Fotland Mølle (Fotlansfossen)

After a gap of 5 years, comes a post on a place I visited last weekend - Fotlands Mølle.

This was an old mill, closed now and re-opened as a tourist attraction. It was closed on the day we went, but the area was still open for access. 

The mill stands on a beautiful waterfall. Graced by nice farms on one end and a river skirting the other. At the front of the mill are 2 nice benches to sit for a snack with the sounds of the water gushing on the side.

And this is the beautiful waterfall that gets the name - Fotlandsfossen. A surprise for us was the salmon fishing going on here. Good water level and a cloudy weather made for ideal fishing conditions. We even saw a few fish jumping up the river (video at the end of the post).

This is one of the old buildings of the mill, sitting in a crevice. The crevice ends at the river, from where one can sit and fish for hours.

The same building viewed from the river end. The path leads to the river, and the nice sitting spot.

The waterfall can be viewed from an elevated area, which hides the crevice behind it. 

A nice panorama of the river as it leaves the mill and winds its way down the bend. Here is the good spot for fishing salmon. Fishing salmon is regulated, and one needs to buy a licence for it. There are limits to the number of fish we can catch. More info can be found at .

A view of the water fall at its peak from behind. This was taken from the road that leads to the mill. The old structures are visible here, which were probably used to direct the water for powering the old mill.

And finally the fish jumping up river. The fish can be seen at the end of the video, right at the foot of the lone fisherman.