One of the main disappointments of my recent trip to Hardy-land was coming out of the Bindon Abbey grounds, seeing the sign for Bindon Mill, and then rushing off for the train without trying to get a quick look at Bindon Mill.
Both the old picture (from the Internet) here:
And more recent picture (also taken from the Internet) below suggest that Bindon Mill would've been well worth a quick look:
Have just read on the Internet that Bindon Mill, which lies on the river Frome and stands to the north of Bindon Abbey ruins, would have been part of the original monastery, and was converted into a private residence between 2006 and 2009 (this was the main reason why I was reluctant to go down the lane and have a look at it).
Margaret Marande explains Bindon Mill's significance for 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles': on their ill-fated honeymoon, "Angel Clare preferred to study methods at the Mill rather than be in Tess's company after her confession" about Alec ('The Hardy Way' page 34).
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