NEWS: Guided Tour in English

The Moulin du Got, last remaining vestige of the considerable papermaking activity in the Limousin in the C18th, was built during the C15th to make paper and continued to do so until it was closed down in the middle of the C20th.  

                  This mill, situated on the Tard river, a tributary of the Vienne, to the west of Saint Léonard de Noblat has seen generations of paper-makers making sheets of rag paper by hand, primarily for printers in Paris.

                From 1850, during the Industrial Revolution, the mill was converted to make wrapping paper from straw.

                After the Second World War the Moulin du Got started to produce rolled cardboard, used to make doll’s heads, masks or rocking horses. But then a new material appeared, plastic, and bit-by-bit this took the place of cardboard and the mill finally closed in 1954.  

PAPER MAKING

PRINTING

Visiting Hours

For the general public  

During Holidays (except in july and august)

Wednesday, Thursday,  Friday and Saturday

Guided visits at  2.30pm and 4pm

July and August

From Tuesday to Saturday

Guided visits every hour from 2.15pm to 5.15pm

Rest of year

from Tuesday to Thursday: free visits from 2pm to 6pm

Friday and Saturday: guided visits at 2.30pm and 4pm

Open from february to december: 

2d and 4th Sundays afternoon

For groups

(Minimun 10 persons)

From Tuesdays to Saturdays

(must be booked in advance)

For school parties

Visits by appointment only

Possible educational activities organised with teachers

Prices:  

Closed in January