarehole Mill was the inspiration for The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
  • 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.
  • See 19 photos and 6 tips from 154 visitors to Sarehole Mill. "Closed on Monday's, open on other days. Believe you have to pay if you want to enter..."
  • Sarehole Mill has two waterwheels, one of which is operational and is utilized to granulate wheat each Wednesday and Sunday, water levels allowing.
  • It's our Explore Sarehole Open Day today where you can wander round the Mill without the need for a guide.
  • 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.
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  • In Carpenter's biography, Tolkien was quoted as saying, "There was a willow hanging over the mill-pool (at Sarehole) and I learned to climb it.