Admission to the windmill is by ticketed time slot. To guarantee entry, book in advance at eventbrite.com. Appropriate footwear is required.
Admission to the visitor centre, gardens and grounds is free of charge.
Gardens Open Days only
4 April - 6 May
24 July - 5 & 26 August
2 &25 September - 27 & 31 October
10.00am - 4.00pm
Windmill & Gardens Open Days 2024
13/14 April - 11/12 May - 8/9 June
13/14 July - 10/11 August
14/15 September - 12/13 October
10.00am - 4.00pm
Windmill admission
Adults £6 Children £2 (minimum 100cm tall)
Upminster Windmill was built for James Nokes, a local farmer, in 1803. It is a Grade II* listed building and in terms of quality, completeness and significance it is widely considered to be amongst the very best remaining English smock mills.
The re-opening of Upminster Windmill was featured on BBC London News in September 2023
SMARTMOLEN.COM
The digital telemetry known as smartmolen, originally developed to monitor the behaviour of the cap and sails at Upminster Windmill, has now been installed at windmills across England and Germany. This enables remote monitoring of the cap movements relative to the wind conditions. Current conditions at each mill, and the directions their sails are facing, can be viewed at www.smartmolen.com
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