Upminster Windmill

10/11/2026

Thank you to everybody who has booked for our "A Christmas Carol" shows at the Windmill - these are now fully Sold Out. Thank you all for your support for the continued preservation of Upminster's iconic Windmill!!

Please don't forget our Christmas Market and Open Day from 10am to 3pm on Saturday 19th December. Festive Goodies, Music and Fun - and the chance to tour The Mill. See you there?

Visit our website for full details - www.upminsterwindmill.org.

05/11/2026

Come along to our Christmas Market for:

Home made cakes
Hand made gifts
Mill tours
Garden games
Tea and cake in our award winning garden, with live festive music.

28/10/2026

"Enjoy a festive treat - see Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in a truly unique setting!!

A one man dramatic performance, with musical accompaniment, of Dickens' timeless tale of redemption, hope and the true meaning of Christmas performed in the unique and festively decorated setting of Upminster's iconic Windmill. *Recommended for anyone aged 12 and above.

Ticket availability is limited - there are performances at 3.30pm (Matinee) and 7pm (Evening). Prompt start - take your seat and enjoy the festive atmosphere!

Tickets at £15 include mulled w**e or non alcoholic alternative and a Mince Pie.
Follow the link and go to "What's On" for further details/to purchase tickets ⬇️

www.upminsterwindmill.org/whatson

And don't forget our Christmas Market and Open Day on Saturday 19th December from 10am to 3pm!🎁

25/10/2026

Something 🕷️eerie🕷️ is blowing through our sails this “Spooky Sunday”!!

Come along to Upminster Windmill today Sunday 25th between 11am and 4pm.

Wander the site 👻 if you dare 👻 and uncover ghostly👻👻 secrets on the 😲😧 spooky trails around the Visitor Centre and Garden!!

Refreshments and nibbles available from our kiosk, kids activities including “Dig for Treasure”, or tour the iconic Mill.

🕸️Further Information on the web at www. upminsterwindmill.org 🕸️

18/10/2026

Come and join us this coming Sunday for our Halloween activities. Mill tours also available. Refreshment kiosk open for tea and cake.
Check the website www.Upminsterwindmill.org for more details and tour restrictions

12/10/2026

At Upminster Windmill we are celebrating a new “crop” of honours for our wonderful Garden, “harvested” at the Royal Horticultural Society London in Bloom awards, and at Havering in Bloom!

At RHS London in Bloom the Garden was awarded;
🎆Judged Garden - Level 5 Outstanding [the highest award possible]
🎆Environmental Challenge - Gold Award
🎆Gardening with Young People - Silver Gilt
🎆Biodiversity - Silver Gilt

🎆And within a matter of days at Havering in Bloom at Havering Town Hall the team were confirmed as winners of Best Communal Garden - for a third year!

Congratulations to all our volunteers who work so hard to develop and maintain the garden. We are especially proud of the recognition for their work with Young People and on Environment and Biodiversity.

Visit the News item on our website at www.upminsterwindmill.org to learn more of the work – and challenges – that the team faced this year. And why not come along and see the garden for yourself on our Open Day on October 25th.

10/10/2026

Hi all we are open this weekend 10-4 sat 11-4 Sun refreshments and games in the award winning gardens and of course windmill visits adults £6 kids £2. We have a mice hunt in the windmill and a stone hunt in the gardens come over and join us free parking on the grounds. We look forward to seeing you 😊

04/10/2026

You'll get a warm welcome at Upminster Windmill this October as our sails turn [weather permitting].

On Saturday 10th [10am - 4pm] or Sunday 11th [11am - 4pm] explore the grounds and Visitor Centre to learn of the Mill's history & place in the developing story of Upminster, and then tour the beautifully restored Mill. There are themed activities and garden games for children to enjoy.

On "Spooky Sunday" 25th October [11am - 4pm] bring the kids for a Halloween Experience when there will also be ghostly trails to follow and spooky treats to uncover!

Whenever you choose to come, enjoy tea, coffee, cakes and refreshments from our garden kiosk, pick up a souvenir from our gift shop and relax in our peaceful award winning garden

Entrance to Visitor Centre and gardens is free

Mill tours £6 Adults £2 under 18’s - children must be minimum 1 metre tall
If touring the Mill, fully enclosed, flat soled footwear must be worn

Full details at www.upminsterwindmill.org where you can also find other news, including news of the latest top London in Bloom/Havering in Bloom awards won by our garden team.

22/09/2026

Sustaining Community Mills: a day conference for mill leaders and volunteers

We're coming to the end of our fourth summer since re-opening Upminster Windmill, and we're firmly in the process of establishing it as a community asset. We know that many of you running mills for community benefit face similar challenges to us, from establishing a viable business model, to staying insured, and dealing with governance and safe operation.

We thought it would be great to get together and share experiences with counterparts from other mills, so we'd like to invite mill leaders and volunteers to a FREE day conference in Upminster on Saturday 21 November.

Morning speakers:

Luke Bonwick, Millwrighting Consultant: Conservation and Communities
Andrew Brown, Director, Veolia Environmental Trust: What Funders Want
Charles Pinchbeck, Chairman, Heckington Windmill Trust: Running a community windmill: lessons from the past, lessons for the future

Afternoon: discussion groups, and a chance to explore the mill site.

✅ Free to attend, and lunch is included!

👉 Book your place:

A day conference for trustees and volunteers from wind and watermills across the UK, with speakers and discussion groups on the successful management of mills as community assets.