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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"An amazing apartment for a nights stay, had everything that we needed and more. Complex was very secure, key codes worked great, will keep in mind for future trips."

$129 nightly

Sep 7 - Sep 8

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

"Perfect place for staying in Cambridge."

Luxury Apartment, Private Bathroom | Exterior

"An outstanding property, I couldn’t fault this place. Very clean and has everything you need for a relaxing stay. The host was very professional at check in. Very secure for parking. I will definitely stay here again if visiting the area. Shops only 5 minutes walk. A true home from home feel from start to finish"

$178 nightly

Sep 11 - Sep 12

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

"Faultless! Can highly recommend. Lovely bonus to have breakfast and bits and pieces supplied such as coffee etc"

$140 nightly

Sep 17 - Sep 18

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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!"

$112 nightly

Sep 21 - Sep 22

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"Great accommodation having good space and home comforts. Pristine condition (Sep 2023). "

Apartment, Accessible, Private Bathroom | Interior

"The apartment was clean, fresh and very cosy. Its like home away from home. Everything was in place, and in working orders. "

$189 nightly

Sep 8 - Sep 9

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$84 nightly

Sep 7 - Sep 8

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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."

$193 nightly

Sep 25 - Sep 26

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

"Great property I stayed there for 3 months in all. The only thing I will say is that the WiFi isn’t the fasted but other than that it was great "

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

"Neat and self contained. Cambridge city sights are very accessible by foot from the studio apartment."

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

"Great location by station. Everything we needed, lots of places to eat on Mill Rd very close by. 30 minute walk into town centre, a few minutes to train station. Comfy bed, good shower, well equipped kitchen. Would stay again."

Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

"Clean and cozy apartment close to the train station. I would recommend it! "

Apartment | 2 bedrooms, free WiFi, bed sheets

"DO NOT STAY AT THIS PROPERTY! It looks nothing like the pictures. Both showers only had burning hot water. There are paper thin walls with neighbors screaming constantly. We had to step over a girl sleeping on the sidewalk to get out of the property one night. The entire place smells like mold and is filthy. There were dirty dishes, no soap or trash bags, and only 2 towels when we checked in. We contacted the property. They apologized for “the mistake” but never came by to fix anything. I have...