Upminster Windmill
Heritage • Education • Community
Welcome to the windmill, visitor centre and garden. The Friends of Upminster Windmill are volunteers who conserve the site, maintain the working windmill and operate it as a heritage attraction, educational facility and community resource.
Click here for our full list of open days and events in 2026.
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 is widely considered to be one of the finest remaining English smock mills.
The Windmill Whirl-Off
A fun and friendly international celebration of windmill sail rotation … because keeping windmills turning is keeping heritage alive.
We’re delighted to have partnered with mills across the UK, the Netherlands and Germany in a fun and friendly competition to see whose sails turn the most.
See the up-to-the-minute league table at www.smartmolen.com/whirloff
The re-opening of Upminster Windmill was featured on BBC London News in September 2023
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