How many windmills are in this guide?

We currently list 242 windmills across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.

Are these places free to visit?

Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.

Where does the data come from?

Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.

How often is this updated?

A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.

Windmills

Working tower mills, smock mills and post mills. The country's pre-industrial skyline, mostly preserved.

242 places in this category.

Windmills by region

All windmills

Windmills · North Wales

Windmills · Yorkshire & the Humber

Windmills · South East England

Bembridge Windmill

Bembridge Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

↗ nationaltrust.org.uk

Windmills · West Midlands

Windmills · London

Bungalow Mill

Bungalow Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

Windmills · East Midlands

Burnham Overy Tower Mill

Burnham Overy Tower Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

↗ nationaltrust.org.uk

Windmills · South East England

Windmills · West Midlands

Cobstone Mill

Cobstone Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

Windmills · North West England

Cragg's Row Windmill

Cragg's Row Windmill — Windmill, dating to early C19.

↗ historicengland.org.uk

Windmills · London

Cromer Windmill

Cromer Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

↗ cromerwindmill.co.uk

Windmills · East of England

Windmills · Scottish Lowlands

Disused Windmill

Disused Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

Windmills · London

Downfields (Pollard's) Windmill

Downfields (Pollard's) Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

↗ soham.org

Windmills · South East England

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Frequently asked questions

How many windmills are in this guide?: We currently list 242 windmills across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
Are these places free to visit?: Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
Where does the data come from?: Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
How often is this updated?: A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.