Frogmore Paper Mill — Attraction in Dacorum

I loved the way the old and the new is wrapped up in one location. From the first sighting on the outside, it reminded me very much of reading about the times of Oliver Twist and other similar writings, but on the inside, is a hub of modernity and a team of fun and wonderfully passionate individuals who obviously love their job and the history that they are contributing to in so far as paper making is concerned.

I loved the paper making process, both with an over a century old machine and on a smaller scale paper making section by hand. At the time i was there, they were trying to put together a chocolate flavoured paper on order.

The fact that much of the paper products being produced is based on recycling old paper, cardboard, and many natural fibres has totally blown me away. I see so much potential on this being replicated in my own small island nation who relies solely on imported paper.

This is a no brainer at the end of the day. Import substitution, employment generation, taxes to government, returns remains in the local economy, acquiring primary produce from local communities... how can this not work for a small island economy?

Thank you Margaret and Trevor and that delightful Scottish friend of yours, Martin for sharing your passion and piece of history with us. A warm and special thanks to your passionate staff and volunteers for sharing their passion and knowledge with...

Excellent! We visited Frogmore Paper Mill for the First Wedding Anniversary package and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The day began with the interesting and informative tour of the old mill, where it was great to see the current working mill in comparison to the older equipment. After the tour, we were invited for a glass of bubbly and a private tutored paper making class where we made our own cotton-based paper by hand. We embedded all sorts of materials into our paper which was then pressed, dried, printed and posted out to us. The whole experience was perfect from...

I cannot wait for them to reopen! You can learn much about paper making, both with machine and by hand. The production manager was very friendly and generously allowed us to take bits of samples of the meadow paper. The education manger and collection officer were very kind in answering all our questions. Making paper with hand is an experience not to miss!

If I have to give any suggestions: many exhibitor boards would benefit from a new design; at the moment they are rather wordy with terms not well-explained (especially for someone whose native language is...