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3 miles south of Chatsworth House

Caudwell's Mill

  • history
  • food
  • rainy day

A Grade II* listed Victorian water-powered roller flour mill on the River Wye at Rowsley, built in 1874 and worked commercially until 1978. It is now run by a trust as a working museum with craft workshops, a shop selling its own flour and a cafe, four miles south of Chatsworth.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Opening times and prices are on the attraction’s own site.

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Making a day of it

The nearest of the villages in this guide are Rowsley (0 miles), Beeley (1 mile) and Stanton in Peak (1.5 miles). From the house it is about 13 minutes by road.

Parking, pubs and cafes within a mile

  1. Chatsworth Kitchen

    2.5 miles (4.1 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Rowsley, DE4 2JE

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  2. Adventure Bikes

    2.5 miles (4.1 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Rowsley, DE4 2JE

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  3. Derbyshire Dales District Council car park

    2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Near Rowsley

    • Free

    Map

  4. Grouse and Claret

    2.6 miles (4.2 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Bakewell Road, Rowsley, DE4 2EB

    grouseclaretpub.co.ukMap

  5. Caudwell's Mill

    2.8 miles (4.5 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Near Rowsley

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  6. Car park

    2.8 miles (4.5 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Near Rowsley

    • 8 spaces

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  7. Public toilets

    2.7 miles (4.4 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Near Rowsley

    • Limited wheelchair access

    Map

  8. Car park

    2.9 miles (4.6 km) from Chatsworth House, to the south

    Near Rowsley

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Questions people ask

How far is Caudwell's Mill from Chatsworth House?

3 miles (4.2 km) south of the house in a straight line; allow roughly 13 minutes by road, or 1 hr 20 min on foot if there is a path.

Can I visit Caudwell's Mill and Chatsworth in one day?

Yes. Caudwell's Mill is close enough to combine with a half day at Chatsworth; the nearest village to it is Rowsley.

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Sources

  • Place listings from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the ODbL; snapshot taken 4 September 2026. Names, opening hours and websites are as recorded by volunteers and can be out of date — check before you rely on them, and fix errors on OpenStreetMap itself.
  • Place and attraction summaries adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; each one links to its article.