The Water Mill, Calbourne

The Water Mill, Calbourne The Only Working Water Mill on the Isle of Wight. Feed the peacocks, doves, ducks and fish in the mill ponds.

Set in 35 acres of stunning rural landscape, Calbourne Water Mill contains one of the oldest working water mills in the country, dating back to the Domesday Book. A fascinating day out for all the family, enjoy looking around the Mill, Museums, Wind Solar and Water Power displays. Enjoy a walk through the Ancient Oak woodlands and around our ponds, cross the Rainbow Bridge to the Tranquil Island a

nd discover the Dragon's home. Other pleasant surprises are punt hire on the mill stream, golf on the putting course, and croquet on the lawn.

Thank you so much to everyone who came to The Raptor Festival Festival this weekend. It was fantastic to see so many peo...
23/08/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came to The Raptor Festival Festival this weekend. It was fantastic to see so many people enjoying the event. A message from Sam ......

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came along and made our first Raptor Festival such a fantastic event! 🦅🎉

To all our wonderful visitors, thank you for joining us, supporting the event and bringing such a brilliant atmosphere throughout the weekend.

And to our amazing traders, thank you for being part of the event and for all the hard work, time and effort you put into making your stalls so special.

A special thank you to Wolfguard Vikings for joining us on Sunday! ⚔️🛡️ It was fantastic to have you there and you really added something special to the day. Thank you for giving up your time to be part of The Raptor Festival, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed having you!

And a massive thank you to our wonderful Calbourne family ❤️ You know who you are! Thank you for all the help, support, hard work and laughs along the way. We genuinely couldn’t do events like this without you, and we’re so lucky to have such a brilliant bunch of people around us. 🥰

I am absolutely knackered now 😂 but seeing everyone enjoying themselves made all the hard work completely worth it!

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make The Raptor Festival a success. We hope you had a fantastic time, and we can’t wait to welcome you all back again! ❤️

Thank you for supporting The Raptor Festival! 🦅

Todays Schedule (23rd August)
23/08/2026

Todays Schedule (23rd August)

⚔️🦅 SUNDAY AT THE RAPTOR FESTIVAL! 🦅MEET AND GREET IS AT 10.20 (Not 11.20)If you’re wondering what to do today… we’ve go...
23/08/2026

⚔️🦅 SUNDAY AT THE RAPTOR FESTIVAL! 🦅

MEET AND GREET IS AT 10.20 (Not 11.20)

If you’re wondering what to do today… we’ve got quite a lot going on at Calbourne Water Mill! 😍

🦅 Bird of prey meet & greet
🦅 Falconry displays
🐶 Dog Show – bring your four-legged friend along!
⚔️ The Vikings are coming!
🐴 Horseback falconry with Sam & Charlie
🎪 Vintage fun fair – coconut shy, boat swings & test your strength
🛍️ Local stalls & crafts
⛳ Adventure Golf
🍰 Homemade food & cakes at the café
🏰 Explore the Mill, grounds & more
And the best bit…

🎟️ FREE ENTRY
🚗 FREE PARKING
🐾 DOG FRIENDLY
📍 Calbourne Water Mill
📅 Sunday 23rd August
⏰ 10am – 4pm

Come for the birds, stay for the Vikings… and test-your-strength on the hammer 😂🔨

Please give this a share and help us spread the word! 💙

22/08/2026

Today at 15.30 Sam will be doing his horseback falconry come and join us for a great show.

Free entry, Free parking.

🍷 Fancy a little tipple while you’re at The Mill?We’re delighted to have J.L.T Wines Ltd from Freshwater joining us, wit...
22/08/2026

🍷 Fancy a little tipple while you’re at The Mill?

We’re delighted to have J.L.T Wines Ltd from Freshwater joining us, with a lovely selection of imported wines to enjoy.

Pop over, say hello and discover something new for the wine rack! 🍾🥂

Another great local business joining us for The Raptor Festival at Calbourne Water Mill this weekend.

📍 Calbourne Water Mill
🗓️ 22nd & 23rd August
⏰ 10am–5pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY & FREE PARKING
🐾 Dogs welcome

It’s all happening at Calbourne Mill this weekend!Join us for this weekends Raptor Festival. Today and tomorrow (22nd & ...
22/08/2026

It’s all happening at Calbourne Mill this weekend!

Join us for this weekends Raptor Festival.

Today and tomorrow (22nd & 23rd August) at Calbourne Mill.

What to expect:
* Get up close to the beautiful birds of prey and learn all about them
* Watch the bird of prey displays
* Enter your four legged companion into the dog show or come along to cheer them on
* Watch Charlie the cheeky horse and Sam do their horseback falconry
* Have a look around the craft village and market stalls
* Adventure Golf
* Cafe hope selling homemade food and cakes
* Bouncy castles

Sunday there will also be:
* Vintage fairground with a coconut stall, boat swing and test your strength with hammer
* Wolfguard Vikings doing reenactments

Open 10am - 5pm
FREE ENTRY, FREE PARKING, DOG FRIENDLY

We look forward to seeing you 😊

This weekends schedule 🥰(22nd & 23rd August) FREE ENTRY, FREE PARKING, DOG FRIENDLY The Mill is open 10am - 5pm
22/08/2026

This weekends schedule 🥰
(22nd & 23rd August)

FREE ENTRY, FREE PARKING, DOG FRIENDLY

The Mill is open 10am - 5pm


Good Morning from The Calbourne Crew,We're so excited for this weekends Raptor Festival. (More details to follow)There w...
22/08/2026

Good Morning from The Calbourne Crew,

We're so excited for this weekends Raptor Festival. (More details to follow)

There will be plenty to do, including bouncy castles, The dog show, local crafts, adventure golf

Free Entry and Parking

Stay tuned for further updates.....



Charlie has arrived ready for the horseback falconry this weekend. Phase 1 complete 🥰
21/08/2026

Charlie has arrived ready for the horseback falconry this weekend.

Phase 1 complete 🥰



The Raptor Festival this weekend, 22nd and 23rd of Aug. As well as the birds of prey we also have the craft village and...
20/08/2026

The Raptor Festival this weekend, 22nd and 23rd of Aug.
As well as the birds of prey we also have the craft village and a number of stalls in the cafe:


J.L.T Wines
Jim's Woodcraft
&Hedgegrows
The Wildlife Trusts
Fruffles Cheesecake
Woodcraft (Sat only)
Topic skin (Sat only)
The IOW Red Squirrel Trust

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Newport Road
Newport
PO304

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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