Monday, December 3, 2012

Discover some Fun in a Mill

Discover some Fun in a Mill. Article first published in www.ozehols.com.au, http://www.ozehols.com.au/blog/tasmania/discover-some-fun-in-a-mill/

Callington Mill is a fully functional, wind-driven flour mill in Oatlands, in Tasmania’s south which is circa hours drive (82km /52 miles) north of Hobart.
Standing 50 feet tall it, has walls two feet thick. The mill is Australia’s third oldest Windmill (1837) and was built by John Vincent.

It is the only remaining tower of its kind in Tasmania, a much loved rustic landmark and a towering symbol of Colonial enterprise.Within the complex is the original Millers Cottage and Granary. There is a Visitors Centre onsite.

You could visit the Windmill while staying in one of the accommodation in Hobart cbd offered by OzeHols. A range of  holiday accommodation in Hobart are listed in OzeHols.

Information courtesy of ATDW