Getting There
Sat Nav: AL3 6RS
Leave the M1 at Junction 9.
Northbound. At motorway exit roundabout turn right, and over the next roundabout onto the A5183.
Southbound. At exit roundabout follow sign to A5183, Redbourn and St Albans.
Pass the County showground on the right and take 2nd exit A5183 St Albans at the next roundabout.
At next roundabout continue on A5183, passing a Shell garage on your right.
Turn left at the brown tourist signpost to ‘Watermill' Redbournbury Lane.
The entrance to the Mill car park (free) is on the left.
Note – if you see the Metro Bar on your left you will have gone past the turning to the Mill.
Return to M1 Junction 9
Return to the A5183 and turn right.
At the roundabout take the 3rd exit, signed Dunstable A5183.
At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit, signed Dunstable A5183.
At the next roundabout take the 1st exit, signed A5 Dunstable/Whipsnade and this quickly brings you back to the motorway roundabout.
Redbournbury Water Mill
Walk length: 1.2 miles / 40 minutes
The Mill lies on the Ver Valley walk route, part of the Hertfordshire Way.
From the car park turn left to the ford over the stream and follow the Footpath signs into a field.
Keeping the hedge on your left, walk along this path around the field, ignoring the footpath to your left half way through the field, until you reach a further waymarker sending you to the left.
Now keep the hedge to your right, and skirt around Harmondshead Wood. There is a fantastic view from here.
The path continues to a farm and golf course, so turn around here and retrace your steps to the Mill.
Facilities
When Mill is open: WC, bakery and flour shop, afternoon teas on Sundays.
Mill opening hours: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 0830-1130. Sunday 1400-1730.
River ford adjacent to Mill with clean water for dog drinking and swimming.
Useful Links
Redbournbury Water Mill
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Hertfordshire Way
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