Wimbledon Windmill Museum

Wimbledon Windmill Museum The Windmill on Wimbledon Common was built in 1817 but ceased working in 1864. Now a fascinating museum of windmills. Open free on summer weekends & bank holidays: closed during winter.
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Open for educational and group visits at other times by arrangement; visit www.wimbledonwindmill.org.uk

Operating as usual

The whole team at the Wimbledon Windmill wants to say a very big thank you to everyone who plays the #NationalLottery. T...
19/11/2020

The whole team at the Wimbledon Windmill wants to say a very big thank you to everyone who plays the #NationalLottery. Times are still tough, but #ThanksToYou and a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund we have been able to make some vital improvements so we can safely re-open as soon as possible. Here’s our honorary curator Norman Plastow, now in his tenth decade, trying out one of our new hand sanitisers.

If you are a Strictly fan you'll have seen Cara and Aljaz at the Windmill this evening. Let's hope its magic rubs off on...
07/11/2020

If you are a Strictly fan you'll have seen Cara and Aljaz at the Windmill this evening. Let's hope its magic rubs off on them! Of course we wish the best of luck to all the contestants.

Brighten Christmas for family and friends with our 2020 cards. Available now at Wimbledon Books in the village and Chalk...
28/10/2020

Brighten Christmas for family and friends with our 2020 cards. Available now at Wimbledon Books in the village and Chalk in Southfields 🤗

With generous support from the Heritage Emergency Fund we are working hard to make the Wimbledon Windmill Museum safe fo...
19/09/2020

With generous support from the Heritage Emergency Fund we are working hard to make the Wimbledon Windmill Museum safe for everyone so we can re-open as soon as possible.

03/07/2020

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A HUGE THANK YOU to #NationalLottery players for making it possible for The National Lottery Heritage Fund to fund us as...
24/06/2020

A HUGE THANK YOU to #NationalLottery players for making it possible for The National Lottery Heritage Fund to fund us as part of our Emergency Appeal to cover our costs this year.

@TheNationalLotteryUK @HeritageFundUK

10/06/2020

A big thank you to all of those kind people who supported us by donating so generously to our emergency appeal: we have managed to raise over £8,000!
We have been overwhelmed by the spirit of generosity shown towards our cherished windmill. As we have reached our target and now have sufficient funds to meet our fixed costs in 2020, the Crowdfunder appeal is now closed.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT!

The Windmill is dressed for tomorrow's VE Day celebration!
07/05/2020

The Windmill is dressed for tomorrow's VE Day celebration!

17/03/2020

Unfortunately, due to the current extraordinary circumstances, the Windmill Museum will not open for the Summer season but will remain closed until further notice.

06/01/2020

Happy New Year, everyone!
The Windmill Museum will open for the summer season on Saturday 28th March: we look forward to seeing you then.

Annual Christmas Carols. A beautiful day with lots of attendance!
15/12/2019

Annual Christmas Carols. A beautiful day with lots of attendance!

13/11/2019

Happy 25th Birthday to The National Lottery! @HeritageFundUK support enabled us to carry out essential repairs to our historic windmill. When one of its sails fell off in 2016, lottery funding enabled us to repair the sail and carry out important maintenance works to the other sails. #NationalLottery25

What a lot of Wombles! Visit us for our Carol Concert on 14th December at 3pm and find more in our shop!
06/11/2019
Wombles author’s daughter makes use of toys left behind

What a lot of Wombles! Visit us for our Carol Concert on 14th December at 3pm and find more in our shop!

THE daughter of Wombles author Elisabeth Beresford has donated her mother’s memorabilia and toys to charity — reusing them like the furry creatures did with their finds. Kate Robertson was a girl when she mispronounced ‘Wimbledon’ as ‘Wombledon’ during a walk with her mother on the commo...

26/10/2019

And we have lots of nice stocking fillers in the shop!

26/10/2019

Visit us today and tomorrow before the Mill closes for the winter!

30/09/2019

Winter is coming!
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Only 4 weekends left before the Windmill closes for winter on 27th October, so visit us soon!
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And why not visit our gift shop for your early Christmas shopping: we have a variety of items, including Wombles and Wimbledon Christmas cards.

We're so pleased you enjoyed it. Come again soon!
17/08/2019

We're so pleased you enjoyed it. Come again soon!

Such a lovely event! Victoria was extremely happy 😃

30/05/2019

The next Family Activity Day is on 17th August! See you there!

Here are some lovely pictures from our recent Family Day:
30/05/2019

Here are some lovely pictures from our recent Family Day:

27/04/2019

Visit the Windmill Museum this weekend! There are activity leaflets for children and you can buy Wimbledon Common honey in our shop!

30/03/2019

We're opening at 2.00 today. Visit us!

12/02/2019

The Windmill Museum will be opening for the spring and summer season on Saturday 30th March.

14/12/2018
There was a very moving event at the Windmill on Armistice Day, 11th November, to remember all those from the local are...
26/11/2018

There was a very moving event at the Windmill on Armistice Day, 11th November, to remember all those from the local area who fell during the Great War.

Some 700 people gathered to hear the piper play a lament. Most had walked across the Common in the dark from the Wimbledon and Roehampton War Memorials, and carried candles and rang handbells as a display of the names of 900 who had died scrolled through on the screen.

It was a memorable event and a tribute to those who gave their lives for us 100 years ago.

Address

Windmill Road
London
SW19 5NR

The nearest stations are Wimbledon (District Line, Tram Link and main line trains) and Putney (main line) or East Putney (District Line). The stations are each about 11/2 miles from the windmill and the walk is up-hill but the 93 bus links Wimbledon and Putney town centres with a stop at Windmill Road. The 93 bus runs from Putney Bridge Station, via Wimbledon and Morden to North Cheam. Tramlink runs from Croydon to Wimbledon station with extensions to Beckenham, Elmers End and New Addington

Telephone

020 8947 2825

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Such a lovely event! Victoria was extremely happy 😃
Wimbledon Chase Primary School had great fun building this ‘Wimbledon Bugmill’ insect hotel, celebrating the wonderful Wimbledon Windmill and Wimbledon tennis. It’s currently on show at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival!
Morning, is there anything going over half term please?
A fond memory of my mother's family from 1935 with the windmill just visible in the top left. The orig. photo is only 2 inches across so hard to spot & tech. poor, so I'll remove if required.