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THE MILL RETREAT CENTRE
Beautiful peaceful centre with
spectacular lake and rivers
... Only 2.5 hours' drive from London
Facilities and Grounds
*Bedrooms to sleep 40 to 50 people.
*Spectacular meeting/Yoga rooms for up to 100 people 16m x 10m (50ft x30ft).
*Beautiful dining room for up to 50 people with open fire place
*21 bedrooms.
*9 Showers and Toilets
*Huge entrance hall open fire place to welcome your arrival
*Meditation room.
*Outdoor Covered terrace for outdoor meetings or eating outside, overlooking lake.
*Conference room.
*Art studio rooms.
*Elegant shower rooms and bathrooms.
*Private Cinema to watch DVD's (Blu ray and regeion-free dvd players) or computer display with large 140inch (3 meters) screen
*Ipod docking speakers, Hi CD Player for music/Dance, portable Radio/CD/Cassette Player.
*Well equipped Kitchen.
*Lovely rowing Boat and a windsurfer for the very keen participants!
* 2 Guest PC computers with Wi-Fi and Broadband which are all free to use.
*Hydroelectricity - Old Mill Wheel and canal river which are being renovated to provide hydro electricity for the whole Mill making it a self contained for electricity and having a zero carbon footprint. this is a 2 year project for 2008- 2011 completion
Grounds
The Mill Retreat Centre is a spectacular Centre with large 30 acres grounds, a 10 acre lake, and 1 mile of river banks, with wild wetlands habitat, woodland habitat and river wildlife habitat and lake habitat all combined to providing an extraordinary rich area of plants and wildlife all in one place. The centre has a wonderful grounds to explore and go for walks and relax.
Hydro electricity
We are in the process of being set up using the river and the original Mill works.
See Photos below of old Mill wheel in the middle of being renovated.
The vertical axis turbine is inside the metal casing and the sits in the bottom of the large "water room" which is then filled by the river, a bit lake a huge bath Then the turbine acts like a huge plug hole at the bottom of the water room, the river siphons through this hole creating high pressure which turns the turbine inside. It is a very sophisticated and well designed system considering it was made over 120 years ago.
Turbine outer casing before renovation
Turbine blades from underneath
Turbine outer casing after renovation
Large 10 acre lake with many rare wild birds, and swans.
2008 there are a pair of beautiful swans and their 3 new signets which have been born on the lake which is a wonderful treat to see these magnificent birds grow up.
