Response from NTFlatford, Manager at Flatford Mill. Pictures Map Upload. Milling continued at Flatford until the turn of the 20th-century but by the 1920s the mill was in a bad state of repair. Flatford Mill is currently leased out as a Field Study Centre and offers courses based on the arts. It is owned and on display at Tate Britain in London. This elaborate scene, one of the artist's "six-footers", was completed by John Constable in 1816. Responded 20 Apr 2020. The National Trust acquired Flatford Mill along with Willy Lott’s House in 1943 and since 1946 (along with Valley Farm since 1959) they have been leased to the Field Studies Council (FSC). A Brief History of Flatford Mill. Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) Buy John Constable Prints Now from Amazon. I am sorry that our car park machine doesn't accept credit or debit card. Present . Fortunately the attraction here is not the contents of the property but its sublime setting. Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816.It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors and the forerunner of the series of six ‘six-foot’ canvases of River Stour subjects, exhibited from 1819. At some point we hope our machine will be updated, but that decision is not something we take at property level. This charming hamlet was the inspiration for some of John Constable's most famous pictures, for example, the Hay Wain or Boatbuilding near Flatford Mill among many others. The mill is located just downstream from Bridge Cottage which is a 16th-century thatched cottage owned by the National Trust.

Wandering beside the River Stour or looking at Flatford Mill and Willy Lott's House you can feel as if you are actually walking through one of his paintings. Flatford lies in the heart of the beautiful Dedham Vale. The Field Studies Council is an environmental education charity committed to helping people …

When our car park is staffed, we are able to take card payments. Add attraction to favourites. The painting features a young boy on horseback in the foreground. The National Trust offer guided tours around the village as most of the properties, although little changed are now in private occupation. Based on the architecture and scenery of Flatford Mill, this course takes you through the process of collecting visual information: researching, drawing and experimenting. As a residential course, it offers a fabulous opportunity for complete creative immersion and you will be encouraged draw everything you see from morning until night. You can enjoy an exhibition of Constable’s work here and perhaps a course too as the Cottage is leased to the Field Studies Council. It captures the beauty of the Suffolk countryside, and did most of his career.