Lovely walk on local public pathway with fantastic views of Windmill known variously as John Webb's Mill or Lowe's Mill.

Thaxted Windmill is a grade II listed tower mill on the edge of the historic hilltop town of Thaxted, about 6 miles south east of Saffron Walden. The mill stands 48 feet high, and is made of red brick, with four wooden sails.

The mill was erected in 1804 on land owned by John Webb, a successful businessman who owned a number of properties locally, including a brick and tile work, and the local Swan Inn. There were 4 other mills in Thaxted at the time, but these were traditional post mills, whereas Webb's Mill was built to a tower design (a post mill rotates the entire body of the structure around a central column, while a tower mill rotates a moveable cap to which the sails are attatched).

The family of millers who worked the mill were the Lowe family, and so the building is sometimes referred to as Lowe's Mill. Interestingly, one of the recent leaders of the John Webb’s Windmill Trust that runs the mill is a direct descendent of the Lowe family.

The building material was local brick, fired just half a mile away, and there were 3 sets of millstones. The mill was in operation for just over a century, but by 1907 it was uneconomic to keep open. The advent of efficient steam engines made wind power less appealling and more costly.

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"Excellent stay , superb room "

$110 nightly

Jul 22 - Jul 23

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"Lovely apartment and good management. Thank you! "

$112 nightly

Jul 23 - Jul 24

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Luxury Apartment, Ensuite (Family Friendly) | Restaurant

"Stayed here for one night for business purposes. Wasn’t quite sure when I initially arrived, but was very pleasantly surprised! Had everything - TV, fridge (with milk!), ice, utensils, VERY COMFY DOUBLE bed, en-suite bathroom. Only drawback was there’s no terrestrial TV! Very very good place to stay though!"

$123 nightly

Aug 4 - Aug 5

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Studio | Living area | 40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, Smart TV

"Excellent - stayed in a really well equipped one bed apartment that was very quiet and immaculately clean. Five stars."

1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

"Great location with multiple restaurants, grocers, coffee and laundry services steps away."

"The apartment was clean and as advertised. Great place for a stay while working at Cambridge. Food co-op at the end of the road, gym near by, short walk to train station, pubs, central Cambridge. Excellent place. It's on a dark narrow, dead-end street, so might not be great for some. "

1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi

"great location and very clean property. Would stay again"

$162 nightly

Jul 24 - Jul 25

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Living area | Flat-screen TV, DVD player, iPod dock

$200 nightly

Jul 27 - Jul 28

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Private kitchen | Full-size fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

"Perfect place for staying in Cambridge."

$207 nightly

Jul 29 - Jul 30

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"Would highly recommend his property . The host was very accommodating and had fantastic communication with us from the booking stage and during our stay "

$107 nightly

Jul 22 - Jul 23

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"El apartamento tenía rota la cerradura y dos luces fundidas en el baño. La limpieza muy escasa. La empresa tarda en comunicarse con los clientes . La ubicación justo al lado de la estación estupenda."

2 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

"This is the second year we have booked thr flat as a base to travel and already booked next year Flat is very spacious and pleasant to spend time in Moyo has always been available to answer questions and accomodating with our requsts."

1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, travel crib

"Lovely apartment, fabulous location! Very difficult door opening and locking situation… also a very difficult shower to get right pressure and right temperature, it was either Cold or very hot.. not much in between… "

"Great location, convenient to key roads but a feeling of green countryside very close by. Immaculately kept property."

"Location IS literally 2 mins from the train station. We stayed as a family of 4 (kids on sofa bed) and although small was perfect for us. We were able to walk everywhere and buy some groceries making mornings so easy. The only thing that was slightly inconvenient was there was no hot water at night in the shower. Other than that our stay was wonderful! "