NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND
11-12 May 2024
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EXPLORING BREAD
Saturday 11th May
10am and 12pmJoin Alison Taffs, a food and drinks educator, and Abi Still, an enthusiastic home baker, for an hour-long exploration of the wonderful world of bread and sourdough in the delightful surroundings of the newly restored Upminster Windmill.
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VISIT THE MILL
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May
10am - 4pmExplore the magnificent restored windmill, and enjoy the fantastic views from the upper floors. Our volunteers are stationed throughout the mill to show you how the mill uses wind power to grind flour and tell the stories of the families who ran it during its working life.
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DROP IN FOR TEA
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May
10am - 3:30pmWe are now serving tea/coffee and light refreshments from our visitor centre and garden - drop in any time for tea, coffee and chat!
NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND
National Mills Weekend is an annual celebration of the heritage and history of mills, and the people who care for them today. It is organised by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) Mills Section and takes place each year on the second weekend of May.
Our local mills at Mountnessing and Stock are open on Sunday 12th May. Why not make a weekend of it?
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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