Bradshaw's Mill is one of Bathurst's best links to its early settler history. The water-powered mill was built in the 1820s for woollen cloth and later used for grain, giving the village a piece of industrial heritage that feels surprisingly tangible.
It is a modest stop, so do not expect a large museum. The interest is in the age of the structure, the waterwheel, and the way it places Bathurst inside the frontier economy of the Eastern Cape.