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.

LATEST NEWS

News

Oct 25, 2025

Blooming with pride!

Oct 25, 2025

At the October 2025 London in Bloom Awards held at RHS Wisley, the Friends of Upminster Windmill took home an incredible collection of awards, and we couldn’t be happier!

What’s On at the Windmill

What's On

Nov 27

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM19:30 – 22:007:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Winter Wines in the Windmill

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM19:30 – 22:007:30 PM – 10:00 PM

We're back for another night of wine tasting whilst sat inside Upminster Windmill! This time we're showcasing autumnal supermarket favourites.

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM19:30 – 22:007:30 PM – 10:00 PM

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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.

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

BBC News Report