Dates and details are given in good faith

Organisers of Sussex mill meetings, fetes, tours and other events are invited to contact us with details for inclusion below

Most events at the mills across Sussex take place between
April and September each year.

Details of Sussex Mill events organised by and notified to Sussex Mills Group appear on this page.

Organisers of Sussex mill meetings, fetes, mill tours
and other events are invited to contact us.

Sunday 16th March : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

Thursday 27th March : 7:30 pm at the North Barn
Annual General Meeting of
The Friends of West Blatchington Windmill

Followed by refreshments then entertainment by the Copper Family, singers of traditional, unaccompanied English folk songs that have been passed down for hundred of years.

Sunday 30th March : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

April 2025

Sunday 20th April : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Easter eggs hunt.

Sunday 27th April : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

May 2025

Saturday & Sunday 10th & 11th May
National Mills Weekend

Morris dancers at Stone Cross Windmill
Photo by David Jones
 

Open Day at Nutley Windmill : Photo by Nick Linazasoro

Wind and water are sustainable power sources, used for hundreds of years in Britain in the production of natural food.

There are currently more than 100 working mills capable of producing natural, stoneground flour and many of these will be open to the public during National Mills Weekend. In addition, over the weekend, a further 300 mills throughout the country will be welcoming visitors.

SPAB's Windmill Committee was formed in 1931 in response to an alarming decline in the numbers of the country's windmills. Later it included watermills within its interests, and it "encouraged the art of country milling". Still active today the SPAB is the only national amenity society dedicated to the protection of our milling heritage.

Some working mills are more than 300 years old yet still efficiently doing the job in the 21st century that they were built and designed for.

Long Man Morris plan to dance "The Windmill Tour" on Sunday 11th May 2025. Timings are: Polegate 1 pm, Stone Cross 2 pm, Windmill Hill 3 pm

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

National Mills Weekend with West Kent Amateur Radio Society contacting other mills. Special events call sign GB2NW.

Wheelchair access to site only.

Sunday 11th May : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
National Mills Weekend. Long Man Morris.

Sunday 25th & Monday 26th May : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

June 2025

Sunday 15th June : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Sussex Day.

Sunday 29th June : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Kent & Sussex Stationary Engine Society.
Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

July 2025

Sunday 6th July : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Stationary engines. Cream teas and cakes.

Sunday 20th July : 12 noon to 5 pm
Polegate Windmill summer fete

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Music from Con Brio, playing 2 pm to 5 pm.
Minature railway, stalls and games.

Sunday 27th July : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

August 2025

Sunday 10th August : 10 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill fun dog show and stalls

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

Sunday 24th & Monday 25th August: 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

Sunday 31st August : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

September 2025

Sunday 14th September : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Heritage open Day
Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

Sunday 14th September : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Heritage Week - 208th party for the mill.

Sunday 28th September : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

October 2025

Sunday 12th October : 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Nutley Windmill open day

Also open on most Wednesdays throughout the year from about 11 am to 3 pm. Entrance is by voluntary donation (in cash or by card payment).

Please note: The team may be unable to open the mill when work is being carried out on the mill or due to other reasons beyond their control. Dates may be subject to change without notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wheelchair access to site only.

Sunday 12th October : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

November 2025

Sunday 9th November : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

December 2025

Sunday 14th December : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

 

Sussex Mills Group and S.I.A.S. Members inspecting the Oldland Windmill sweeps during a mills tour [Photo : Peter Holtham]