Sarre Mill was built in 1820 and is one of England's few remaining commercially worked mills.

It is a tyrpical Kentish Smock Windmill, built by the Canterbury Millwright, John Holman. In its time, its height has been increased, a steam engine was installed to provide auxiliary power in 1861, then replaced in 1907 by a gas engine with its own gas producer plant. In the ealry 1920s, the mill ceased working by wind power and the sails were removed and sold.

Trading stopped for a period between the wars until 1940, when after 120 years, the millstones ground to a halt and the mill went into decline.

However, in 1985 the Hobbs family purchased the mill and reconstruction work started in 1986. After much effort, restoration was completed in 1991, the new sails turning for the first time on June 12th.

The mill is now once again an environmentally friendly, wind powered mill, a real taste of history in the 21st Century.

The mill is equipped with one set of Derbyshire Peak stones and one set of French Burrs, with most of the original machinery surviving and in use today.

Sarre Mill is now one of the few remaining commercially worked windmills of England and produces high quality stoneground flour in the traditional way, rather than the "hot milled" flour to be found in the vast majority of breads and cakes. This ensures nutrients and vitamins are preserved and the flavour is just incredible.